Alcoholic Beer Taster

So I was googling to see where this blog shows up in searches, and I stumbled across this article regarding a brewery in Brasil who had an employee sue them. He stated that the brewery did not do enough to prevent him from becoming an alcoholic.

First off, let's talk about the difference between loving beer, and being an alcoholic. The two are not the same. An alcoholic can not go without consuming alcohol. Someone who loves Beer, can go without it, no problems; although they probably prefer not to ;-)

Anyway, Alcoholism is a real disease, and it effects lots of people. Now, if I found that I had symptoms of a disease, and that my work was exacerbating that disease, I think that would be a great excuse to find another job. However this guy was a Beer Taster.

So anyway, this guy sued. Perhaps he had a justification, and the company really didn't do enough to help this guy, like transfer him to bottling or something. However, instead of the company, taking the high road and acknowledging responsibility (regardless of actual fault), they decided to say that this guy was an alcoholic when they hired him!

Not only does this mean the company did not take the high road, it also means they broke the cardinal law of bartending... never serve someone who has already been served more than their share.

Thank goodness the Judge in this case realized what was going on, and still found the company negligent, stating they should not have hired him to begin with.

I normally err on the side of personal responsibility, but when a company like this is so obviously trying to skirt any responsibility at all, I enjoy a good gaveling at their expense.

Cheers,
Jimmy