bushwacked Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Hidden-camera-investigation-catches-520-bridge-workers-drinking-on-the-job-152681285.html?tab=video&c=y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Its probably more common than than we think. Drinking and using drugs on the job amongst blue collar workers isn't uncommon, I heard some good stories about it from my brother who worked in a steel mill and saw it when I worked in a grocery store. But rarely was it done in the open like this. We used to take a break at 4:30 on Friday and grab a beer from the fridge at the end of a long week. Boss supplied the beer. In the old days younger employees might stay all night and drink all the beer then replenish it. These days we're all older and more mature, so if anything its a single beer and we don't keep it on hand reguarly and only send out for it when we need it. We're a small software company, people writing code and doing support on the phones. Most people that were having a beer were basically done for the day and just BSing and cleaning up before they go home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Rut roh. We drink in the office on Friday afternoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 We used to drink in the office every evening. Of course, we were selling cars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 But they look so cool, kicking back with a beer in their offices. And alcohol facilitates open and honest dialog, which is needed in the workplace. I don't see an issue here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustOfBeenDrunk Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Unbelievable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 "People drink pretty heavily, I mean, it's all over the place," "Every day," she said. "On Monday through Thursday, some people have one, two, three. On Friday, it's a six-pack." If an adult can't handle putting down 3 (what looked like nothing but light and low gravity) beers over the course of an afternoon, I have no idea why they'd be compelled to do it at work. Particularly beer, where it's not like it hits you all of the sudden. You know how much you've drinken and if you're alright. Also, it's one thing if you're still new at the job or you have to have all your wits about you, but 90% of jobs where you're experienced and comfortable become robotic, to where any person with an ounce of intelligence should be able to repeat it with a light buzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 If an adult can't handle putting down 3 (what looked like nothing but light and low gravity) beers over the course of an afternoon, I have no idea why they'd be compelled to do it at work. Particularly beer, where it's not like it hits you all of the sudden. You know how much you've drinken and if you're alright. Also, it's one thing if you're still new at the job or you have to have all your wits about you, but 90% of jobs where you're experienced and comfortable become robotic, to where any person with an ounce of intelligence should be able to repeat it with a light buzz. In Europe nothing gets done, nothing at all, without a glass of decent wine. Air traffic controllers, bus drivers, office drones, you name it. They start drinking around 11AM, take a 2-3 hour lunch, and by 5 they've had at least a bottle, often two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 In Europe nothing gets done, nothing at all, without a glass of decent wine. Air traffic controllers, bus drivers, office drones, you name it. They start drinking around 11AM, take a 2-3 hour lunch, and by 5 they've had at least a bottle, often two. I'm moving to Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 In Europe nothing gets done, nothing at all, without a glass of decent wine. Air traffic controllers, bus drivers, office drones, you name it. They start drinking around 11AM, take a 2-3 hour lunch, and by 5 they've had at least a bottle, often two. So, when was the last time you were in Europe? :oldrolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Europeans do have a more casual attitude toward drinking, but I doubt matt770s portrayal is accurate. Air traffic controllers? What else, brain surgeons, people working in nuclear reactors, etc. Sorry but I don't buy it. I write computer software for a living, its hard enough to keep it error free when sober, I'm not going to be drinking and doing my job. Now when I worked in the grocery store stocking shelves, sure that wasn't going to be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Europeans do have a more casual attitude toward drinking, but I doubt matt770s portrayal is accurate. Air traffic controllers? What else, brain surgeons, people working in nuclear reactors, etc. Sorry but I don't buy it. I write computer software for a living, its hard enough to keep it error free when sober, I'm not going to be drinking and doing my job. Now when I worked in the grocery store stocking shelves, sure that wasn't going to be a problem. I would love to hear more about this grocery store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Europeans do have a more casual attitude toward drinking, but I doubt matt770s portrayal is accurate. Air traffic controllers? What else, brain surgeons, people working in nuclear reactors, etc. Sorry but I don't buy it. I write computer software for a living, its hard enough to keep it error free when sober, I'm not going to be drinking and doing my job. Now when I worked in the grocery store stocking shelves, sure that wasn't going to be a problem. No it's true...they handle their alcohol much better than we do though, it's in their DNA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 That's nothing. My office is like an episode of Mad Men... not really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I thought the title was about BeeR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I'm moving to Europe. Yea, you have it tough in San Diego Fun Fact: Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diago, which of course in German means "a whale's vagina". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 We have a drink at the end of the office Christmas lunch party. Looks like it's Christmas every day there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I would love to hear more about this grocery store. Well it wasn't so much drinking as other substances being consumed during the late night shift by some. We were all young (16-25) and being crazy kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Well it wasn't so much drinking as other substances being consumed during the late night shift by some. We were all young (16-25) and being crazy kids. Oh no, tell me you didn't smoke doobies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 my landlord 30 years ago drank straight vodka from a water bottle when at work-everyone thought it was water. He started drinking in the car before he got to work. He was an airline mechanic for a major airline. I learned this when he dropped me off at my car mechanic on his way to work, and he passed me the bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 I won't even mention what crew members in my industry do on a daily basis. ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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