Office holiday parties can be dreadful for introverts and people with social anxiety
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December 20, 2025

Office holiday parties can be dreadful for introverts and people with social anxiety

By By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press 

NEW YORK (AP) — The year the radio station company where he worked held its holiday party at a dive bar, Ryan Arnold walked in and saw coworkers passing around a tall glass boot filled with beer. He heard the office manager belting out ‘80s power ballads between whiskey shots. Arnold’s first thought was, “When can I leave?”

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