The service industry was hit hard by the pandemic. When restaurants and bars closed, many bartenders and servers were furloughed or laid off. Ones who did work faced higher risk of COVID-19 infection because of their required close interaction with the public. Happily, the vaccine has allowed for most bars and restaurants to go back to full capacity.
The complex reality, though, is that some people just don’t know how to act with this newfound freedom and reclaimed access to fun — and they’re making life, uh, challenging for bartenders and other service folx. And after all we’ve collectively been through, we just can’t have that. Here’s what people in the service industry want you to know about how to treat them right now.
