we ARE everywhere!! Make this person your FRIEND/SOBER BUDDY in the office; only an addict understands how this is for us. You are very fortunate to have the support from someone who understands.
Alcohol addiction is as unexplainable to a non-alcoholic as someone who smokes (and no judgement here! I just never started thank goodness!) trying to tell me what "pleasure" there is in smoking.
I am so glad I never started that one.
Worse than what you have is an AA person who works at a liquor store who "caught" me buying alcohol to feed my last relapse; I could see the pain in her eyes... maybe that is what has made me work toward sobriety ... sigh... again.