A short YouTube video (by Ashish Kothari) advocating for more inclusive and safer workplace holiday parties by offering equally appealing non-alcoholic options (mocktail bars alongside full bars), recognizing that some attendees may be on medication or in recovery and cannot safely moderate alcohol, and recommending ride-share/transport arrangements to remove driving as a risk factor.
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And I don't want to get labeled as like the fun police or like a buzz kill. Like I'm not advocating for no alcohol, but I'm advocating for multiple options for people. Right. So that there's fun non alcoholic drinks. And you're right. So often these corporate holiday parties have focused on the signature cocktail or the beverage and moderation for. You can look different for me. Right. If I'm on a certain medication or my. Or I'm in recovery. Exactly. Not everybody is able to moderate their usage. And again, for those of us in recovery, it's a little awkward that the whole party is focused on this. And so the shift that this company made was they had two full bars and then they had two mocktail bars, right. So they just went 5050 and they said, we're going to offer a non alcoholic fun drink just like the alcoholic ones. And the other thing because I've done occupational safety that I encourage them is like everybody should have a ride share or get the motor vehicle issue out of the way for that.