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I received an invite for an out-of-office activity next Friday afternoon during office hours. I would have to pay for a meal ($30) and the activity (mini-putt, $15). I want to decline because I don't want to spend the money and I do not like the activity, which I had no say in. Officially, nobody is forced to go and the alternative is to stay at work.

I would honestly prefer to work and not get behind in my end-of-the-month tasks instead of going there. However, I fear that it will be perceived very negatively as it really is saying that I prefer working alone at my desk to being with them.

Is there any professional way to decline team-building activities without burning bridges or is it just one of those times where you have to suck it up?

This is different from How to decline participation in team building activities where OP absolutely wanted to decline such activities because he could not bring his girlfriend.

I received an invite for an out-of-office activity next Friday afternoon during office hours. I would have to pay for a meal ($30) and the activity (mini-putt, $15). I want to decline because I don't want to spend the money and I do not like the activity, which I had no say in. Officially, nobody is forced to go and the alternative is to stay at work.

I would honestly prefer to work and not get behind in my end-of-the-month tasks instead of going there. However, I fear that it will be perceived very negatively as it really is saying that I prefer working alone at my desk to being with them.

Is there any professional way to decline team-building activities without burning bridges or is it just one of those times where you have to suck it up?

This is different from How to decline participation in team building activities where OP absolutely wanted to decline such activities because he could not bring his girlfriend.

I received an invite for an out-of-office activity next Friday afternoon during office hours. The reason I'd like to decline is because I do not like at all the activities that are organized and I had no say in it. Officially, nobody is forced to go and the alternative is to stay at work.

I would honestly prefer working and not get behind in my end-of-the-month tasks than going there. However, I fear that it will be perceived very negatively as it really is saying that I prefer working alone at my desk than being with them.

Is there any professional way to decline team-building activities without burning bridges or is it just one of those times where you have to suck it up  ?

Edit: This is different from How to decline participation in team building activities where OP absolutely wanted to decline such activities because he could not bring his girlfriend.

The activity: everyone is invited for dinner to a restaurant near our office and then they are going to mini-putt. It's going to cost at the very least 30$ at the restaurant and 15$ for the mini-putt out of my pockets. This is actually another reason I don't want to go.

I received an invite for an out-of-office activity next Friday afternoon during office hours. I would have to pay for a meal ($30) and the activity (mini-putt, $15). I want to decline because I don't want to spend the money and I do not like the activity, which I had no say in. Officially, nobody is forced to go and the alternative is to stay at work.

I would honestly prefer to work and not get behind in my end-of-the-month tasks instead of going there. However, I fear that it will be perceived very negatively as it really is saying that I prefer working alone at my desk to being with them.

Is there any professional way to decline team-building activities without burning bridges or is it just one of those times where you have to suck it up?

This is different from How to decline participation in team building activities where OP absolutely wanted to decline such activities because he could not bring his girlfriend.

I received an invite for an out-of-office activity next friday afternoon during office hours. The reason I'd like to decline is because I do not like at all the activities that are organized and I had no say in it. Officially, nobody is forced to go and the alternative is to stay at work. I would honestly prefer working and not get behind in my end-of-the-month tasks than going there. However, I fear that it will be perceived very negatively as it really is saying that I prefer working alone at my desk than being with them.

Is there any profesionnal way to decline team-building activities without burning bridges or is it just one of those times where you have to suck it up ?

Edit: This is different from How to decline participation in team building activities where OP absolutely wanted to decline such activities because he could not bring his girlfriend.

The activity: everyone is invited for dinner to a restaurant near our office and then they are going to mini-putt. It's going to cost at the very least 30$ at the restaurant and 15$ for the mini-putt out of my pockets. This is actually another reason I don't want to go.

I received an invite for an out-of-office activity next Friday afternoon during office hours. The reason I'd like to decline is because I do not like at all the activities that are organized and I had no say in it. Officially, nobody is forced to go and the alternative is to stay at work. 

I would honestly prefer working and not get behind in my end-of-the-month tasks than going there. However, I fear that it will be perceived very negatively as it really is saying that I prefer working alone at my desk than being with them.

Is there any professional way to decline team-building activities without burning bridges or is it just one of those times where you have to suck it up ?

Edit: This is different from How to decline participation in team building activities where OP absolutely wanted to decline such activities because he could not bring his girlfriend.

The activity: everyone is invited for dinner to a restaurant near our office and then they are going to mini-putt. It's going to cost at the very least 30$ at the restaurant and 15$ for the mini-putt out of my pockets. This is actually another reason I don't want to go.