I was having a discussion with Fred Wong, one of our guest writers about why there is so much hype around "Happy Hour." And after much debate, he provided the most brilliant explanation. 

"We realize that there's not one singular way to make up for all of the time and energy put into work but Happy Hour seems to help a bit. It's like how we honk our horns when we're mad at another driver. We realize it doesn't fully express our sentiments and it doesn't erase what that person did to make us angry.  But for a brief moment, it helps. So, Happy Hour is like us honking our horns at the work week."