What’s with the stigma against a beer or a glass of wine with lunch? Isn’t really that big of a deal.

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Why do you feel it’s necessary to have alcohol with lunch?

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Acceptable on Fridays. The problem is we tend to overdo things in our culture. A beer lunch on Friday turns into daily beer lunches. One beer at lunch turns into two...that’s why I stick to Friday’s only and a one beer max to welcome the weekend :)

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^ in many places in Europe, people have a glass of wine or a beer with their food. I feel like a lot of Americans believe that if you drink, you drink to get drunk, and you can’t simply enjoy one glass with your lunch. Sometimes there’s a meal that you think pairs really well with a nice glass of red wine or a refreshing beer.

Then again, I personally don’t like drinking anything other than coffee and water during the workday so... 🤷🏻‍♂️

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lol cultural in the cafeteria at EYLaw (that's EY in France) we had wine tasting once a month at lunch.

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Ehh..you do you OP. Not big deal at all

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Manager 2 – it’s far from “necessary,” but what’s your problem with it?

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It isn’t. Not that unusual in my group

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My prior firm had a handbook policy that we couldn't be "intoxicated" during work. One beer with lunch won't get you drunk, but allowing it would be a liability I guess. Why not wait until after work and have a few?

EY has the culture but it’s not at PwC. Lol one guy had a margarita lol

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