There is more to life than work...

[riotinto]

I am so tired of my co-workers. They're great at work and are extremely helpful, but they become the most boring people on earth after work is over. About two weeks ago, I went out drinking with them. I was still a bit jet lagged, but never the less I wanted to spend some time with them. The entire night, they talked about work and alcohol. That's it! For the longest time, I had issues dropping work and detaching myself from it after hours. Now, I have been able to conquer that and have my personal life back. The last thing I want to hear at a pub is bloody work. There is more to life than that! I ended up leaving around 7:30pm that night and went home. This is very unusual for me to do. I'm usually out till midnight if not 1am. Its gotten to that point that I'm going to be one of those people that leaves early from Company events. I just can't stand the attitudes and the same conversations over and over anymore.

To top things off, Sam and I went to a really nice party last night. I'm positive we were the youngest ones there. I actually enjoyed the company of the people there a lot more than my Rio Tinto friends, well...more like acquaintances now. These people were atleast 20 yrs older than me, if not 30 yrs. I had the most fascinating conversations with them and really enjoyed talking about various different topics. THIS is how I want to spend my Friday evenings unstressing from work. Talking about work will just make me drink more so I can avoid it!