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> Is there a company (with more than a few people) without excessive drinking and drugs? Some times I read HN comments and feel like they’re coming from an alt
by PragmaticPulp 5y ago
> Is there a company (with more than a few people) without excessive drinking and drugs?
Some times I read HN comments and feel like they’re coming from an alternate universe. This is one of those times.
WeWork’s rampant drug culture was an exception, not the norm.
If you’re finding yourself surrounded by rampant drug use and alcohol consumption in a work context then you are in a very abnormal place. I’ve never heard of any of these cultures lasting very long because mixing drug/alcohol abuse and business operations isn’t a recipe for a healthy or functioning work environment. WeWork is a case in point.
- emteycz 5y agoWell, after-work context (never during work, not sure if that's what the article meant), but I've never seen otherwise - and I've been in a few 50k+-100k+ companies too. It's usually not visible to the naked eye, but ask and you'll be told/included.
- smt88 5y agoAfter-work culture is not work culture unless it hurts someone's career to skip the drinking and drugs. WeWork had drinking and drugs at work (they had unlimited beer at many office locations for a long time).
- GDC7 5y ago> If you’re finding yourself surrounded by rampant drug use and alcohol consumption in a work context then you are in a very abnormal place I think one has to differentiate between established companies and startups. Startups are constantly on the verge of death. Every organism which is constantly on the verge of death would engage in extreme behavior to avoid having to face the grim reality. This is true for humans and also true fo abstract human entities such as companies. I am not excusing the behavior , but trying to dig and find the reasons.