I was forced to drink at a work event
Advice Needed
I am 35M and work in a small company of about 40 employees, 70% of the employees are women.
I stopped drinking at the start of 2023 because I just felt like it. Everyone who matters to me understood it and didn't push it after a few initial annoying comments.
Anyway we went out for an office happy hour last Thursday where people got pretty tipsy. They kept asking me why I wasn't drinking and said "one won't hurt cmon". Suddenly out of nowhere 2 of the women grabbed my hands and pinned them to the chair and another one forced open my mouth and tried to clumsily pour alcohol down it. I got a bit of the taste but broke free and asked wtf that was. They then said I should really lighten up and it's not everyday that a guy like me would get 3 women 'touching him'.
I left the bar and just went home. My wife suggested I tell this to HR who unfortunately did not take it seriously. I cannot leave the job because I don't have another one yet and the market for my industry is very bad at the moment.
I guess I'm just looking for advice on how to navigate this going forward for as long as I'm here. Do I just ignore it or try and get witnesses to corroborate my story?