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Why must these things be mutually exclusive. I enjoy good coffee, good beer (I brew as well and own a good coffee tools) good wine too. I love food and checking
by lucisferre 13y ago
Why must these things be mutually exclusive. I enjoy good coffee, good beer (I brew as well and own a good coffee tools) good wine too. I love food and checking out new places around town. I can enjoy all of these things with colleagues and co-workers too, a number of whom don't drink, which is perfectly fine with me. Oddly enough I'm not into sweets so ice cream doesn't interest me (though a good gelato is pretty awesome).
I dunno is the "I don't drink" stigma a US thing? The people I know who don't drink in Canada don't seem to have a hard time of it.
Either way I don't see why we can't say to each their own _and_ help those with alcohol issues to get help without judging. Oh and especially call out harassment no matter the reason or cause because no. Too much to ask?
If that is too hard for an organization well then it has some serious room for improvement.
That said, not having beer at work would never be a deal breaker for me.
- mgkimsal 13y agoIt's not something I face every day or all the time, but by comparison to regular every day life, around tech people and at tech events, it's more pronounced. And it may be a US thing, although I've got a German friend that constantly extols the virtue of fine German beers. I'm fine with "to each his own", except... I'm not sure having kegs or company-provided beers in the office is an equal-footing sort of thing. Company-supplied alcohol is a tacit endorsement of that, and seems to foster a strange atmosphere at some companies.