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by bweitzman 4052 days ago
But at the same time, you can't expect places to not have free snacks out just because you can't deal with them. And for the record, I actually hate having snacks around too but that's something that I feel like I need to deal with myself.

It must be really difficult to be an alcoholic in a workplace environment where people drink regularly. But being an alcoholic in general must be really difficult because of the emphasis that our society puts on social drinking.

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Very true - I just find it to be a great challenge. I certainly wouldn't tell my coworkers they shouldn't have access to snacks because of my own issues, the same way I enjoyed the free beer (good beer too!) at my previous job. The difference is I don't have any trouble putting beer out of my mind until Friday afternoon, whereas food is ever in my thoughts when it is presented.