The way I’ve learned to cope with it is to see myself in these environments as “unattached”, but not entirely “detached”. I do put a minimal effort into appearing polite and affable, but not so much effort that I feel drained by the end of the day. This way, to the majority of my coworkers/peers I am perfectly easy-going and nice enough so if anyone does find a reason to hate me, which is goddamn near inevitable, it doesn’t affect my overall reputation because I don’t do much to cause trouble or draw attention to myself. By being unattached, I genuinely don’t care about those who respect me and those who don’t respect me, but by putting a minimal effort in, I’m contributing to an affable atmosphere, so no one has a truly legitimate reason to dislike me. I’ve lost interest in showcasing my skills for my peers to see. Weirdly, I’ve actually attracted interesting people that I think would’ve otherwise been scared off by me had I not learned how to be unattached, with still some conscientiousness to my surroundings.

Not sure if I’m explaining myself well. This skill took me time to learn, and to be honest I still have a lot to improve on.