I am an owner-operator of a restaurant
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I am an owner-operator of a restaurant
It's tough. I watch guests come in and out. Some I know are "normal" drinkers and others I can easily identify as not being. Maybe I opened this place as an excuse. Who knows. I never work drunk. I can't. At least I have that much sense about me. However I clear everyone out at the end of the night including staff and I drink myself crazy while cleaning. Sometimes I sleep behind the bar instead of going home. Wake up and carry on.
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Welcome to SR, Sober4mdtoday; glad you found this encouraging, supportive and understanding site.
Have a look around the site, giving special attention to the 'stickies' at the top of the Newcomer's, Newcomers' Daily support, and Alcoholism forums. There is a wealth of information and wisdom in those.
Have a look around the site, giving special attention to the 'stickies' at the top of the Newcomer's, Newcomers' Daily support, and Alcoholism forums. There is a wealth of information and wisdom in those.
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I hope our support can help you get sober for good. 
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There is always hope if you truly want to change and do something about your problem.
The question is, what are you willing to do to get that change? As someone else suggested already, how about having an employee stay and close with you, I am sure that would at least curb your drinking a bit.
Are you ready to change?
The question is, what are you willing to do to get that change? As someone else suggested already, how about having an employee stay and close with you, I am sure that would at least curb your drinking a bit.
Are you ready to change?
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Welcome to SR, Sober4mdtoday! I'm glad you found us here. I know full well the challenge of restaurant work while trying to be sober; I've been a chef for 25 years and involved in restaurants for nearly 30. It can be tough. But it's not impossible! When I quit drinking I didn't tell anyone since I was ashamed that I could no longer "handle" drinking. I can tell you though that after a while everything changed. Eventually I didn't envy those who could still go out and get wasted...I felt bad for all those dummies crawling in in the morning looking like something the cat dug up. Think about it- if you worked in an ER would you be jealous of the guys that come in with gunshot wounds or severed limbs? That's what booze is to a problem drinker; it's a mortal wound. Who would want that for themselves?
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Originally Posted by SteveM1488 
There is always hope if you truly want to change and do something about your problem.
The question is, what are you willing to do to get that change? As someone else suggested already, how about having an employee stay and close with you, I am sure that would at least curb your drinking a bit.
Are you ready to change?
The question is, what are you willing to do to get that change? As someone else suggested already, how about having an employee stay and close with you, I am sure that would at least curb your drinking a bit.
Are you ready to change?
Welcome. Do you want to be sober?
I work in a restaurant and totally relate to the part about seeing all kinds of people and their drinking alcoholic/non-alcoholic behavior. To me, doesn't matter any more than as a sort of sociological/anthropological observational stance I get to take. My sobriety helps me see ALL clearly- and I actually enjoy the environment where I can have constant reminders and reinforcement that sobriety is the better (and for me necessary) choice.
Good luck.
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