re: Having a drink before work?

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You mean when men were functional alcoholics and it was easier to get away with.

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Does anyone remember the days when cocktails were routine office supplies? When lunch consisted of two and a half hours and three martinis?

Drinking in the office is a proud American tradition.

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For many companies—often startups and agency-like firms—drinking on the job is now considered a perk. Bloomberg’s Businessweek reports that Yelp’s headquarters in San Francisco is equipped with “a keg refrigerator” that “supplies its employees with an endless supply of beer.” At the Arnold Worldwide Ad agency in Boston, look no further than the office’s beer vending machine, affectionately called “Arnie.”

Holding happy hour in the office brings after-hours activity into the professional space. It’s both a way to keep employees around longer hours while fostering internal connections. Research has even shown that workers who drink are more productive and can better explore unorthodox solutions.

Of course, encouraging drinking in the workplace can lead to exclusion of those who don’t drink for health or religious purposes. Not to mention the double standards for women who drink on the job.

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I restrict my AM drinking to 4 occasions.

1. Prior to any fishing trip.
2. Any Auburn football (or any football) game tailgate
3. Christmas morning. Gotta have a little champagne or mimosa.
4. Vacation. Then any time is f

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