person in a meeting apologized for drinking a diet coke "at 11am"
Is this a social norm that I dont know about

person in a meeting apologized for drinking a diet coke "at 11am"
Is this a social norm that I dont know about
I wonder is apologizing is just a nice default safety mechanism / way to get through work. Other thing I can think of is maybe they are referring to needing some caffeine mid-day, admitting they aren't 100% on energy. It's def kind of weird though.