In summer of 2020, I left a chef's apprenticeship to escape the abuse, low pay, an almost inhumane amount of work load that was slowly driving me into addiction and depression. After a year of moving back home, doing school to studying for a different career, getting my mind and body together. June 2021 I took a part-time job at a new small restaurant. What was supposed to be a side job for school, slowly turned into exactly what I was trying to escape from. What's different now since covid is low staff, higher customer demand, higher work load, supply chain issues. Because of my experience more and more was asked of me, my grades slipped, being begged to pick up shifts, sliding back into substance abuse, neglecting myself and the goals I set out. I tried to set boundaries and I let my self get suck into this toxic business again, because I cared too much and the people who depended on me. I am quitting and taking another year to heal and focus on school. If you are still in the industry, get out, it's more destructive than ever.