Introverts, how do you survive the corporate jungle?

What are your tips for entry-level, low-social energy introverted Analyst to survive social activities at work?

I am an Analyst in a boutique strategic advisory consulting office with 25 employees locally. The office's no. 1 person is a highly-extroverted and social individual and has been fostering a tight-knit culture (all those "we are a family" stuffs). I felt that my boss' preference has influenced how they evaluate their consultants' performance.

I received a virtually unanimous glowing feedback on my work performance from my direct managers (being proactive, detail-oriented, sharp in analysis, able to manage up managers and clients and other deeds beyond an Analyst's paygrade). Even so, I received reprimands from my boss that several people (other Analysts that do not even work in my projects) complained about me over being "not outgoing enough," "not spending much work-unrelated moments with my coworkers in the office," "not a team player," "not trying to be part of the team" - something they used as a basis to deny me a promotion.

In all fairness, I totally understand the value of maintaining cordial relationships with people in office settings for convenience and networking sakes, especially in consulting. In fact, I have been building my professional network externally to support my career and personal purposes.

I felt that I have made enough active efforts to do so (like occasional small talks, exchange jokes, send memes over social media). Even so, I'm also mindful of boundaries and hesitant spending too much lunch/out-of-office time time with my coworkers. Being an introvert makes me run out of my social battery quickly and I prefer to conserve them to go through the day. Unfortunately, my boss appears to have a problem with it as they perceived my behaviour to be avoidant.

I feel a bit bummed out that my boss is placing a huge emphasis on social interactions compared to merits, but I suppose I will need to make peace with the possibility that this happens everywhere I go too (please CMIIW, I'm just one young and unexperienced Analyst).

Any suggestions moving forward? How do you introverted corporate workers navigate the social expectations and settings in your office? Or is my experience just an isolated case and a sign to jump ship? Would love to hear everyone's insights and guidance on this matter, as I didn't expect personality to play such a huge factor in career progression (at least in my case).