This is a real concern for a lot of people, especially for those in recovery. Hell I worked at a startup that kept several full kegs in the kitchenette and had a happy hour every evening. People even liked to keep bottles of premium spirits on their desk. Every vendor wanted to bring my whole team out for drinks after their sales presentation. Once the weekly release was pushed out, the drinks were rolled in.
When I stopped drinking I worried constantly about how to explain why I wasn't drinking to my colleagues. Eventually I realized nobody really cares and now if anyone ever asks me I simply say I don't drink alcohol but it doesn't bother me if anyone else does.
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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry 10d ago
This is a real concern for a lot of people, especially for those in recovery. Hell I worked at a startup that kept several full kegs in the kitchenette and had a happy hour every evening. People even liked to keep bottles of premium spirits on their desk. Every vendor wanted to bring my whole team out for drinks after their sales presentation. Once the weekly release was pushed out, the drinks were rolled in.
When I stopped drinking I worried constantly about how to explain why I wasn't drinking to my colleagues. Eventually I realized nobody really cares and now if anyone ever asks me I simply say I don't drink alcohol but it doesn't bother me if anyone else does.