31st Mar 2008

The Cost of Being Hospitable (as a profession)

A new study analyzed data on alcohol use by workers in various industries and found that workers in the hospitality industry were more likely to have issues with alcohol:

According to a new report by Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems at The George Washington University Medical Center, “Workplace Screening & Brief Intervention: What Employers Can and Should Do About Excessive Alcohol Use”, alcohol-related problems are disproportionately represented in American business, with employees in the hospitality, construction and wholesale industries significantly more likely to be dependent on or abuse alcohol.

You can find other industries here (scroll down). It looks like workers in public administration have the least risk of issues with alcohol, which leads me to wonder if there’s a correlation between lack of job stability and alcohol use. Just wondering.

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2 Responses to “The Cost of Being Hospitable (as a profession)”

  1. March 31st, 2008 at 2:14 pm GhostGirl Says:

    I would also think ready availablity–hotel bars, restaurants, casinos, etc.

    In other words, I never ate more pizza than when I worked at a pizza place!

  2. March 31st, 2008 at 3:52 pm Ms. Theologian Says:

    Ready availability is definitely a reason to drink. I wonder what the alcohol abuse rates for freelancers are.

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