Burnout: When the Passion Becomes a Prison

You got into this because you loved brewing. But now brewing is the thing standing between you and financial ruin. The hobby that used to relax you is now the source of all your stress. You can't take a day off because there's no one to cover. You can't take a holiday because there's no money for it and the brewery doesn't run itself.

The passion that started all of this becomes the thing you resent most. That's burnout, and in this industry, it's not a risk — it's almost a certainty.