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Survive office happy hour
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Survive office happy hour
Crack open a cold one with your coworkers. Social drinking may help you gain a leg up in the workplace, finds a recent study from New Zealand. Researchers interviewed young employees and found that many view booze as an important relationship-building and career-advancing tool. “Alcohol has such a central place in our society that people can feel excluded if they aren’t part of it,” says lead study author Benjamin Walker. However, there’s a fine line between having celebratory drinks with your colleagues and being the guy wearing a lampshade at your office Christmas party. Here’s how to tip a few back with your boss while climbing the corporate ladder:
Handle drinks with the boss – like a boss
