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[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Does waiting tables and having sex with strangers feel similar to you? These jobs aren’t comparable from a psychological standpoint. I never heard that it’s common for waiters to be substance users or have PTSD.

[–] zndl972@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Weirdly enough, restaurant workers are some of the highest substance users group. A Google search on this subject is quite surprising.

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

It's not even close to sex workers which have the highest amount of substance abuse among all professions.