Text | You Meng

Wine culture has a long history in China, and each has its own local characteristics. Walking around in the complicated workplace every day, persuading, avoiding, and drinking have become important and compulsory courses for us at work. It is not easy to drink well in the workplace.

「01」

I know a department leader who did not drink alcohol twenty years ago, but now he is unhappy without alcohol. Behind this increase in drinking power lies the hidden dangers in the workplace. The helplessness and sadness.

Before the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he was overwhelmed with all kinds of entertainment. He worked in a different place and had a lot of single time. It happened that the head of the unit also liked drinking, so naturally the department leader I met became a frequent visitor to parties and entertainment.

"It is better to drink a glass of wine than to shake hands with the leader ten times", "Drinking style represents style, the amount of alcohol represents workload, and drinking is also productivity", common sayings at the dinner table may seem boring, but they are often heard Now that I have learned it, my ears and eyes are affected, and I practice it physically.

From passive drinking to presided over drinking, from obscurity at the corner of the table to sitting firmly at the table strategizing, the vanity of drinkers can easily be satisfied. In order to reduce family wars and let his daughter-in-law understand and support his drinking, the leader showed affection to his daughter-in-law and adopted a united front policy, slowly turning opponents into allies. Under the willow branches, I will never stop until I am drunk. Years of persistence have also drunk through glory, through spring, summer, autumn and winter. In his own words, "There is still a lot of material to write a storybook."

Of course, after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, all kinds of entertainment in the workplace were greatly reduced. This leader now drinks alone at home instead of socializing and drinking. A story about career promotion has created a tragic man in the wine shop. Now the addiction to alcohol has penetrated deeply into his bones. It is very uncomfortable to go without alcohol for a day. It is so embarrassing to see him looking like he is greedy for alcohol!

「02」

After telling this leader’s drinking story, looking back at my own drinking life, it was also “full of ridiculous things and a handful of bitter tears.”

I was born in a rural area and was assigned to work in a state-owned enterprise after graduation. This was a huge leap for me as I transitioned from the countryside to the city. Looking at the envious looks of my relatives, friends and classmates was the beginning of my feud with workplace drinking culture.

When I first entered the workplace, I was a young person, so I took everything seriously for fear that my boss would be dissatisfied. I remember the first time I went out to socialize, I drank so much that I fell into disarray.

This is because I don’t have any concept of alcohol in my mind. The most legendary experience is when I graduated from school, I drank a few bottles of beer with my roommate. I felt dizzy on the spot. After taking a rest, I sobered up. , there is basically no concept of high-altitude wine, grain wine, etc. in my mind.

"Xiao Sun, you are so young, work hard. As a man, you must learn to drink. You cannot do things without wine. Come, let's have a drink." Looking at the leader's resolute and expectant eyes , I was so passionate that I drank it all in one gulp. The posture was just like that of Du Kang in Cao Cao's hands, full of energy and courage, I am the hero (haha, it was all wine talk, at that time I seemed to be full of strength, and I felt grateful and grateful).

The mantra that colleagues often say is: "If you don't drink, you will drink again, if you don't drink, you will drink less, if you drink less, you will drink too much." The first time I drank as a workplace virgin, I ended up spinning and vomiting filth. Fortunately, I was young at the time, so I slept for one night and everything was fine.

When I attended the work entertainment again, the leader held up the glasses in twos and threes and said to me seriously: "Xiao Sun, you need to be careful when drinking, especially on important occasions. "The first priority is not to be drunk if you dare to drink, and not to lose your composure at the table. There are no outsiders today, come on, let's go together." As a result, as you can guess, I spent another long night of sadness and tossing and turning.

After many years of busy wine parties and many sleepless nights, I have grown from a newborn calf in the winery to the current wine commander of the winery. Only I know the bitterness of this. Regrettably, I did not train myself to be a real alcohol addict like the leader above. Instead, I drank to ruin my stomach, weakened the relationship between husband and wife, and lived an ignorant and sad life of alcohol.

「03」

One after the other, two drinking stories and two drinking lives, a true representation of the vast workplace.

Wine, the dictionary definition is "an ethanol-containing beverage made by fermenting sorghum, rice, wheat or grapes." You deal with wine every day. Wine is meant to be a drink, so there is nothing wrong with drinking it in any amount.

Wine has had many interpretations since ancient times. It is written in "Book of Rites and Music" that "those who drink and eat are happy." What a wonderful thing it must have been for the ancients to drink! In the "Book of Rites? Sheyi" it is written that "the reason why people drink wine is to support their old age and to take care of their illnesses." Wine originally had a Chinese medicine introduction, and it seems that it really has its origins. The article "Shuowen" talks about "wine, so it is related to the good and evil of human nature." A drop of wine is related to human nature. It can be seen that wine has been a very important "drink" in the workplace in ancient times.

Wine, commonly known as the liquid of emotion, is just like the liquid of a man and a woman and cannot be parted from.

The wine in Li Bai's eyes is so refreshing that it is like life. "Lanling's fine wine is like tulips, and the jade bowl contains amber light. But it makes the host drunk, and the guests don't know where they are." The wine in Wang Han's heart, Full of bloody masculinity, "The luminous cup of grape wine will prompt you to drink with the pipa. Don't laugh when you are lying drunk on the battlefield. How many battles have been fought in ancient times?" The wine in Du Fu's works is not afraid of the powerful, bohemian, and talented, "Li Bai's 100 Poems on Drinking Wine" Chapter, "I went to sleep in a restaurant in Chang'an City, but the emperor couldn't get on the boat, so I claimed that I was the immortal of wine."

There are countless stories and poems about wine in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad. A heroic history, a love affair, most of them are accompanied by the attachment of wine. In our workplace life, it is not strange to have wine, but being greedy and drunk is a big taboo in the workplace.

「04」

Personally, I think heroic people love drinking more. When I think back to how many times I toasted and drank, I feel like I am drunk now, but as a person In the workplace, because of drunkenness, people utter arrogant words, which attracts the contemptuous looks of colleagues; because of drunkenness, they get into fights, spend money and build grudges; because of drunkenness, they stay out at night, forget about their wives and daughters, and hurt their love. More than 20 years of wine shop experience has made me regret more than happiness, and I have no love for wine.

As a working person, especially young people who are new to the workplace, remember not to waste time on the drinking table, let alone have the bad habit of being greedy for alcohol.

Bernard Shaw said, "Self-control is the instinct of the strongest." Controlling drinking is actually a sign of self-discipline. Without a strong willpower, it is difficult to do it in the workplace. This is precisely because too many people are in the workplace, but they forget the original intention of entering the workplace and mix themselves up. In fact, excellent people always regard good habits as actions they persist in every day, and over time they will reap unexpected joys.

Drinking alcohol is very harmful to the body, and drinking too much alcohol regularly is the stupidest thing to do. The body is the capital of revolution. Without a healthy body, everything else is fake. As the saying goes, "You are a piece of grass in the workplace, but a treasure in the family." The most important thing in dealing with people is sincerity. When it comes to workplace communication, you need to look further and enlarge the picture. Making friends through fitness, reading, and hobbies are all good ways to socialize in the workplace. Drinking is just one of them.

There is a leader in our marketing department. Because he feels unwell after drinking, he focuses on the fitness hobbies of Party A’s leaders. He regularly organizes badminton and table tennis competitions, which not only exercises his body, but also strengthens Party A and Party A’s mental health. If you have a good relationship, why not do it?

Fu Sheng said, "The so-called growth is actually the upgrading of cognition." Wine is a double-edged sword. It can be beneficial when used well, but it can hurt others when used wrongly. A wine shop is like a battlefield. If we don’t have the capacity to drink, it’s better not to take the initiative to wade into this muddy water. With the understanding that those who purify themselves will purify themselves, it would be the best policy to put more effort in other aspects.

There is an explosive article on the Internet about networking. I agree with its view. If you are not strong, no matter how much energy you invest, it will be in vain. All the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the bustle in the world is for benefit. The premise of interpersonal communication is whether there is an equal sharing of interests and whether there is an exchange of interests. Using alcohol to build connections is like a moth flying into a flame. It may seem glamorous, but it is actually leading to death. Living a healthy life is our greatest happiness. If we use stupid practices that harm the body in exchange for the power and money we envy, it is bound to be a loss-making transaction.

The last thing I want to say is that when it comes to alcohol in the workplace, drink as little as you can, act within your means, and spend your time improving yourself and strengthening your life skills. It may seem ineffective for a while, but after many years , you will gain something.

Lin Yutang once said, "If you look further ahead, you will not be sad." If you live up to your life, life will not let you down.

I wish every working person a healthy and happy working life.