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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to run in the same circles as Ashley.  It's a work hard , party hard lifestyle for many.  I agree this is a warning to us all to watch out more for our friends and colleagues and speak up, take keys, get them a cab etc when we need to. [/quote]

Is it possible to work hard but not party hard in those circles? In other words, do you get left out (not promoted) if you don't party hard?[/quote]

Not pp, but someone else who travels in those circles.  I would say that there is a certain amount of socializing that is mandatory -- fundraisers (not all of which are in the evening), dinners, etc.  Alcohol is almost always freely available in evening events, but no one looks strangely at you if you don't consume.  Even before I had children, I mostly stopped drinking at these events, just because I found that it just made me really tired.   There are folks who do party hard, but most (but not all) of those I know stop, or slow down considerably, after they get married and have kids.  My husband and I both used to be on that circuit and we frequently discuss how much we DON'T miss it.  As someone who's been around a while, it seems to me that there is actually less of the hard partying going on than there used to be back in the day when lobbyists could buy drinks and dinner for members and their staffs.  Back then, everyone had a really hefty expense account and you were expected to spend it.  However, even now, there will still be days when the execs are in from out of town, and you are required to take them out, etc.

As for the theory that they were out celebrating the merger, that doesn't ring true to me.  They had just announced the merger that day.  I went through a similar deal at my old company, and, as a lobbyist, your troubles are just beginning the day the merger is announced.  Particularly with a utility, the state and federal regulatory hurdles are significant, and it does make sense that she was heading into the office early and/or traveling to headquarters to start the outreach to the members and regulators. Not to mention that everyone's job is at risk -- no one knows for sure if there is going to be a place for them in the merged entity (you don't need two Washington offices).   They may have been out that night partying, but I'm not so sure it was work-related.  [/quote]

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