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I know specifically that many of us have lost a lot of respect for him due to his behavior and think he's an ass for what he did/said while drunk.  OP may be a decent person and a decent worker but all I'm saying is that[b] it does change the opinion of some people when you act like this[/b].  I know it affected the opinion I had as well as others in my office of my coworker who got drunk in front of us.  It's unprofessional.  As OP can see, some people will be fine with it and others will not.[/quote]

I'm not judgmental or trying to be an ass, but I have to agree with this.  Unfortunately, I was at a conference in Las Vegas - I don't drink very often, but on the "free night" I started gambling and without realizing it, they keep bringin you free drinks.  I got drunk!  My boss and her colleagues were walking by, saw me, and my boss basically, took me and said, you've had enough, come with us.  I drank water the rest of the night, but I was wobbly, tripped a couple times, definitely slurring my words.

It was 2 years ago and I am still mortified.  I KNOW people are looking at me differently.  Since that time, I've sipped one glass of wine (when appropriate - when everyone else is) and switched to water.  I've been trying like hell to have my boss witness my drinking water or seeing me at the end of the night completely sober.  I don't think it's working.  I've been "labeled" as a 'drinker' and it's not a good label.  In fact, my boss' boss mentioned "vegas" to me just last week when we were planning a dinner for some clients and someone (not me) asked about ordering a bottle of wine for the table.  he didn't say it mean, but just looked over and and made a comment about vegas.  It's in the back of everyone's mind - every.time.  UGH.  I don't know how to fix it.  [/quote]

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