On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 2:51:03 PM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 6:00:34 AM UTC-4, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 11:41:49 PM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
> > > On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:43:45 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3:37:41 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > >> On 4/14/2021 3:26 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
> > > >>> I've noticed that fewer bosses smoke in the building and stash liquor in the bottom desk drawer. I guess its because its not politically correct. Its still a shame.
> > > >>>
> > > >> Many places would fire you for any alcohol. I always had wine in the
> > > >> fridge at work. Nothing fancy, just a box of red and one of white.
> > > >
> > > > A couple times a year (pre-pandemic) the CEO would buy a case of beer and
> > > > treat us to one or two brewskis on a Friday afternoon.
> > >
> > > The Santa Cruz Operation 1995-2000: About 350 Employees in Santa
> > > Cruz. Last Friday of every month we had a full keg (usually Anchor
> > > Steam) and assorted bottled beers and wine in one of the various 4
> > > buildings or courtyards on Encinal or Pioneer streets.
> > >
> > > > Smokers are pariahs. I think we've only got one left at the company. The
> > > > others have retired and none of the young people smoke.
> > >
> > > But many "vape" probably.
> > Could be. I generally don't discuss those sorts of things.
> >
> > "Many" at a company that employs 35 people isn't really a concept.
> > Given that educational attainment tracks with vaping, we might
> > not be a representative sample, since we only have perhaps five
> > employees without at least a bachelor's degree.
> By that you must mean the owner's kids?

The CEO's kid is a toddler (or perhaps a little older; I don't keep track).
The people without degrees are in manufacturing and shipping.

Cindy Hamilton