Assertion: colleague | /r/CapableOf | brush off sudden disappearance
Facets:
value: from department
type: OTHER
value: from team lunches
type: LOCATION
value: by blaming an increased workload
type: MANNER
value: happy hours
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: People who are depressed may withdraw from others and distance themselves from social interaction, Namie said, and because many people with depression are good at masking their feelings of self-negativity, a colleague may brush off a sudden disappearance from team lunches or department happy hours by blaming an increased workload or other job-related obligations.