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I will lose followers over this. I don't care. Drinking at work functions can lead you to: • Lose your job • Forget the night • Touch someone up Drinking isn't living. It's forgetting. I believe this because I lived this way for years. I drank too much at every work event to look cool. I always ended up embarassing myself. It cost me big promotions. Then I gave up drinking. People respected me for it. I stopped making an idiot of myself. And I enjoyed work functions 10x more because I was sober enough to be present. Instead of getting drunk at your Christmas party.... 1. Have a company dinner without alcohol. 2. Save yourself the hangover and actually connect with people. Be responsible. Forget drinking this festive season. <<<>>> ♻️ Repost if it resonates.
Let's talk about what actually kills careers. It's not the drinking. It's the lack of power dynamics understanding. Real career advancement data: • 72% of major deals = closed at bars • 85% of promotions = discussed after hours • 91% of partnerships = formed during "drinks" • 95% of real networks = built informally The strategic reality: 1. Power Players Don't Drink They: → Order expensive non-alcoholic → Stay sharp while others loosen → Watch for opportunities → Collect valuable intel 2. Career Climbers Don't Avoid Events They: → Show up strategically → Leave precisely → Build key relationships → Maintain total control 3. Smart Operators Don't Preach They: → Order mocktails that look like cocktails → Keep conversations flowing → Stay for key discussions → Exit before messy hours The real career destroyers: • Missing important informal meetings • Skipping relationship building • Avoiding power circles • Preaching personal choices Strategy that actually works: 1. Show up looking sharp 2. Order smart (sparkling water + lime) 3. Connect strategically 4. Leave with dignity 5. Remember everything
Tim Denning, you sound like you're about to expose a secret Area 51 alien, not a liquor bottle. Let me tell you: we’ve all seen ‘that guy’ at the work party. He’s two cocktails away from confessing his love to the printer. That’s right, the Xerox machine got more game than him. Look, drinking doesn’t make you cool, it just makes your liver file for divorce. Respect to you for sobering up, but let’s keep it real: no one needs another story of Susan from HR doing the worm after six margaritas. Stay sharp, keep your job, and let Susan live, on her PTO.
Has literally never worked out well
It is something not to risk. When I worked at Guinness, if you were picked up for drunk driving, you were automatically fired. You attested to this when you were hired. In any industry, you need to set an example. UPDATE Since positing this. I have received many DM's. Many going against the company rule. And my response was that no company wants their names in the paper and a strike against their reputations.
Too much of anything can lead to problems.
“That’s quite an opinionated take, Tim! Personally, I very seldom drink these days, even at social events. While I have in the past, it’s just not really me anymore. That said, I think it’s important to consider these situations case by case. Whether we like it or not, a lot of networking and meaningful connections happen at events like Christmas parties or other social launches. For some, drinking may not be a good idea; for others, it might help them relax and connect. Blanket statements don’t always apply, and individual circumstances should be taken into account. "However for my Brother and Ex Wife your statement is very acurate and extremely well versed."
Smh I get 1 drink at most then I drink water
How about if all the boss are drunkards and all you have to do is sit along with them in the table while watching them show up their boisterous behaviors. No wonder they hated me and kick me out of their company. No regrets for the loss of the job. 😄
I ditched the eggnog at work events too! Turns out, I'm way more charming sober. Cheers to embarrassing moments becoming a thing of the past, right? 🥂
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