Morning-Shift Work, First-Round-Only Socializing

““In South Korea, Samsung has something called the ‘119 Campaign.’ When employees socialize, it’s only for the first round of drinks. Only one type of alcoholic drink is allowed. And everything is done by 9 p.m. In Korea, mixing soju and beer is sometimes called a “bomb.” What it means to “stick to one kind of alcohol” is basically: don’t mix drinks. At our company, we rarely mix drinks, so we decided that social gatherings would only go as far as the first round, and end by 10 p.m.”