Would you take drugs with your work colleagues?

[Souffle]

I wouldn’t take drugs full stop.

 

[Norfolking Good]

If you are in a registered profession then absolutely not, not only could you lose your registration but your job and career.
Not a fan of mixing business with pleasure personally, having been offered a cheeky line by a senior manager (politely declined I may add) I can’t take her seriously now and she is a total flake at work so I wonder if this is impacting her work now I’m aware of her extra curricular activities.

 

[Rippedjeanmaybe]

I wouldn’t take drugs full stop.

We also have regular drug testing at our workplace and I would lose my job if I was found to have drugs in my system. (I just work in admin).

 

[Norfolking Good]

I never really had much of an opinion on weed either way until Uni when I lived with a girl and her boyfriend who were smoking 8-10 joints a day and the mental degradation over an academic year was shocking. I don’t know if that’s a lot of weed as I don’t smoke it but they became paranoid and lacked concentration to say the least. I can totally see how long term use can open up mental health issues and cause paranoia or psychosis in extreme cases.

 

[laughing]

This is a wind up, right?

 

[Rippedjeanmaybe]

I don’t take drugs, but I’m not ignorant to how normal it is to some people.

My older brother smoked cannabis for years, he ended up with psychosis and was sectioned for four years. He now has a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

My older half sister, her and her partner have smoked weed for years. She’s had to go to food banks several times to feed my nephew because so much of her money goes on drugs.

Someone I was friends with at school does weed with her partner and he also does coke. They got in trouble with dealers and had her car torched and windows smashed. They also rely on handouts as they’re always struggling to pay bills because it goes on drugs. They have a toddler who she struggles to buy nappies for.

Someone else I know got into massive debt with drugs and crashed his car into a tree killing himself and leaving behind a 6 week old baby.

I don’t do drugs no, but I am aware how prevalent it is. Of course it doesn’t always work out like the above, but often it does one way or another eventually.

 

[Mycatoliver]

When I was about 19 (working in a call centre - I got sacked in the end because I was crap at it) and going out every weekend with colleagues/friends we would do speed, ecstasy and coke all the time.
I clearly didn’t give a shit and my boundaries were rather off
Now I’m nearly 40, have a career I want to keep and my friends/colleagues don’t do drugs nor do I then it wouldn’t happen. However to some it’s normal.
besides loads of us get drunk at the Christmas party and alcohol is one of the most lethal drugs.

I have known lawyers and city folk ie bankers who get rewarded with bags of coke by their bosses. It’s fine though because they have a degree and money

 

[Bleurghgram]

However to some it’s normal.

Absolutely this! I think if you don’t do drugs it’s easy to miss how normal it is to some people.

In my circle it’s completely normal to pick up half a gram of cocaine on a casual Friday evening. In fact it’s considered ‘not that much’.

I’ve distanced myself from it because I can see the toll it was taking on my mental health, and I’m now the weird one for not wanting any.

I could pinpoint exactly which of my colleagues either have a habit or would dabble.

 

[Mamacita]

If you are in a registered profession then absolutely not, not only could you lose your registration but your job and career.
Not a fan of mixing business with pleasure personally, having been offered a cheeky line by a senior manager (politely declined I may add) I can’t take her seriously now and she is a total flake at work so I wonder if this is impacting her work now I’m aware of her extra curricular activities.

I know plenty people who do take drugs and can be professional at work, it doesn't affect their performance. But i think there is something unhinged about offering it to your employees or colleagues, especially without knowing if they're into it, so I'd probably also struggle to take them seriously

 

[at-the-disco]

it entirely depends on the workplace, your colleagues and management.
I would not personally but I know many people who would and do
work colleagues are not necessarily your friends and could backfire massively for you
be careful

 

[JSquared]

If this is a peer pressure thing, ditch them, no one should feel pressured to do something like this.

Drugs aren’t worth the risk, especially if you don’t know the source they are coming from.

 

[Mamacita]

I don’t take drugs, but I’m not ignorant to how normal it is to some people.

My older brother smoked cannabis for years, he ended up with psychosis and was sectioned for four years. He now has a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

My older half sister, her and her partner have smoked weed for years. She’s had to go to food banks several times to feed my nephew because so much of her money goes on drugs.

Someone I was friends with at school does weed with her partner and he also does coke. They got in trouble with dealers and had her car torched and windows smashed. They also rely on handouts as they’re always struggling to pay bills because it goes on drugs. They have a toddler who she struggles to buy nappies for.

Someone else I know got into massive debt with drugs and crashed his car into a tree killing himself and leaving behind a 6 week old baby.

I don’t do drugs no, but I am aware how prevalent it is. Of course it doesn’t always work out like the above, but often it does one way or another eventually.

I don't disagree that it really can ruin people's lives but I believe it's more to do with the people themselves, not the drugs. If it wasn't weed or coke, it would be alcohol.

 

[JSquared]

I don't disagree that it really can ruin people's lives but I believe it's more to do with the people themselves, not the drugs. If it wasn't weed or coke, it would be alcohol.

I agree but the drugs are a risk always. You don’t know where they are sourced from, if they have been mixed with anything.
I had a friend who was a casual drug user, never large amounts but ended up with a ‘bad batch’ and died.

 

[Lizzie Mintdrop]

When I was younger and worked in bars, yes I did take drugs with work colleagues but not when I worked in office jobs.

I don't even drink now so drugs are a definite no no but in my current role if I was a drug user, I wouldn't dream of doing them with my colleagues.

I think it depends on circumstances such as age, industry and opportunity. It would be really strange if I said to my colleagues, who are all women in their peri or post menopausal years, shall we get some coke after brunch at the weekend

 

[Umbridge]

In my old bar job, yes. As cliche as it sounds, everyone did it, openlym

Now Im a teacher, no. Just not worth the risk to my repuatation and my job!
(Although I could be tempted to pass out anything that might chill the years 8s out a bit)

 

[Sunflower91]

I work in marketing and at my old workplace in London drugs with colleagues was as much a thing as drinking with certain groups of them. I didn’t quite realise until I went sober for an event and looking round there were people who looked like they’d face planted in a bag of flour. It was like some kind of open secret.

I did coke with a colleague once and will never ever do it again because of how it made me feel. I chose to do it because I was stupid and wanted to try it, I trusted the colleague and since it was really common in the workplace I didn’t see it as a risk to my job.

 

[EasterEggs]

When I worked in retail during uni I would go out with colleagues and anything would go really.

Now I am a tax adviser, definitely not.

 

[watermelon sugar]

i wouldn’t take drugs full stop. but it depends on a lot of factors really, we need more context

 

[MinnnieMouse]

Absolutely not. I wouldn't be seen drunk in front of them either (although I will have a few drinks if we go out -I just make sure I know when to stop). Totally undermines your credibility and whilst I do have some lovely work friendships, I'm always mindful of the fact that they are also colleagues.

 

[Rippedjeanmaybe]

I don't disagree that it really can ruin people's lives but I believe it's more to do with the people themselves, not the drugs. If it wasn't weed or coke, it would be alcohol.

In some situations, I guess, but not everyone who takes drugs is out to ruin their lives, sometimes it just happens and they wouldn’t have had the same negative outcomes from having a few drinks of an evening.

None of the people I mentioned were on a self destructive path. They all just started taking drugs for fun and it spiralled into debt & mental illness. I highly doubt any of the people I mentioned would have had the same issues from alcohol.

although I do think alcohol consumption can also be destructive in certain circumstances, but there is a reason certain drugs are illegal.