Happy hour isn't dead, but remote work has changed it forever, experts assert
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Happy hours haven't disappeared, but they've become fragmented for workers ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a bar owner and a psychotherapist.
"Many people feel emotionally spent by the end of the workday and see happy hour less as a release and more as another obligation." Andrea Margolis is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can follow her on X at @andreamargs or send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.
Remote work, altered schedules and changing social habits have disrupted the traditional post-work drinking rush, forcing establishments to adapt — and raising questions about whether happy hour is disappearing altogether or simply evolving.
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