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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on February 15, 2017, 10:49:26 AM

Title: Lloyd's ban workday time drinking
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 15, 2017, 10:49:26 AM: While I have often had a lunchtime drink, I agree with this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38978183
Title: Re: Lloyd's ban workday time drinking
Post by: floo on February 15, 2017, 11:16:39 AM: Good idea, other firms should do the same. Alcohol during the working day is not conducive to employees being on top of their game, imo.
Title: Re: Lloyd's ban workday time drinking
Post by: ad_orientem on February 15, 2017, 11:44:39 AM: Stone me! You're such a bore, Floo. Thank God you're no one's employer. You'd be a right slave driver, I'm sure. A lunchtime pint or three should be written in law, I reckon
Title: Re: Lloyd's ban workday time drinking
Post by: floo on February 15, 2017, 11:50:51 AM: Quote from: ad_orientem on February 15, 2017, 11:44:39 AM
Stone me! You're such a bore, Floo. Thank God you're no one's employer. You'd be a right slave driver, I'm sure. A lunchtime pint or three should be written in law, I reckon

I glad you don 't work for me then!
Title: Re: Lloyd's ban workday time drinking
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 15, 2017, 11:52:26 AM: Quote from: ad_orientem on February 15, 2017, 11:44:39 AM
Stone me! You're such a bore, Floo. Thank God you're no one's employer. You'd be a right slave driver, I'm sure. A lunchtime pint or three should be written in law, I reckon
Given the impact of alcohol on the disciplinary findings atbLloyd's I think the argument is pretty strong against work day drinking.
Title: Re: Lloyd's ban workday time drinking
Post by: ad_orientem on February 15, 2017, 12:01:56 PM: Quote from: Floo on February 15, 2017, 11:50:51 AM
I glad you don 't work for me then!

The feeling's mutual then. ;D
Title: Re: Lloyd's ban workday time drinking
Post by: ad_orientem on February 15, 2017, 12:06:03 PM: Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 15, 2017, 11:52:26 AM
Given the impact of alcohol on the disciplinary findings at Lloyd's I think the argument is pretty strong against work day drinking.

Ah!
Title: Re: Lloyd's ban workday time drinking
Post by: Udayana on February 15, 2017, 12:31:48 PM: What? Ridiculous .. it'll be cocaine next!
Title: Re: Lloyd's ban workday time drinking
Post by: ad_orientem on February 15, 2017, 01:56:07 PM: Quote from: Udayana on February 15, 2017, 12:31:48 PM
What? Ridiculous .. it'll be cocaine next!

But that'll keep them sharp.
Title: Re: Lloyd's ban workday time drinking
Post by: ad_orientem on February 16, 2017, 09:31:58 AM: People power!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/7569596/Carlsberg-workers-on-strike-because-of-beer-ban.html
Title: Re: Lloyd's ban workday time drinking
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on February 18, 2017, 08:55:09 AM: As I remember lunch time drinking was a city thing, not a small town thing. It was acceptable to go for a lunchtime drink on somebody's birthday.

What can I say? My generation are now running the show, and what a bunch of prigs we are turning out to be.