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I’ve maintained a firm “don’t get drunk at work events” policy for many years now, but I’ve found that my boss and others on my team are heavy drinkers and keep late hours.

“You keep late hours, Rukmani.”

The work can feel endless, and ski technicians famously keep late hours.

Tango people keep late hours; I’ve been at gatherings where the best dancers arrive at midnight.

That year, The Grove opened its flagship restaurant on Chestnut Street, in San Francisco’s tony Marina district, where Brian Wilson, the Giants’ quirky, former closer, is occasionally spotted completing crossword puzzles in a corner and disheveled techies, who keep late hours, come for the all-day breakfast.