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MiddleFingerMom

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33. Our company (a small, but highly-successful call center) used to throw monthly parties...

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 09:00 PM

Nov 2012

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... at local bars, bringing out the company credit card and picking up all the
employees tabs (middle management all came from the Atlantic City casino
culture) until one of our young trainers wrapped his car around a tree on his
way back, breaking his arm... but killing the much-loved HR manager who
had been his passenger (a really NICE guy... but he did two years of prison
time for it).
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They still allowed drinking at get-togethers, but they no longer enabled any
overconsumption brought about by an open bar.
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Should having a drink at work be allowed? [View all] darkangel218 Nov 2012 OP

I think that sometimes people worry too much about what their co-workers boston bean Nov 2012 #1

I need to find a different job i guess. darkangel218 Nov 2012 #4

Are they doing something that affects their work boston bean Nov 2012 #8

No, theyre fine. darkangel218 Nov 2012 #10

are you doing their work, while they are out at lunch? nt boston bean Nov 2012 #11

No, im jealous they can drink and i cant. darkangel218 Nov 2012 #15

change jobs then. no idea why you are upset over this loli phabay Nov 2012 #52

What if they went to a strip joint on their lunch? RiffRandell Nov 2012 #47

why should I care? nt boston bean Nov 2012 #49

I'd just as soon my airline pilot didn't Major Nikon Nov 2012 #2

Dont you own and fly your own plane? nt darkangel218 Nov 2012 #3

Exactly Major Nikon Nov 2012 #6

I cant tolerate drinking on high altitude darkangel218 Nov 2012 #12

If it was Denzel I'd be completely fine. n/t RiffRandell Nov 2012 #46

It depends on the people imho. Some people are responsible about it, others not so much riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #5

I'd say it depends on one's job. n/t Chan790 Nov 2012 #7

When we have receptions or department special catered lunches a few times a year lunatica Nov 2012 #9

Omg youre so lucky!! darkangel218 Nov 2012 #13

No, but it never stopped me. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #14

My oldest son works for a small software apps company that provides lunch for all employees-- mnhtnbb Nov 2012 #16

My company has a beer fridge. On every floor. 7wo7rees Nov 2012 #17

are you hiring? :) TeamPooka Nov 2012 #23

Yep. 7wo7rees Nov 2012 #35

Are you a commercial pilot? wtmusic Nov 2012 #18

Air France pilots used to have a glass of wine with meals. In the cockpit. trof Nov 2012 #25

I think it depends on the job larocks4552s Nov 2012 #19

well as I work in Medical I think perhaps it depends on the job azurnoir Nov 2012 #20

My mother and grandmother, they both worked in medical field darkangel218 Nov 2012 #22

Pool hustler. I used to tend bar in a pool hustler's bar. Although we were a small bar... MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #38

My perspective may be skewed, as I drank alcohol for its medicinal effects... MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #21

Allowed? It should be compulsary nt tjwmason Nov 2012 #24

Depends on the job. JoeyT Nov 2012 #26

Drinking on the job would get you fired where I work LiberalElite Nov 2012 #27

Me too. geardaddy Nov 2012 #45

No. If it's that important to you, maybe you should seek out a nearly AA mtg. No one I know... Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #28

You want me to seek an AA meeting cuz i would like a beer at lunch? darkangel218 Nov 2012 #30

Yep. No one drinks at lunch, dude, esp. on a workday. Unless you're used to dark places.... Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #34

No offense but people have a beer at lunch all the time OriginalGeek Nov 2012 #36

Not people who work in offices. Not in my city. Not if you want to stay employed very long. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #37

Yes people who work in offices OriginalGeek Nov 2012 #40

Nope. I'm in my 50s. Been going out to lunch nigh on 40 years. Seen thousands Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #41

So here we have 2 instances of anecdotal evidence OriginalGeek Nov 2012 #43

i take it you've never been in the executive suite datasuspect Nov 2012 #42

so i'm an alcoholic because i'd have a drink at a company lunch once in a while? fizzgig Nov 2012 #39

Perhaps it's a cultural difference. It's actually quite common to have a beer at lunch 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #58

I know plenty of people that aren't working that drink at "lunch." RiffRandell Nov 2012 #50

My work imposed a "no drinking at lunch" policy a long time ago. Initech Nov 2012 #29

Our company (a small, but highly-successful call center) used to throw monthly parties... MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #33

when I visited an office in Germany they had a beer vending machine and sold it in the cafeteria. hollysmom Nov 2012 #31

Our Army barracks in Germany had beer-vending machines, but... MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #32

It sure would help LWolf Nov 2012 #44

! Kali Nov 2012 #51

I think traditions vary felix_numinous Nov 2012 #48

Never had a problem with it Aerows Nov 2012 #53

Go to work for a brewery. You can have a beer any time you have a break. n/t Cleita Nov 2012 #54

I'm starting to think it should be mandatory in some jobs. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Nov 2012 #56

I can be fired for being under the influence at work. ellisonz Nov 2012 #57

If I were an employer I would not allow it HEyHEY Nov 2012 #59

How can anyone be " half drunk " after one beer? darkangel218 Nov 2012 #60