Which departments in your company contain the biggest party people? The answers may surprise you.
A recent study in the UK found that by far the heaviest drinkers were those employed in the media, but IT staffers aren’t far behind.
The study, by the country’s National Health Service, found that media workers consume the equivalent of more than four bottles of wine (or more than 19 pints of beer a week).
Media folks drink an average of 44 units a week, around double the recommended limit.
The maximum recommended alcohol consumption for men, according to NHS, is 21 to 28 units a week –- three to four units a day. For women, the maximum is 14-21 units a week – two to three units a day.
People in the profession also drink 10 units more a week than the next heaviest drinking professionals –- IT workers, who also consume more than the recommended limit, with 34 units a week.
Next on the list are service-sector workers at 33 units, and people in finance, insurance and real estate at 29 units.
People working in education, transport and travel are the country’s most moderate drinkers, consuming an average of 24 units a week, although that’s still above the recommended limit for women and around the maximum for men.
