The attorney's have ruined any chance of something like this continuing today
Really? Seems like they're one of the few professions who actually do continue to drink at lunch
Really? Seems like they're one of the few professions who actually do continue to drink at lunch
In one place where I worked I was told by others that the owner regularly imbibed in his office. Vodka was his drink of choice. He had a good work ethic, too. Arrived no earlier than 10:00 and left no later than 4:00 and only on Tuesdays and Thursdays mostly. We often heard a lot of laughing coming from his office -- his underlings laughing at his jokes, probably -- when their mouths were not engaged in some other activity.
Back in the late '90's I went to our home office in France and often ate in the company cafeteria. It was at a plant (production) location along with office folks, so you did have a mixture of blue/white collar people eating there at noon.
Being France, they did have wine available (white/red) that came out of a big vat that looked like a large coffee urn. While I never took any (or else fall asleep in the afternoon ), many of the plant people would.
There was this one fellow who I saw often, who had a habit of pour/drink, pour/drink, pour/pay (drink three - pay for one).
Guess it's a cultural thing...