For my 4000th post: 15% of U.S. workforce boozing on the job.

[edbermac]

Workplace alcohol use and impairment directly affects an estimated 15 percent of the U.S. workforce, or 19.2 million workers, according to a recent study conducted at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) and reported in the current issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol.

Based on those responses, Michael R. Frone, Ph.D., principal investigator on the study, estimates that 2.3 million workers (1.8 percent of the workforce) have consumed alcohol at least once before coming to work and 8.9 million workers (7.1 percent of the workforce) have drank alcohol at least once during the workday. Most workers who drink during the workday do so during lunch breaks, though some drink while working or during other breaks.

The study found that workplace alcohol use and impairment was more prevalent among men compared to women. Also, working under the influence of alcohol or with a hangover was more prevalent among younger workers compared to older workers and among unmarried workers compared to married workers.

http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/15_percent_of_u_s_workforce_boozing_on_the_job_9700

Now if you all will excuse me, time for my lunch break...:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

[400Years]

1. If your at lunch you aint on the job.

:evilgrin:

[WI_DEM]

2. It starts at the top with the chimp

[maveric]

3. But if you smoke weed.....

You wont even get the damn job.

[bigwillq]

4. Congrats on 4K!

:toast:

[LincolnMcGrath]

5. Much ado about nothing. IMHO

[BeyondThePale]

6. it sucks to part of the 85ers

[Hyernel]

7. This calls for a toast!

[smirkymonkey]

8. Well, most jobs are unbearable if you're sober.

Bottoms up! :toast: :beer: :hangover:

[Ariana Celeste]

9. Was a guy at my SO's workplace

came into work wasted just last week. Blamed it on cold medicine, but people could smell alcohol on him. How do you even walk into the workplace drunk?