Pedro Alvarez never imagined his high school job delivering filet mignon and sautéed lobster tail to rooms at the Tropicana Las Vegas would turn into a longtime career.
“Movie stars and thousands of dollars in tips,” Mr. Alvarez, 53, said.
“If it was up to me, I was never going to leave.”Yet when the Strip shut down for more than two months early in the coronavirus pandemic, Mr. Alvarez became one of tens of thousands of hospitality workers in Nevada to lose their jobs.
After the hotel reopened, managers told him that they were discontinuing room service, at least for a while.
Since then, he has bounced between jobs, working in concessions and banquets.
Persons:
Pedro Alvarez, filet mignon, Mr, Alvarez
Organizations:
Tropicana
Locations:
Vegas, Nevada