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I was an Engineer in college and focused in neurology before moving into finance. What you are saying actually does make some sense. Usually when you have alcohol in your body, essentially what can happen is neurons can transmit signals a bit more quickly, resulting in a sort of alertness that you describe.
Even with this, I'd still be very careful, especially if you are working during an internship (Intern in IB Coverage Group). Even if you are a really productive worker with alcohol in your body, you still may appear slightly drunk to your co-workers, which can be problematic.
In short, your story, as crazy as it sounds, makes sense, but I would still advise avoiding alcohol at work.
My flair is just from my sophomore internship, though I will be at a solid bank (BB/EB/topMM) next summer. I wouldn't dare drink then; I'm not Don Draper. This is just something I observed about me.
5 drinks sounds like a lot to be alert. I'd buy it if you said 2 or 3 drinks
You have no idea how high my tolerance is.
- things college freshmen say to fraternity brothers they're trying to impress before blacking out, shitting themselves, and getting dinged
I would try and kick this before it becomes a worse problem.
I should, but I don't want to.
Agree with this and above - fucking expensive to get a buzz now solely considering the volume i require
Could be the increased confidence/euphoria of a slight buzz. I always take shots before interviews etc I think and BS WAY better
No, this is different. When I first started drinking, I was all euphoric and confident n shit, but now it's like I drink and go straight into the zone. If I'm sober, I can feel hella distracted and bored and not be able to complete tedious work without slacking off a lot. This isn't good, but whatever.
How often would you go out during college a week? I’m not the one to judge I’m about good for 4 or so nights a week
Going to classes wasted or 5 drinks in isn’t a crime. Doing homework while 5 drinks in isn’t a crime or unethical. Typically you will remember things in the same state that you learned them, so you’d have to have 5 drinks before the exam too.
At a job, it’s different and can be unethical to drink 5 beers before work. However, I know a lot of people who have used coke in IB to keep going and also knew a derivatives trader at JPM/MS who would pop a legal klonopin and have 420 before work everyday.
I think the main things to consider are:
- Don’t be unethical to your company or clients.
- Know your body very well if you do drugs and don’t act out because you can never blame the drugs.
- Take responsibility for your actions. If you do decide to do drugs/alcohol at work, you may be putting yourself in between and rock and a hard place. Come to terms with the reality you have put yourself in. Your reputation is at stake.
They made a movie about this, it's on Hulu:
Yeah it was okay. 6/10.
I thought it was pretty good, 7-8/10 maybe, but I generally like European movies.
And this movie
OP at breakfast be like
Heads up that the tiktok thing shows your name
oh wow I had no idea
So, story: I was a Credit Analyst intern part time at a community bank when I was in college. No one knew this but one of our top loan officers was a closet alcoholic who was drinking vodka mixed with his Monster energy drinks every day (lmao). Dude seemed pretty high functioning at all times, but one day he puked all over the bathroom, like, an impressive amount of puke EVERYWHERE and had a seizure on the bathroom floor. It then also came out that he had been fucking our BSA Compliance officer (smokeshow in the middle of a divorce) which then tore his family apart (two kids smh). Anyways, I have no advice but there's a fun story for you about alcoholics at work.
Good thing I'm single,
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