Within my work social circle, the most 'popular'/successful of the bunch are some people that are very different from me. On the surface, there are many things I like about them; they are very social, usually fun to be around, like have to do various social activities, etc...
In addition, though, they are not frugal, like to drink a lot and party late into the night. I really don't mind these latter things, and respect that different people have different interests, etc...
The problem is that they want me to be like they are, and are passive-actively judgmental when I don't party with them to their extent. Additionally, they are actively judgmental if I express view points that are different to theirs, such as MMM philosophy, which I absolutely do not express to anyone unless they ask me, and in which case I express in a conservative non-judgemental form if possible. This makes me uncomfortable, and usually try to find a halfway ground like drink somewhat, stay out a little later than I would... but it's not good enough... in fact when I do more with them it makes them invite me to more things which then compounds the problem. Adding to this is the fact that I am introverted; my tendency in these situations is to withdraw and hold my cards. This is not the first time this has happened in my life, and my preference would be to simply cut people like this out of my life. It gets draining eventually. I really don't care what my friends interests/activities are, so long as they respect who I am and how I choose to live my life.
However, because they are becoming prominent figures at my workplace, this may have had some minor consequences already and may continue to in the future, wrt job advancement. I plan to FIRE eventually, but I am still 5-10 years out. I am curious if anyone else has been in such a situation, and regardless, if there are any suggestions on optimum path forward.