This does seem to be growing into a problem. I have a friend who is a recovering alcoholic and recently he went to a tech meetup where not only was it centered around alcohol but there really wasn't anything else provided. He rightly chided the organizer for not considering that there might be people who want to attend who don't consume alcohol.
Re:What to do when tech jobs go bad
by knightofmars on Monday February 19, 2018 @02:35PM
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I agree with this, it's especially hard in a place like Wisconsin where everywhere is "two bars and a church". I personally drink and don't have any problems with it but I also don't enjoy when every meet-up or company sponsored event is in a bar (not the company I work for but this is a common thing). Have the event at a hotel or establishment with a bar in a separate area if people want to drink. Or have the event and after the main event is concluded say, "As an after event from hours 3 to 6 we'll be doing cocktails at location XYZ if anyone is interested."
I'm not saying never have alcohol at company events, far from it. But don't have every event be centered around it. If you're going to do company events, you need to have a variety of different things, so that, while not every event is everyone's cup of tea, people don't feel isolated at every event, either.