In Defense of Drinking on the Job

“AMERICA has a proud history of drinking on the job.” That’s the opening line to this piece from The Economist. It’s an interesting way to grab my attention. Who doesn’t long for the good old days of chugging a flask of gin before stepping into the office to face your asshole boss? We are told that the scenes in “Mad Men” where we see men in suits guzzling scotch in the middle of the day are closer to reality than most Americans might realize.