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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

The end of the post-work pint: why drinks with colleagues are over and out

Smartly dressed men having drinks in the pub.
‘That magical moment when colleagues become friends.’ Photograph: mediaphotos/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Name: The post-work pint.

Age: Probably as old as work itself, but “Happy Hour” was a scheduled period of entertainment in the US navy during the first world war.

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