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" Dear CC: Everyone from work eats lunch together, while I prefer eating alone. Am I making a professional mistake by not bonding with them?  Tricky. You don&amp;#039;t want to seem aloof, but if you join them a few times but not always, is that worse? Not if you take a direct approach: &amp;quot;I really enjoy hanging out with you guys, but sometimes I just like to have a quick sandwich and catch up on paperwork. I hope you don&amp;#039;t mind.&amp;quot; Bring a dozen Krispy Kremes your first time, and you&amp;#039;ll be golden for months.   Got a workplace worry? E-mail cubiclecoach@marieclaire.com with your thorny career questions. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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