At my last job, the only functional long-term employees were either heavy drinkers or frequent-to-excessive marijuana smokers. During the craziest parts of the busiest shifts, drinking (on the job) was literally the only way I was able to get through it. It didn't just help me to function, it was the sole cause of functionality and actually made the chaos somewhat enjoyable. One time I remained sober just as an experiment... I almost attacked another employee and if I had, my knife would've come out. I just sort of had one of those instant "urge to put a knife to someone's throat" moments immediately followed by an instant "what the f*** am I doing?" moments. All the guy did was talk a little bit of s*** to me about an incident in my area. I just had too much adrenaline and rage to let it go, although I did let it go by willing myself to calm down. I gave him s*** for problems in his area a bit later (we had been known to have minor feuds every now and then but this was the only time that it almost got hostile).
Dealing with an extreme stress job and being sober at the same time... a combination that isn't right for everyone.
Let me guess...
...birthday party clown?
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Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.
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