What I really like about the company I work for.

Oerdin · May 19, 2003, 22:19

Now, bagel weds. are cool and donut Mondays are a nice touch but without a doubt beer Friday has to be the best. I mean how many companies even permit drinking on company property much less allot a beer budget for their employees? I admit the beer budget is quite modest and we must occasionally kick in a little extra to insure our beer rations are present, however, this is a gift to the prolatariat masses which most definitely earns our loyalty.

It gets even better though; when ever something important happens (like when someone gets a raise or a new person is hired) they are expected to buy the beer. Yes, "New Guy buys the beer" is a well established tradition here but least you think we are abusing the help you must know about one more little fact. The amount of beer you buy directly proportional to your position in the company. Thus a peon myself only has to buy a 6-pack while an new excutive must buy at least a case (if not two) in order to satisfy his debt.

It has been my good fortune that there has been a spat of promotions and new executive hires lately. So long live Beer Friday.

Oerdin · May 19, 2003, 22:22

Of course contrary to its name beer Friday doesn't just occur on Fridays. If you get promoted on a Tuesday then you will buy us our beer on Tuesday and we'll have to dip into the company fund for our beer at the end of the week.

In all a very admirable system don't you think? What traditions do your employers or schools have? I'm sure a few of you out there have some good ones.

Sava · May 19, 2003, 22:26

From 2000 to early 2001, I worked at a Pizza Hut as a shift manager. We didn't have any official functions or days like that, but nearly every night I closed I had a bunch of friends over to the store. I'd shut everything down, turn the lights off, and in the back, have a mix of drunkeness and pot smoking fun! It was also nice to have a private place to take my GF at the time as I still lived with my parents at the time.

Imran Siddiqui · May 19, 2003, 22:29

Screwing the chick in the back of a Pizza Hut... smooth

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JohnT · May 19, 2003, 22:33

Well, Imran, anybody can get laid after dinner, flowers, and a room at the Ritz. But how many people here have the balls to call up their girlfriend just get some after a 12 hour shift at the restaurant... having her come to you?

Sava +1

orange · May 19, 2003, 22:36

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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Screwing the chick in the back of a Pizza Hut... smooth

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Sava is a classy guy.

Serb · May 19, 2003, 22:40

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Of course contrary to its name beer Friday doesn't just occur on Fridays. If you get promoted on a Tuesday then you will buy us our beer on Tuesday and we'll have to dip into the company fund for our beer at the end of the week.

In all a very admirable system don't you think? What traditions do your employers or schools have? I'm sure a few of you out there have some good ones.

It must been Russian emigrants who exported this tradition to USA. We drink every time when someone is promoted, when new guy is hired, when someone have a birthday, when someone going to vacation, when someone is returning from vacation, when someone have a child born, when we celebrate the day of radio, when we celebrate paratroopers's day, the fisherman's day, the policeman's day, the French revolution's day etc...etc...etc...or when it's just regular Friday.
We just a bunch of alcoholics here.

St Leo · May 19, 2003, 22:49

I think the more important question is that of when Russians abstain from drinking.

Serb · May 20, 2003, 00:13

When we sleep.

TCO · May 20, 2003, 00:48

TKG in San Diego had Friday brews during the last half hour of work. You were supposed to be clearing the dust off your desk while drinking a brew. And clearing the dust takes 1 minute. So you really had 29 minutes off. And the boss bought the beer. Very wise investment as there were lots of people in on saturdays, unpaid working hard. It was just a motivated place. 2370 La Jolla Village Drive (across from UTC).

Worthingtons · May 20, 2003, 01:33

There's not much i really like about the place i work

I like to advantage of the daft beurocracy sometimes tho..
For example if i absolutly crap for one week, then blitz it the next week I will take home Beer/Wine/Chocolate ect for being the 'most improved member' of the team, Or if i take a full month off for Holiday (and perhaps get some unpaid leave) get full points for pay reviews, which means pay rise in feb

Corperations eh

Cheers
Matt

Dr. A. Cula · May 20, 2003, 03:55

I never thought not drinking beer would make me popular, but it happened at one my previous jobs. The company policy allowed one beer bottle per day per employee, during working hours. The company bought the beer, so it was always 1/2 litre bottles, if you're thinking of cheating. Since I don't drink beer, I always gave mine to someone else. That was a fun environment to work in.

At my current job, they have short day Fridays, so everybody can get a head start at their favorite pub.

Locutus · May 20, 2003, 04:02

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Originally posted by Oerdin
I mean how many companies even permit drinking on company property much less allot a beer budget for their employees?

Uhm, isn't this normal for most companies?

Actually, if it's a cultural thing, this could explain why the company I currently work for is so rigid and uptight on this issue: it's an American company. All other companies I worked for in the past were Dutch and had company drinks at least once a week

Dr. A. Cula · May 20, 2003, 04:30

Edit: oops, I'm not sure what happened here. Apparently, after I posted the first reply I got an error from the database. I pressed Refresh and found the same message posted again.

Az · May 20, 2003, 04:37

It's called a doublepost.

Sava · May 20, 2003, 05:54

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Originally posted by orange

Sava is a classy guy.

Oerdin · May 20, 2003, 16:23

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Originally posted by GP
TKG in San Diego had Friday brews during the last half hour of work. You were supposed to be clearing the dust off your desk while drinking a brew. And clearing the dust takes 1 minute. So you really had 29 minutes off. And the boss bought the beer. Very wise investment as there were lots of people in on saturdays, unpaid working hard. It was just a motivated place. 2370 La Jolla Village Drive (across from UTC).

In the golden triangle. A very classy place; you must be in finance or insurence or a similiar field.

Oerdin · May 20, 2003, 16:27

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Originally posted by Locutus
Uhm, isn't this normal for most companies?

Actually, if it's a cultural thing, this could explain why the company I currently work for is so rigid and uptight on this issue: it's an American company. All other companies I worked for in the past were Dutch and had company drinks at least once a week

In the US this is a very rare thing. Many companies are afraid some one will drink to much, try to drive home, get into an accident, and then the company might get sued for "allowing" such a thing to happen.

I guess it is the legency of Prohibition and militant Protestantism.

Japher · May 20, 2003, 16:30

The last two companies I have worked for do that, my wives company does that, and I know a bunch of other companies that have beer binges everyweek. If it is a cultural thing it might be a Cali or Bay Area thing.

DanS · May 20, 2003, 16:39

In the US this is a very rare thing.

It's less rare than you think. At my current place we have happy hour once a month. When I worked in the congress, we would have a beer or two and talk about the work we had done in the previous week. Excellent management gimmick.

However, Serb's workplace sounds pretty hardcore.

Japher · May 20, 2003, 16:41

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When I worked in the congress, we would have a beer or two and talk about the work we had done in the previous week.

Actually, Reps do that everyday beacuse the need to kill the hanger over they got from their morning "pick me ups"...

rah · May 20, 2003, 16:41

One of the previous places where I managed, I used to keep a few cases of beer under the computer room raised floor. (kept it nice and cold) Whenever we had to go above and beyond, we'd pull it out.

One of the guys that worked for me is now doing motivational speeches, and he always recollects his experience by telling people the line I used to use.
Motivate with beer, not with fear.
(because fear only works when you're watching, and you can't afford to watch all the time.)

Worthingtons · May 20, 2003, 16:55

Well i'm motivated by here at Apolyton, If i dont be nice i get to go to Mingapulco, and his eyes never shut

Oerdin · May 20, 2003, 17:19

Another thing I like about my work is this: I'm a Geologist so I work away from the office alot. Many of the more senior Geologists don't really want to do their own field work; they don't want to get sweaty, sun-burned, biten by insects, and all the other things that happens when you get way out into the woods. I on the other hand love to be outside and would much rather be there then sitting at the office (even if I can't post on poly from out in the field

) so many people give me their field work.

So what's so good about that? What's cool about that is I end up working for a number of different people and no one, other then me, really knows for sure where I'm supposed to be or when I'm supposed to be there. Thus if I'm late for work or I leave a bit early people just assume I'm off doing something for someone else and no one ever says a word.

I'm also blessed because my cubical is right next to the back door and no one other then me ever uses the back door. So I get to go in and out without most people seeing me.

Arrian · May 20, 2003, 17:23

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guess it is the legency of Prohibition and militant Protestantism.

I think it has a lot more to do with the potential liability that the company is exposed to. Which you can then trace to the abdication of personal responsibility and over-litigiousness of American society.

-Arrian