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>We have a pro-drinking culture at my company due to the nature of the business Do tell what business this is, because unless the industry is alcohol productio
by jonathankoren 10y ago
>We have a pro-drinking culture at my company due to the nature of the business
Do tell what business this is, because unless the industry is alcohol production, I'm having a hard time believing this is an instrinc quality of an industry and not just a "boys will be boys" excuse.
- tjalfi 10y agoAlcohol use isn't an intrinsic quality of the legal industry but it might as well be. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4736291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4736291/ The following excerpt is the first sentence of the conclusion. "Attorneys experience problematic drinking that is hazardous, harmful, or otherwise consistent with alcohol use disorders at a higher rate than other professional populations."
- jbronn 10y agoThis morbid fact is actually taught in law school. Something like 10% of attorneys abuse substances, multiple times over the national average. To demonstrate the scope of the problem: a phone number for an assistance hotline is placed in bold on all Texas state bar cards.