I (31) have worked as a bartender for the last ten years to make my way through school. Now I have my masters, have worked in screenprinting production, specialize in intaglio and lithography printing but there’s no jobs that pay more than 17 an hour. The service industry is weighing on me. After the pandemic, I’m not sure if anyone else has experienced this, but customers have become more demanding physically and emotionally. More over most bartenders I know are barely scraping by post covid. The industry is making me feel jaded. I’m getting married this year and we literally have no money. We can barely afford rent. Every entry level position nearby pays 20 dollars an hour is less. As it is I make 23. I feel too afraid to jump ship into another industry for fear of my livelihood. Sorry to whine and complain. I know many others have it worse. Just looking on advice on how and where to transition. Thanks for reading.