Could you still do your job if you were really high or fairly drunk?

AustriaBargain on 24/10/2020 - 22:15

A friend of mine writes technical manuals for income and I know he likes to get high, but he told me that he works high too. It takes a few days to a week to type up these manuals and he does it all high. Another friend is a hostess at a restaurant and by the end of the night she's usually had a few drinks, it's all about socialising with tables and clients. It'd help the time pass faster if you've got to work all day, that's for sure.

So whether you'd have to try and hide your inebriation or work at home, I just want to know could you do your regular job while drunk or high. Or if you're a creative type who is always high or drunk, could you do your job while sober if you had to?

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  • capslock janitor on 26/10/2020 - 11:18
    +1

    some pets would probably dob me in, coz it's obvious my face goes hyper red

  • Tech5 on 26/10/2020 - 12:51
    +1

    I'd like to know what kind of manuals he writes. Because this would explain a lot

    • OzzyOzbourne on 26/10/2020 - 13:15
      +4

      The ones which you think are badly translated from Chinese, but actually this guy writes them lol.

    • AustriaBargain on 27/10/2020 - 20:22

      When you buy an electronic device and it comes with that 30 page manual that no one ever reads. Apparently they can be written by one person using whatever it is they send him.

  • OzzyOzbourne on 26/10/2020 - 13:14

    Interestingly, a large company I used to work for had a pub on site… But it was in England….I think the law is; you should never be more than 5 minutes walk from a pub and the company site was huge, so it had to be on site.

  • Kenny Powers on 26/10/2020 - 13:17
    +1

    Yes. There's no way I could deal with teaching these stupid kids without getting drunk

  • TheBird on 26/10/2020 - 13:40

    It's really one of those, "It depends" things.

    I've been in some industries where it's somewhat expected in certain circumstances (sales, event management) but it's still not always the best idea. It really depends on the person and the company.

    As a young wipper snapper, I worked in retail, where it's never expected, though it'd be easy enough to do drunk and depending on what customers you have can be required so you don't go insane (thinking about it, one 6am new years day shift was mighty blurry). The thing is clients can tell, especially with people like me who cannot handle alcohol well.

    I've also worked in others (federal govt contractor) where you're not allowed, where sometimes there'd be no real downside to drinking on the job.

    In film, it's a really bad idea if you get drunk on set, you could get yourself or someone else killed. In post production, unless you're on crunch time it can be good and bad. If you're trying to figure a way out of a hole, it can help some up with a creative solution but it can also dig the hole deeper and cause more work "Naah mate, faaark it, it'll right, delete the backups, this thing is perfect!". Never ever delete the backups!

  • [Deactivated] on 26/10/2020 - 14:52
    +1

    If the job title is Drunken Master, you'd do an even better job while heavily drunk!

    • Mosher on 26/10/2020 - 19:55

      I might have to change my name to Jackie Chan then to cover my ass

  • macrocephalic on 26/10/2020 - 15:11

    Some aspects, sure, but the parts of my job which allow me to earn more than minimum wage are too complicated to do more than a little affected. It's just a matter of concentration.

  • mychips on 26/10/2020 - 16:09

    No, it would be illegal. I might even be sued for negligence.

  • [Deactivated] on 26/10/2020 - 16:36
    +1

    As long as the works performed well and correctly at my work place they don't seem to care.
    There's a few colleagues I've caught going out to their car to get on the chongas and guys would always go get hammered at the pub during lunch times and they've kept their employment for years.

    Also know a few guys who can really get in the zone and increase productivity when they're programming high.

  • RiseAndRuin on 26/10/2020 - 18:43

    I'm reasonably sure most of the people I was in contact with for work today were high or drunk, if not both. It's the only explanation for all the fu**ups and the delirious conversations I had to put up with.

  • shiny1 on 26/10/2020 - 20:37

    I become louder and more animated when I'm drunk, so I reckon I could get away with teaching Kindy for a while before I got caught. Don't think being high would work out, though.

  • DragoBoyz on 26/10/2020 - 20:51
    +2

    You would be very surprised at the amount of drug and alcohol use in the hospitality industry. It is not uncommon, especially for owners, to have a few drinks whilst on shift. I have worked in dive bars / hospitality staff bars where it was encouraged for us to drink on shift (mainly doing shots) with customers as a way to get them to spend more money. It was a lot of fun for a while but after a year or two doing it 50+ hours a week it begun to take a huge toll on my mental health. It is hard to be a fun party person all the time.

    Drug use to work long shifts and be energised is more common than you would think. A lot of chefs and bartenders I knew that worked in nice restuarants on Lygon Street were heavy drug users and drinkers. When you work day after day of doubles (lunch + dinner service) often without a break, people would use a bit of chemical assistance (coke, speed, ice). After a while it unfortunately becomes a normal habit that is very hard to break. Everyone knows that the head chef does it, but they're really good at their job and the owner cant find anyone else that wants to work 80 hours a week there.

    • Intoxicoligist on 27/10/2020 - 14:10
      +1

      Some call it commitment, some call it amphetamines…

  • cheapcheapimabird on 26/10/2020 - 22:31

    8 hours bottle to throttle

  • StonedWizard on 26/10/2020 - 22:44

    I could do most of my job either high or drunk. But I wouldn’t, as I need my concentration.

    (User name checks out)

  • sunnyc on 26/10/2020 - 22:48

    2-3 drinks for best performance.

  • FW190 on 27/10/2020 - 07:28
    +1

    A friend of mine writes technical manuals for income and I know he likes to get high

    now we know why these manuals doesn't make sense most of the time, not because they were written by the Chinese factory workers during their lunch break, but by someone who was drunk :)

  • Caped Baldy on 27/10/2020 - 09:20

    I'm a cheap drunk though it would make dealing with the people easier.

  • 28kb on 27/10/2020 - 09:26

    Yes, in an office job.. perks of working from home atm

  • Intoxicoligist on 27/10/2020 - 09:37

    There's a lot more functional addicts out there than you realise. Be that weed, alcohol, or other drugs. Sometimes it's due to them self-medicating an underlying condition, sometimes its a habit, and sometimes its just because they enjoy it.

    That being said I'd probably prefer a sober surgeon to an intoxicated one. But if the intoxicated one has been intoxicated every day for the past 10 years of their job and does their job perfectly, there's no functional difference. But then there was a Brisbane Bus driver smoking a pipe who crashes his bus and was caught on camera, so maybe don't be that guy?

    For me, it comes down to being able to do your job properly. If you can do that intoxicated, have fun, if you can't, then you need to stay sober. If you don't know? Stay sober.

  • DarthAntz on 27/10/2020 - 13:58

    I already dont know what I'm doing, have no idea where the time goes, and go home to come down from the work day.

  • SnakeCasablanca on 27/10/2020 - 14:42

    Really high and really drunk? No

    Comfortably high OR comfortably drunk? Yes

    Mildly high AND mildly drunk? Yes

  • blorx on 27/10/2020 - 19:29

    WFH can get interesting, never at work though. Beers or wine COB.

  • Baghern on 28/10/2020 - 00:08

    What you're describing is functional alcoholics/druggies…

    If I could I probably would… but no I'm not a functional drunk.

    Having said that I'm okay with that, since I've noticed functional drunks tend to get extremely drunk and become alcoholics.

    That ability to tolerate alcohol is also a curse

  • ripoffmerchant on 28/10/2020 - 09:19

    I get drunk at work occasionally.. so yes.

  • 2Cheap2Pay on 28/10/2020 - 10:54

    Only if it was a good, easy, cushy job that pays over 85k.

  • Slapstickz on 31/10/2020 - 05:19

    Guess what Randy knows where and what the greatest imposters of all time live, so wtf is a neighbour define it ppl who live in your own st and live on the left side and right side to your house that's a neighbour. A god dam neighbour does not live in railway st Rockdale ok especially when U own a garbage white Honda Civic so want to play garbage games.

    Neighbour we are not cause U don't live in my st and I'm going to prove the perfect point 8am Randy found out the facts and evidence by playing the greatest detective of all time.

    Learn respect and when Big Boss ask U a question especially when you usimn his money but refused to tell him a straight answer but play it out so long to make me look dumb I am not no-one told me U guyw live railway st but prepare yourself for the greatest rant in person how I'm the alpha and the omega and I'm goinb to get back my god dam respect back.

    Time to school the imposters now you got the privileged to meet and greet royal blue 7 in person today's lesson is about noble pride and today's lesson is free zero

  • Slapstickz on 31/10/2020 - 05:35

    Now who's this bullshit fake inferior alpha and omega, rich Dad he trying to be the fake great David Mai trying to copy me and rip me off for all my 7 greats Yeara of mastering the perfect art of the one and only true drop shipping king of all time. I invented drop shipping 18 years ago I can back up my claim now to this imposters U want to make youtube video riding Mai coat tails gettknn famous off playing the role of big Boss

    You ain't Big Boss your a poor man's imitation of me you got to to earn that right for that title. I like to meet U in person today we prove a point who's is the real master of all business side by side a competition I'll prove a point I'll put U on your place and show a perfect master class of 30 great perfect ideas that I'll snap your garbage ideas and competitive like a slim Jim I'll get same day rich guy results without trying and we do it public and you can also record this toale great content cause I'm in in.

    The one and only who can create all unattainable business ideas into facts on spot so them the fans can know who's the real Big Boss and for your fans know that your the phoney and I'm the real deal. Getting famous and money off YouTube cause of me pretty sad. I don't get paid for anything and I don't need twitch or you tube to get rich by impersonation someone else .

    I keep my name and business private 34 yeaea and refused to sell my ideas or tell the world about how great I am and Mai ideas are worth millions but I ain't a Judas never sell ideas for fame or fortune fact. Now provoke Randy drew out the return of the true big boss today and for one day only be prepared for a lesson in perfect business with my own two hands and need zero ppl help 1 guy will prove the perfect point

  • Slapstickz on 31/10/2020 - 07:10

    I throw down the gauntlet on anyone or team of 99 ppl or 20000 or whatever number it is anyone who's wants to challenge for the world great heavy weight championship of all time then today I accept every single challenge just to show and prove Mai perfect point when trying to impersonate me and act as if it's any of your god dam business and ideas to teach anyone or give out my master's class ideas as if you invented them your self .

    And want to brag about what you didn't invent your self but claim the ideas and claims the credit for what no one could do untill I step in and showed how I did it Mai self. No you need Mai permission to talk about all my work and ideas and now I say it's a god dam privelge to learn or to pass on my god dam 7 years work as your own to anyone or to the world when I didn't give anyone permission or to share it.

    Mai ideas drop shipping mate it's a trillion dollar idea look up Forbes. Not everyone deserves my honest ideas cause the bad and corrupt scumbags don't deserve it cause turn a honest ideas into a scam idea and they wreck it for every one else. So that's why I'm livid ppl leaking out ideas that no one should know at all.

    There a price to pay for that,

  • mr_asstight on 31/10/2020 - 07:50

    I've been microdosing marijuana and mushrooms at work. My work improved

    • AustriaBargain on 31/10/2020 - 08:16

      You’re not a cage fighter or bikie debt collector or something are you?

      • mr_asstight on 02/11/2020 - 11:30

        Typical white collar job. But my job is creative to some extent and microdosing sure helps.

    • Slapstickz on 31/10/2020 - 11:31

      You can come to number 3 as I'm born in 3rd February as all the greatest aquaries of all time, come down and I'll teach lucky person on perfect drop shipping business of all time.say reckon I could make a $1000 cash without trying hard at all in person we go to any store of choice no fraud or scams and I'll demonstrate how to be the true master,

      Not much money used or zero I can do it well ppl need to stop being so fake in life and man up and confront me want my perfect true art of money and business then step on come see me today cause after today I go back to retirement and those who still do fraud and imitate me wrong way still after today you best bet I will shut all of you down into absolutely zero fraud is fraud and I'll just report it and how your all doing it slanderinh my name saying I taught them all out of my face..
      It ends all today and if I catch anyone still use and abuse my money and ideas into scams you will know what it is to go to jail for what you should not do.

      Debt collector, I'll collect my stolen money and assets back and to donate back whatever left of what they stole to charity don't doubt that for one second

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