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It has nothing to do with being European. My (multinational) company has offices in the US and Belgium. There's beer on tap in Belgium, and not in the US. Every
by dfxm12 13y ago
It has nothing to do with being European. My (multinational) company has offices in the US and Belgium. There's beer on tap in Belgium, and not in the US. Every time I visit, my colleagues in Europe always make a big stink like "how do you get stuff done over there with no beer?"
- bbarn 13y agoI worked for a company based in Germany, and when I'd go visit I remember the big bottles of beer in the cafeteria. I think the whole time I was there I witnessed maybe 2-3 people ever drink a beer outside of the Wednesday weisswurst lunch day (You want to talk about workplace culture being oppressive try to eat that awful stuff). It wasn't especially prohibited, it just didn't seem like anyone did it. Now, the minute we were off work, I could find half the company at the same bar in the city having a great time together nearly every day of the week.
- drtse4 13y agoMaybe in Belgium or in other countries with a "beer culture" like Germany, not hard to believe but not widespread anyway. Just to add another data point, when i worked for an US multinational in Italy i clearly remember there was a rule against introducing alcoholics in the workplace, each place has its rules. My point was just that in Europe drinking on the workplace isn't common or usually allowed and, at least from where i come from, i don't feel people in general are complaining about the lack of alcohol in the office. Finding beer and wine in the canteen, just for lunch, is instead quite common.