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Although as an add-on to that, many people abstain from alcohol for a variety of reasons (not because they're "no fun" or stuck up) so I'd leave that out to avo
by MaybiusStrip 14y ago
Although as an add-on to that, many people abstain from alcohol for a variety of reasons (not because they're "no fun" or stuck up) so I'd leave that out to avoid making potential candidates feel uncomfortable.
- aashaykumar92 14y agoAt the same time, many events are still held at bars right? It wouldn't be a bad idea to see someone who abstains from alcohol in a bar-type setting...he/she wouldn't be forced to drink, of course, but it would be nice to see them at least remain comfortable and social. Sort of controversial, I know, but it's important for everyone to be open IMO.
- mikestew 14y agoI don't drink (and for a variety of reasons), and I don't associate going to a bar with drinking alcohol. Yes, I understand that drinking alcohol is the main profit center of a bar. But if people want to go to a bar, fine we'll go to a bar and I'll have soft drinks or non-alcoholic beer (as long as it's not sucktacular O'Douls or the like). I can see the recently-sober recovering alcoholic being the sticking point here, and I don't have a good answer for that possibility. So maybe you have a good point. But for the religious/philosophic/recovering-but-far-enough-along-to-go-to-a-bar I don't see a problem. EDIT: now that I read the actual quote, it occurs to me that one can just throw out multiple options: drinks at a bar or coffee? The smart candidate picks coffee, drinker or teetotaler, to avoid the influence of alcohol in front of a potential employer. :-)