I misread your OC for D.C.! Sorry!
For years I was a member of the Restaurant Workers Union.
Cocktail waitress most of the time.
I was in AA 4 years and ghad no long term sobriety.
In and out up and down like a damned Yo-Yo.
The drinking ambience triggered my addiction.
So... eventually I took an office job. And I quit drinking.
Blessings...