One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Tensions

Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by bregma on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @10:11AM (#21524967)

> due to the rise of teleworking. No longer do people grab a drink after work.

I spent 7 years teleworking and had no problem grabbing a drink after work. Now that I have to physically co-locate with cow orkers I can't do that because (a) I'm driving and (2) they want to join me.

Drinking alone is the best kind of drinking.

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Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by thrower123 on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @11:11AM (#21525724)

There's nothing quite like curling up with a good book and a stiff drink. Beats the hell out of going to bars.

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Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by RangerScience on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @03:39PM (#21529260)

One of my local bars has a really chill Tuesday happy hour. I've been loving going there to grab a drink and read a book and be gently surrounded by people. It's fantastic.

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Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by Konnstann on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @10:16AM (#21525015)

Drinking alone is one of the tell-tale signs of alcoholism.

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Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by downerending on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @05:22PM (#21530317)

That's the common saying, yes. For an introvert like me, that always seemed like a cruel generalization. I don't have a lot of friends, so I don't get to drink?

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Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by meddlepal on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @01:48PM (#21527819)

Continuously over-consuming alcohol is one of the tell tale signs of alcoholism.

Drinking alone? I dunno about that.

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