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I reported a coworker for being drunk at work 3 days a week…it took them 13 years! Until they passed him the ultimatum: either you accept our help with your alcoholism or you’re out.
He left and started a new life in a new country, wife kids etc donated a large part of his money to a local school…only to die months after due to stomach issues as a result of years of alcohol abuse.
We had 2 guys like that and they took 13 years with one and 15 with the other.
The one of 15 years controlled heavy machinery daily.
Just look wherever, don’t overthink it.
You’re there to eat, as everyone else. It’s not like you have some instagram gym diva a table over that’s itching to publicly shame you.
I usually focus on my food, converse with the others i’m there with and occasionally look around to see if someone ordered something i want too.
If people take offense in that, so be it. Go be offended.