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Hmm. In the technical information industry that's not common--although to be honest, I don't get sent to conventions and the like. I don't know anyone who is--cheap companies we work for.
But even in Hollywood, in the burlesque community (a pretty wild crowd, to be sure), I've never felt pressured to drink more than I wanted to, or when I didn't want to. I've never felt that my being hired for a show depended on my drinking booze in front of the show producer, at any point. It may help that I usually have a minimum 1 hour drive home after any given show, or maybe even in Hollywood, people are more respectful of one's personal choices. Lots of people going through rehab for various things, so no one ever pushes anything, anywhere.
Or maybe I just work with the upper crust. I don't need to get blotto with folks to get work.
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