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Taste testers for breweries or wineries also exist.
I thought about wine tasters but then I thought "don't they usually spit it out?" But yeah. Also probably food critics.
Some alcohol still absorbs through the skin inside your mouth, tasting and spitting 50 wines at a quick pace through a day can get someone tipsy. Judging wines properly can also involve swallowing a tiny amount to feel the characteristics of it on the way down the throat.
Uh, wine tasters?
And, de facto also people whose job is to strike deals for a company. And ambassadors, I'd say.
I know a couple deal maker type people who are teetotal. I suspect it’s common in some cultural groups. They just drink nonalcoholic beverages. Some people handle it well, some people don’t.
Programmers trying to hit Ballmer’s peak?
As a sales rep for a beer distributor, I definitely HAD to drink on the job.
Don't sex workers drink on the job too?
this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2025
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