So I've been lucky to be remote but fate has it, I was not able to skip the company's sales kickoff this year. We were supposed to have it in-person back in January but I took some personal time off due to certain personal events from 2021 (plus I needed it and manager okay'd it). New COVID variant cancelled Sales Kickoff for the whole company and now we are having it in-person.
I am legit thinking of telling my boss I came down with COVID to avoid it last second but then they would just get suspicious because, well, two times in a row.
My work environment, outside of like 4 coworkers I plan on spending most of my time with, is very toxic. It is hardcore bro culture, like the prank you Jackass style type and my direct manager seems to laugh at that sort of stuff. Other sales AEs are old school Oracle bro types. I won't get too much into it but let's just say that racism, sexism, and bigotry are not out of the question.
If it was not for the fact that I've made a decent chunk of change due to my performance, I'd have quit yesterday. Like I legit do not want to be anywhere near most of these people but at this point, I practically have to be.
I suck at dealing with people internally, does anyone have any advice for me to make this sales kickoff go by fast?
Like I do not even want to go out to bars and clubs with the team and want to find every excuse to avoid it.
Does anyone have some advice on dealing with this kind of a situation?
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