If one of our associates we brought from Australia to a show got drunk, I'd leave him/her at home next time. If it was our affiliate manager, I'd fire him/her.
The shows are where you put your company on show to encourage others to do business with you. We work hard for a good reputation and I would be livid if it got trashed in one night by someone getting drunk and acting foolish. We'd be remembered as the company who did xxx at the xxx show. That's how I think of some of the past events!
It's not a soapbox thing for me. I think if it's your job to be "on" for 3-4 days a few times a year, then that's what you do.
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