Social Life & Work

Policy Chat

Many of us in Brussels are policy geeks and talk about EU policy, even outside the office.

This might lead to situations where you are part of a conversation over drinks or dinner where a topic related to the work you do is discussed without some of the people knowing that you have a professional interest in that topic.

You are having a drink at Place Luxembourg and are introduced to a group of people that start talking about a topic you work on. In this case you should:

Declare you have a professional interest in this discussion at hand so everyone is informed.