Virtual happy hour: Nearly half of remote workers admit to drinking during the workday

[TexasTowelie]

NEW YORK — For Americans working from home in 2020, it seems happy hour is starting a little earlier than usual. A new survey finds many people are nearly half of adults working remotely have secretly signed off early to have a drink.

The survey polled 2,000 Americans (approximately 800 of whom are over 21 and working from home) to examine the bad habits people are picking up during lockdown and the impact it’s having on their planning for the new year.

Forty-six percent of those working from home have clocked out early to pour themselves a drink at least once during their time in quarantine. Another 45 percent of these respondents have even admittedly taken the liberty of having an alcoholic drink during the workday.

Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of HOP WTR, the survey discovered that 53 percent of those polled have been drinking alcohol more frequently during lockdown.

Read more: https://www.studyfinds.org/virtual-happy-hour-remote-workers-drink-during-workday/

[captain queeg]

1. Can't say I'm surprised

I'm retired now but could easily see this developing and increasing. I wonder if all those corporations that are thinking how good it is to have people work from home and reduce office expenses have thought about this.