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Hardly any stress in this one, which is nice. There is the usual job-type stress; trying to please your employer, the lack of total freedom, having to roll your butt out of bed at a particular time each day… but as jobs go, this one registers pretty low on the anxiety scale. You are making people happy (as opposed to a mechanic, on the other hand, who delivers mostly bad news), and, unlike a server in a run-of-the-mill restaurant, most of your customers are there to relax, take their time, and savor. So you won’t usually be rushed to work your magic. Plus, the wine itself chills them out a bit.

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