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Would you have a drink at lunch and then go back to work? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 4 days ago by Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What would be the acceptability of this in your workplace? For context, which country and industry are you in?

I guess I'm mainly thinking about professional jobs, but interested to hear from. I think in France it would be quite common to have a glass of wine, even at a work canteen or so. But in the UK it seems like people would think that was a problem, and in a lot of cases you'd be in violation of something at work.

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[–] skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 41 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Canadian IT worker.

I refuse to drink at work parties. Everyone else does and I get some peer pressure to drink but I don't care. Its normal to see people get super drunk and embarrass themselves which is why I don't even start.

Specifically at lunch, if I'm not driving and others are having a beer I will but only one. If I'm driving, it depends on how I'm feeling.

Working from home I've been known to have a beer or two on a Friday afternoon by my self.

When I left my last job we had a meeting at the end of the day with the guys I got along with and anyone they wanted to invite. There was about 15 people from different departments with their cameras on having a drink or smoking (pot) if they didn't drink as a goodbye. Was a nice goodbye. Lol

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't drink but if I did I'd never drink at a work social. I leave work socials early to avoid any drunkenness because there are 535356 ways it can go wrong.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Way 535354: coworker gets really drunk, as does the owners wife. Coworker later fired for sleeping with owners wife. Like that you mean?

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 5 points 4 days ago

Haha yep that's on the list

[–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I've drank, and got drunk, at exactly one work function in my current capacity. The living hell that was a day of serious meetings with 3 hours of sleep and a wicked hangover/still being drunk has made all other functions water and bed by 9:30 affairs.

Luckily everyone in the meetings had either made the same mistake before, or were functioning alcoholics, so the fallout was just being a pile of misery.

If a VP decides to take everyone for drinks at a club after the official function, at absolute most show up to nurse one drink then leave. Do not be the last one out the door.