| Boozing at work 11:20 - May 25 with 5021 views | Cotty |
Just interested to know how many would not blink an eye about drinking at work on a regular basis, ie in meetings rather than at social events. Personally I’d probably be disciplined if found to have drunk booze on the job. |  | | |  |
| Boozing at work on 16:12 - May 26 with 417 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Boozing at work on 15:13 - May 26 by GlasgowBlue |
And people think running a business is easy. |
Do they? |  |
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| Boozing at work on 18:33 - May 26 with 366 views | Strimmer |
Genuinely fascinating thread this, always intrigued about different drink cultures in different industries.
A friend of mine works in construction, based in the city but obviously not a 'city worker', still it was open season on booze. Generally meetings with clients, contractors etc but it was regular, full on mega pint sessions in the daytime, charlie and stripclub trips if with the right people.
I work in media and its a bottle of peroni in the office at 4pm friday, bit of cheese and thats it, finish up your work at your desk. You can go to the pub after if you want, people do, but its not expected. |  |
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| Boozing at work on 18:52 - May 26 with 352 views | PhilTWTD |
| Boozing at work on 23:13 - May 25 by stonojnr |
Suffolk police HQ definitely had a bar once, as it was a feature on the tour they gave us as schoolkids.
but lots of companies used to have on premise bars, or if not a bar a handy sports & social club within easy wandering distance of the office, though most have closed now..
the lunchtime friday session in a pub was always a regular thing for office workers with birthdays, or celebrations, or people leaving, being extra occasions you did.still is for some, but it was just a couple of social drinks to get to know each other outside of work, it wasnt like someone said earlier they go out for 8 pints on anight stuff, most people who arent tee totallers,or the only go drinking at christmas mob can handle a couple of drinks and not be totally drunk.
as for London, well the office drinking culture is definitely a thing, I mean it was only like in the last decade some of the city firms brought in no alcohol on the premise rules, and rules about not being visibly drunk at work anymore, I dont think its as out of hand as it used to be now, because it was brutal I know people who quit jobs in London because you were expected to go on 6pint drinking sessions at lunchtime and return to the office afterwards, maybe after some pep up pills were offered if you were a bit sleepy, and then back to the pub after work to carry on.
I mean goto any pub around the square mile during the week, and youll have to because most of them shut at the weekends because theres no trade (so work it out), at lunchtimes or after 4pm and the places are packed to the gunnels with people "at work",some who will return to the office afterwards, or go home and pick up work later, theres a real blurring of work/social life as a culture there
I remember one pub I visited near St Pauls down a tiny back street, no tourist was likely to find unless they were lost, but it was in the good beer guide, and the street alone was rammed with all the nearby office workers with drinks who were smoking out side the pub, inside the pub it was 3 deep at the bar, it was like a Saturday night at the most popular bar you can imagine, except it was 4pm on a Tuesday, beer was good so that was ok, but standing room only. |
In the eighties BT at Martlesham had an on-site bar which was pretty lively from some of the stories I heard from an older former colleague. Was a dry site by the time I worked there. |  | | |
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