Do startups have a drinking problem?

Re:Do startups have a drinking problem? by MicroBerto on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @01:07PM (#11723500)

The good news is that this becomes less of an issue with age. In another 5 years you'll deal with this situation slightly less, and another 5 years after that (when many of your peers have kids or whatever) nobody will care at all.

I think most of this entire discussion simply revolves around the young age of the startup scene in general. It's the same with any scene full of people your age.

Now that I'm in my early 30s, I can tell you that anyone this age who's still doing peer pressure is someone you need to remove from your life immediately. Most of us just want to have a few cocktails and call it a night.

BTW, it's not "soma" when used in social situations. It's social lubricant. I'd equate alcohol with soma when a person is sitting on the couch watching NFL or MLB with beer, not caring about anything in the world. Which also has its place in the world, you just don't need to do that on a consistent basis.

Long story short, my advice to you is to find a few older friends who just don't care.

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Re:Do startups have a drinking problem? by TheOtherHobbes on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @01:14PM (#11723587)

I'm older and still get all kinds of reactions if I mention I don't drink.

Adding "...tonight" seems like a useful way to avoid of all that, so I may start using it.

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Re:Do startups have a drinking problem? by beamatronic on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @01:22PM (#11723683)

In my experience it is a company culture kind of thing. I have worked at companies where managers with kids are leading the weekly beer bash, and I have also been at places where there are multiple kegerators that no one ever touches.

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Re:Do startups have a drinking problem? by neves on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @11:47PM (#11727823)

Once I heard it was an AA strategy for ex-alcoholics: just say you can't drink today. You'll suffer no pressure to do it.

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Re:Do startups have a drinking problem? by surge on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @01:50PM (#11724015)

I get reactions too, it's usually "meh".

Then again, I live in an area where you're more likely to catch flak for drinking then not.

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