well they know I do not drink and I doubt they would have fired me on the spot, but it was one of these situations where if you want to go up the corporate ladder (and next year they decide if I get from temporary to fixed) you go along with the group. Also in the 3 years I am with the company this never happened and I always had enough warning to say no or put it down or excuse. Just this time it was like an insider meeting where you will be one of us, so join us kind of moment and as they say if you want to be a shark you need to swim with the sharks........ I hope since it took 3 years this situation will come up in 3years again........ I had a dinner meeting last week, with my boss and a colleague and I had no problem ordering a diet coke and sticking with it, just this time because it was a super happy event for my boss and I had no clue, it came out of nowhere......