A curious drinking situation

Hey! I'm a intern at a pretty fratty culture bank. I skipped a grade in school and so I am 20 and I will be for a long time (mid senior year). However, one of the analysts have invited me to drink with him and some others in my group pretty casually. At college I am a pretty heavy drinker so I am not concerned about getting wasted around them, I just don't know what I should do since its illegal to drink when I'm under 21 and I don't want to fuck up a return offer. I'm at a small boutique in NYC, but the culture is really awesome, but there is like two stickler associates and I really just don't want to mess this up.

Advice?

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If you're drinking on their rooftop, no worries to grab a white claw... if you're out at a bar I would not try and order a drink when with coworkers, bad form to whip out a fake ID or get denied in front of work people. If for whatever reason your ID gets denied/taken that's a pretty quick way to lose a return offer.. the analysts won't care but seniors or less chill associates may. Just get a diet coke and chat with them

Drink all you want with your intern friends on the weekends, just no drinking at firm events or with a ton of FT coworkers

 

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