retired_smilin916

I've just come back from a couple of lunchtime drinks with my boss (he bought!) and it's become soft of a weekly thing to have a pint or two at lunchtime.

Is this a North\South thing or does it depend on who you work for? As when i was working back up North, if you had a beer at lunchtime and someone found out you could be warned or sacked. Now i'm working in London you often find your boss or Director coming up and asking if you fancy coming to the pub at lunchtime for a cheeky one.

So can you have a beer at lunch without fear HR getting involved?

retired_hbjohns

Depends what you do probably, doubt a construction worker would be allowed...

retired_srini_aug1

working in a lab last year it wasnt allowed. For obvious reasons.

retired_jshendel

Ive drunk at work before

retired_bettyfred

Yup. It's part of the culture really. Quite often people go out at lunch for a client meeting and come back having had a few.

I definately noticed it's more of a problem where I used to work ( West Midlands ) as opposed to London.

retired_jshendel

And no i dont work in a pub or anything like that

retired_newlicore

We could at my old place, people even came back fomr lunch completely drunk and never got in trouble for it.

In my current job i had one when my boss was there and nobody said anything, so it's ok.

retired_navy0614

We spike our coffee with various alcohol during every break :thup:

Ventil

Long lunches and not coming back in the afternoon is par of the course in Media.

retired_nini59

I'm a lifeguard and I'm not sure if you're technically allowed where I work, but I know people who have had one drink, and people often come in after drinking quite a lot the night before and are probably over the driving limit, don't think there's a lifeguarding limit though.