Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Would you want workers to be drinking at a nuclear power plant even after they've finished work for the day?
I work in a chemical refinery. I do not want my co-workers drinking on the job. Too many lives depend on their paying close attention to what is going on.
Originally Posted by
javabytes
But every company I've worked for has observed weekly Beer Fridays, where beer magically shows up in the fridge and most people will crack one open around 3-4 pm.
At my last employer, a group of us met in a bar after work once a week. One of the rules was no discussion of work. It was a nice team-building exercise and I miss that.
Originally Posted by
BamaVol
In 2000, I was Controller for a small software company in Charlotte, NC. After 5:00, occasional informal gatherings in the President's office would include the offer of a bottle of beer from his office fridge. I don't recall anyone having a second, though.
The HR manager there had a drinking problem. I remember sharing an elevator with her and another coworker coming back from lunch. The elevator stunk of alcohol. The coworker asked the HR manager what she had had for lunch. When the HR manager replied, "Soup", she asked if it was cream of bourbon. The woman eventually checked herself into rehab.