Coworkers constantly exclude colleague from work lunches, they wonder how to bring it up: 'It would mean a lot to be included'

It hurts to be excluded from something.

It never feels good to be left out of something, especially in the workplace. It can even be a detriment to your career if you're left out of too many things. But sometimes it's on you to make sure that you're in the right rooms at the right time. It's not always good to assume malicious intent; sometimes you just get lost in the shuffle. But that doesn't mean you can't advocate for yourself and ask for what you want. That's what this worker was trying to do in this story that caught people talking about unspoken rules in the workplace.