Some food for thought here. It’s not that I am miserable (although at times maybe) just that I have not really felt part of the “team” for over a year now and really cannot wait to leave. If one is arranged, all gone a bit quite, then I will go as as some of you have mentioned I do not want to burn bridges/leave an impression of being a dick (more than I already have)

If you don’t want to go don’t go 🙂

We have a works do every year at Christmas I went last year and just hated it so will never bother again.

To be honest as I get older I just have little time for people full stop, my mates are my mates most of the rest outside work i would not be seen dead with.

It depends on who I work with i’d say. At my last place I had a leaving: free curry and got pissed. At my current place I don’t want to spend any out of-work time with my colleagues. Thankfully there are no leaving dos where I work.