Sober at Work (Part 1 of 4): Navigating Boozy Workplace Culture

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Year 2 of Sober Across the Pond — and thank you again for helping us reach our one-year anniversary and 1,000 downloads milestone.We’re continuing the momentum with a new mini-series: Sober at Work.In Part 1 of 4, we talk about workplace drinking culture and how it shows up in corporate life — from “boozy norms” to social expectations — and how staying alcohol-free can become a quiet superpower in clarity, confidence, and authenticity.We cover: how workplace culture has shifted since COVID and hybrid work  why alcohol still shows up as the default “social glue” in many environments  how to stay authentic when you’re asked about drinking (or not drinking) Part 2 drops next, where we get into the real-world consequences and what happens at work events when alcohol is the default.