How People in the Drinks Industry Maintain Their Mental Health
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“How do you handle working through a pandemic on $2.17 an hour, plus the generosity of others?”
That’s a question Elijah Finn had throughout 2020. Last year the 24-year-old bar manager at Courthaus Social in Arlington, VA, went from the daily stresses of working in the hospitality industry to the added pressures and financial hardships of
not working, as well as navigating the new restrictions, rules and workplace dangers that abounded as Covid-19 continued to spread.
“Thankfully, most of us were able to adapt, evolve and survive,” says Finn. “But mentally there was always this dark cloud over our heads.”