Coping With Addiction and Mental Health Issues in the Restaurant Industry
It’s difficult to understand the stories we see in the news every day about depression and addiction, but we do know they have a significant impact on many people in our industry. Hospitality is a fast-paced and high-stress business with easy access to alcohol, so it’s not a surprise to know that people get hooked to the point where it affects their job. Other drugs also find their way into kitchens and bars, and knowing how to help affected employees and protect the operation and image of the business is crucial. If you work in the business, you know how crazy things get in the kitchen and if you don’t you can read Anthony Bourdain’s book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly to reveal one man’s view of life in the back-of-house. NPR published an excellent article on this subject earlier this year, please read: In an Industry Rife with Substance Abuse, Restaurant Workers Help Their Own If your restaur...