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My boss likes to say "wow you must be drinking some strong stuff on the weekends after this job." Because apparently that's the ideal way to cope with abusive workloads.

In reality its just sleep, anime, and weed.

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This is your boss subtly commenting that your weed use is noticeable.

It's just old oilfield habits to these guys. He gets confused anytime someone doesn't line up with the old ways. (leading to long racist lunch rants)

He's not far off since you do cope with a depressant drug, just a different one with a different risk profile. And I don't know about you, but it tanks my productivity worse than alcohol all the way through the next day depending on the form. So maybe he's making a comment about that.

Weed isn't wholly a depressant, nor is it classified as one due to the stimulant and hallucinogenic effects it also includes.

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