Since you're being more than a bit insulting to me, I'll say that it would only sound like pure fiction to someone who doesn't know how the world works. Compani

Since you're being more than a bit insulting to me, I'll say that it would only sound like pure fiction to someone who doesn't know how the world works. Companies like Amazon are notorious for blurring the lines between work and personal life, encouraging employees to think and talk about work at all hours. Then you have a place that's next door to - sometimes even inside - a company building, always filled with your coworkers. Oh, and alcohol. It's easy to forget what kind of space it is and what kind of conversations maybe shouldn't occur there. Or would you prefer to believe that people at Amazon never have those kind of conversations anywhere? Because if they have them anywhere, they have them in local bars too. This is subject to empirical proof BTW. Try it. Go to Brave Horse (for example) and sit there through happy hour a few times. Unless you're the sort of person who's totally oblivious to their surroundings, you can hardly help but overhear all sorts of inappropriate work conversations. Don't accuse people of fictionalizing just because you personally haven't experienced what they have (or because it conflicts with what you would prefer to believe / have others believe). It's a noxious habit.