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Seeing the frequency of the days off and the reasons really humanizes these people that (at least I) just imagine as some alien beings that I had nothing in common with.

Also there’s just some that are funny given cultural norms today - I’m assuming it was more akin to taking bereavement leave, but imagining telling my boss I won’t be working because I’ll be drinking for 3 days is pretty comical to me:

day 24 (LIBATING TO HIS FATHER), day 25 (DITTO), day 26(?) (DITTO)



> imagining telling my boss I won’t be working because I’ll be drinking for 3 days is pretty comical to me:

Isn't that basically weekends? Anyway I think it would be a lot more acceptable these days if you get paid per day and you're replaceable enough to not Need to be at work every day.


I'm thinking that this is a funeral ritual because his father passed away.


I think "Brewing Beer" would be a perfectly acceptable excuse in a lot of these new hipstery startups


I have an employee who takes days off because he's developed his own brand of whiskey which is going on sale later this year. We aren't hipstery, or a startup, however.




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