Was it because it was such a hot day in August tha...

Was it because it was such a hot day in August that the ride operators appeared to have just endured a whipping? Or was this simply cellphone withdrawal symptoms? I worked there one summer too, long ago, but I knew how to keep a pleasant expression even when I was exhausted. Perhaps this is a long lost art. I was saddened to learn that when Astroworld shut down many years ago, it was partly due to the bar attitudes if the younger employees. I'd hate to see that happen here in the park I grew up in.