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Virtual happy hour: Nearly half of remote workers admit to drinking during the workday
Study Finds ^ | December 16, 2020 | Chris Melore

Posted on 12/17/2020 9:41:02 PM PST by CheshireTheCat

For Americans working from home in 2020, it seems happy hour is starting a little earlier than usual. A new survey finds many people are nearly half of adults working remotely have secretly signed off early to have a drink.

The survey polled 2,000 Americans (approximately 800 of whom are over 21 and working from home) to examine the bad habits people are picking up during lockdown and the impact it’s having on their planning for the new year.

Forty-six percent of those working from home have clocked out early to pour themselves a drink at least once during their time in quarantine. Another 45 percent of these respondents have even admittedly taken the liberty of having an alcoholic drink during the workday.

Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of HOP WTR, the survey discovered that 53 percent of those polled have been drinking alcohol more frequently during lockdown...

(Excerpt) Read more at studyfinds.org ...


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1 posted on 12/17/2020 9:41:02 PM PST by CheshireTheCat
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To: CheshireTheCat

People at the Coors brewery were free to imbibe during the workday.


2 posted on 12/17/2020 9:44:43 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: CheshireTheCat

10,000 years of tradition...


3 posted on 12/17/2020 9:49:32 PM PST by Born to Conserve
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You are supposed to clock out?


4 posted on 12/17/2020 9:53:59 PM PST by joshua c (President Elect joshua_c. Hey if Joe can do it.)
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To: CheshireTheCat

And the other half lied🥴


5 posted on 12/17/2020 10:08:21 PM PST by DrGunsforHands
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To: CheshireTheCat

This was not that really uncommon
up until the early ‘90’s. A beer
or two at lunch time was a common
practice.
There’s those that post here where
it’s somewhat obvioud.


6 posted on 12/17/2020 10:47:00 PM PST by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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“M” nearly always offered Bond a drink when he showed up for work. Class. Can’t see him being denied one remotely.


7 posted on 12/17/2020 10:51:17 PM PST by JennysCool
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To: CheshireTheCat
Another 45 percent of these respondents have even admittedly taken the liberty of having an alcoholic drink during the workday.

Well, how else are you supposed to "get into the mood?"

Sheesh! And it's not like I was operating heavy machinery or anything!

Regards,

8 posted on 12/17/2020 11:04:46 PM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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“Was that wrong?”


9 posted on 12/17/2020 11:31:14 PM PST by Pocketdoor (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uufeEhq25rc)
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To: CheshireTheCat

I learned it from that guy in the plop plop fizz fizz commercial, and Charlies Angels.


10 posted on 12/17/2020 11:44:13 PM PST by eyedigress (Trump is my President!)
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To: CheshireTheCat

A glass of wine every day with lunch.....

Great for digestion and health!


11 posted on 12/18/2020 6:11:35 AM PST by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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