Coworker got drunk and missed her presentation

[Anonymous]

This is insane in 2026. She should know better. Dont ever show your azz at a work event. You’re supposed to drink mocktails to keep your composure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:was there no back up plan?

I don’t get this. The colleague showed up to the event the night before and then ghosted. Of course there was no back up plan besides someone else winging the slide deck. Do you all have understudies for everything?

Uh yes. It's called her assistant.She does a brilliant presentation. And then she gets her boss' job

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:was there no back up plan?

I don’t get this. The colleague showed up to the event the night before and then ghosted. Of course there was no back up plan besides someone else winging the slide deck. Do you all have understudies for everything?

Uh yes. It's called her assistant.She does a brilliant presentation. And then she gets her boss' job

Yeah this is just not how a lot of industries work at all. I don’t have an assistant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were they roofied?

Good point. Someone needs to have a delicate conversation with this employee, because if she was assaulted at a company event, she can sue the company.

Maybe she was exhausted from working alone on the presentation and having no support and 1-2 drinks were more impacted than she expected.

She got sick the next morning, who knows the reason. Maybe she had bad sushi.

A one time event is not fireable, and if she says she was sick she was sick. Unless she did something egregious the night before beyond appearing tipsy, there is nothing actionable here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:was there no back up plan?

I don’t get this. The colleague showed up to the event the night before and then ghosted. Of course there was no back up plan besides someone else winging the slide deck. Do you all have understudies for everything?

Uh yes. It's called her assistant.She does a brilliant presentation. And then she gets her boss' job

Yeah this is just not how a lot of industries work at all. I don’t have an assistant.

You just all be in some bs sales role because no one who does actual work operates like that. But you get paid well I bet, and the partying was the valuable bit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:was there no back up plan?

I don’t get this. The colleague showed up to the event the night before and then ghosted. Of course there was no back up plan besides someone else winging the slide deck. Do you all have understudies for everything?

Uh yes. It's called her assistant.She does a brilliant presentation. And then she gets her boss' job

Yeah this is just not how a lot of industries work at all. I don’t have an assistant.

You just all be in some bs sales role because no one who does actual work operates like that. But you get paid well I bet, and the partying was the valuable bit.

I’m an attorney. We don’t have “backups.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:was there no back up plan?

I don’t get this. The colleague showed up to the event the night before and then ghosted. Of course there was no back up plan besides someone else winging the slide deck. Do you all have understudies for everything?

Uh yes. It's called her assistant.She does a brilliant presentation. And then she gets her boss' job

Yeah this is just not how a lot of industries work at all. I don’t have an assistant.

Everyone has an assistant, even if that's not the official title. I'm a senior manager, and I'm my Director's assustant. When she gets promoted (or too drunk to function), then I get her job

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:was there no back up plan?

I don’t get this. The colleague showed up to the event the night before and then ghosted. Of course there was no back up plan besides someone else winging the slide deck. Do you all have understudies for everything?

Uh yes. It's called her assistant.She does a brilliant presentation. And then she gets her boss' job

Yeah this is just not how a lot of industries work at all. I don’t have an assistant.

No but I would bet big money there is someone at your company that can run the charts and talk to the presentation. You don't need an assistant for this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:was there no back up plan?

I don’t get this. The colleague showed up to the event the night before and then ghosted. Of course there was no back up plan besides someone else winging the slide deck. Do you all have understudies for everything?

Uh yes. It's called her assistant.She does a brilliant presentation. And then she gets her boss' job

Yeah this is just not how a lot of industries work at all. I don’t have an assistant.

No but I would bet big money there is someone at your company that can run the charts and talk to the presentation. You don't need an assistant for this.

Someone could wing the presentation for me, but we don’t do contingency plans for no shows or emergencies. We’re expected not to have those, for better or worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:was there no back up plan?

I don’t get this. The colleague showed up to the event the night before and then ghosted. Of course there was no back up plan besides someone else winging the slide deck. Do you all have understudies for everything?

Uh yes. It's called her assistant.She does a brilliant presentation. And then she gets her boss' job

Yeah this is just not how a lot of industries work at all. I don’t have an assistant.

Everyone has an assistant, even if that's not the official title. I'm a senior manager, and I'm my Director's assustant. When she gets promoted (or too drunk to function), then I get her job

I’m a senior associate. I have a part-time admin who I share with 8 other people and does nothing except book travel and submit receipts for reimbursement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were they roofied?

Good point. Someone needs to have a delicate conversation with this employee, because if she was assaulted at a company event, she can sue the company.

Maybe she was exhausted from working alone on the presentation and having no support and 1-2 drinks were more impacted than she expected.

She got sick the next morning, who knows the reason. Maybe she had bad sushi.

A one time event is not fireable, and if she says she was sick she was sick. Unless she did something egregious the night before beyond appearing tipsy, there is nothing actionable here.

Yes, everyone gets a trophy these days, no?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good for her, that is exactly what those BS events are for.

Fully agree. I would promote her to a level where her underlings can take care of this nonsense, and she can focus on bonding, building relationships with clients, and spreading good cheer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gross Misconduct inebriated with customers. Missing the presentation is cherry on top. Termination.

This part feels like the MO of these events.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the company should give her the option to take leave and go to rehab or leave the company.

I agree with this. It happened to someone I know. He went to rehab and is still on the wagon. He does excellent work now. He did before, too, when he was sober/not hung over.

[Anonymous]

I'd first make sure the employee is alive...