Dollar Drink Night Boozing With Coworkers Could Help You Financially
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Dollar Drink Night: How Socializing Over Drinks Can Boost Your Finances
Summary:
In every workplace, there's a group that heads to a local bar for happy hour, blowing off steam, gossiping about the boss, and even mapping out career strategies. If you've been considering skipping these gatherings, think again. Declining an invite for an after-work drink might actually harm your financial prospects.Body:
A study from The Journal of Labor Research reveals that those who enjoy a drink earn 10 to 14 percent more than their teetotaling peers. The reason? It's all about social capital. When you engage in social drinking, you meet more people, opening new professional doors. In the business world, connections often trump expertise.Specifically, the study highlights that those frequenting bars see the greatest financial gains, unlike those who drink at home. Social capital includes skills like charisma and networking?"traits that can lead to both market and nonmarket rewards. Bar-goers tend to have a wealth of these attributes, while nondrinkers may fall behind.
Abstainers might avoid social events involving alcohol, limiting their networking opportunities. They might also be perceived as less engaging, receiving fewer invitations to gatherings. Social drinkers can more easily secure better-paying jobs and strengthen relationships with colleagues who might influence their salaries. While the study doesn’t dive deeply into why nondrinkers lack social capital, it’s clear that drinkers generally earn more.
For instance, female drinkers make 14 percent more than those who abstain, while male drinkers out-earn their nondrinking counterparts by 10 percent. Men who regularly visit bars can see an additional 7 percent income boost. However, this advantage does not extend to women's bar visits.
This study wasn’t sponsored by alcohol-related interests but was instead a response to anti-alcohol initiatives on campuses, restrictions on liquor advertising, and increased alcohol taxes. The authors suggest that discouraging drinking might have unintended consequences on earning potential.
So, the next time a coworker invites you for a post-work drink, consider joining in. According to the statistics, it might just pay off to say, "First round's on me."
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