The melancholy hits real hard in the evenings

[UndertheOcean]

I think because everyone leaves the lab , and I linger on alone , finishing stuff.

If anyone actually invites to a social activity , I would gladly join them , but nobody does .

[rockymountaindem]

1. Why don't you invite them?

[Moondog]

2. It's not a one-way street.

There could be any number of reasons why you are being left out.

I used to have to move frequently for job-related reasons. I found that if you wait for people to accept and embrace you, you will move again before that ever happens. I hit upon throwing some sort of party shortly after I moved in, and inviting neighbors and co-workers, "just to introduce myself". It worked well enough for me, that I did it every time I moved. I ended up with more of a social life than I really wanted. But it certainly beat the alternative.

[Swede]

3. If they go out after work ,ask to join them.

They won't turn you down.

[NJmaverick]

4. Like they said, just ask to join them or invite them out

[no name no slogan]

5. Do like I do: grab the paintball rifle and head for the clocktower

scare-larity ensues.