I was interested to read that Carlsberg brewery workers in Denmark have gone on strike after management cut their daily free beer ration.
The poor petals are also supposed to only imbibe now at lunch time.
If you said that someone “couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery” you’d be disparaging them, but it’s not generally meant to be taken literally.
I had no idea brewery workers were entitled to a free tipple at any stage of the working day. I wonder if chocolate factory employees get to consume their outputs, or if bankers get fee-free banking, etc?
The headlines on Google News for the beer strike surprisingly lacked sparkle for the most part, but these ones aren’t bad:
- Small beer sends Carlsberg employees on strike (AFP)
- Drinking on the Job Comes to a Head at Carlsberg (Wall Street Journal)
- Carlsberg employees walk out in protest over caps on free beer (Macleans.ca)
- Workers in a froth over no beer policy (South African Star)
I think I would have gone with: Workers in a froth over beer rights.
As for job perks, I haven’t had many over the years apart from free dinners and one visit to a super box at the MCG.
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