Once upon a macho time, promotions were won and lost on golf courses and in squash-club locker rooms. In 1960s advertising land, all serious work had to be done in the morning because of the number of martinis that were consumed over lunch while entertaining clients—or merely gabbing with their colleagues. Workplace socializing is a curious beast. Many studies have consistently shown that a social workplace is a productive workplace with happier, healthier and more motivated staff. While workday boozing in the West now usually happens after hours, you may have an evening session of bowling, poker or Frisbee in the park planned instead of taking up a whole corner of your local speakeasy with the sole intent of getting sloshed and gossiping about your boss. This story is from Kinfolk Issue Fifteen Buy Now Related Stories Arts & Culture Issue 38 Social Work Hettie O’Brien considers the cost of never logging off. Arts & Culture Issue 22 Personality Tests: A Brief History From warfare to psych wards to the workplace, Harriet Fitch Little uncovers our long-standing fascination with personality tests. Arts & Culture Entrepreneur Issue 22 Tips: Brainstorming and Contracts Whether you're brainstorming with colleagues or hammering out a contract, taking everyone's viewpoint into consideration leads to the best outcome. Arts & Culture Issue 22 Pattern & Repetition Science writer Philip Ball speaks on the intertwined relations of our brains and the patterns they perceive. Arts & Culture Issue 22 At Work With: Laurent Martin A little more than a decade ago, Laurent Martin defected from the advertising world and retreated into an artist's life in rural Catalonia. Arts & Culture Issue 22 This Woman’s Work In his latest book, The Kate Inside, photographer Guido Harari presents the audacious spirit and restless creativity of iconic singer Kate Bush.
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