The Great Resignation is beginning to create even more havoc for thinly staffed restaurant chains trying to rally back from being hammered during the pandemic.
This week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that quits rates in the food service industry hit 6.8%, compared to an overall quits rate of 2.9%. Guggenheim analyst Gregory Francfort notes the quits rate for food service is well above the 5% peaks seen in quits in 2006 and 2019, and 4.1% average over the past 20 years.
"Workers continue to leave the retail and restaurant industries amid challenging demands put on existing staff due to labor shortages and other measures, such as mask requirements for customers. With the persistent high quits rate in these industries throughout the pandemic, both will remain constrained due to a lack of available people willing to work in these jobs. That will continue to weigh on overall employment given the size of both industries," opined DataTrek's Jessica Rabe in a research note to clients.
Was at a brew pub yesterday in the city. Beautiful fall day and great football so people were out in droves. To put it bluntly, our server was a total bitch. Probably some of the worst service ever. I looked around and counted her working at least 10 tables and that was just what I could see. Wrote her a note on the bill..."Thank you...hang in there". It took every fiber of my being to find the grace to do that because I really wanted to call her out. The ones that are still working, are working their asses off.
Unfortunately this is what the DS wants, they targeted these small businesses during the lockdowns. Why? Could it be because they are a place to gather and have unfiltered, unmonitored conversations? Just a thought.
That may be part of it but my thought is that they targeted small businesses because they are usually owned by freedom loving. independent thinkers that won't strictly follow government mandates like the big gov boot-lickers usually found in corporate board rooms. Also, small businesses are not financially able to offer up bribes to politicians in any large scale so it was done to consolidate business to the larger corps that have lots of cheddar to toss around to the pols.
Remember where talk of the American Revolution started? In a tavern, with Paul Revere, John Adams, Sam Adams............
Better not have any tvs, phones or technologies on, you nowadays.
Southern border has entered the chat.
No hablo englias.
Those room temperature cactus monkies are only good for spreading Hep C on ppls food after they shit on their fingers. They literally cannot function in our society
This is what happens when you over extend an already bloated "service industry" with abysmal pay rates coupled with vaccine/mask mandates, and then, just for good measure, throw skyrocketing inflationary costs into the mix.
The owner of the now famous DeBary Diner is also a DJ for WOCL SunnyFM-Orlando, 105.9 on your radio dial for you Ctrl FL types. Rick Stacey is his name. Name of the show is the Rick Stacey Morning Show with Jill Bucco and Smokestack. They are THE ONLY based, redpilled radio show in the area and the ONLY based, redpilled show for radio/tv in the area. And are the ONLY show I listen to in the mornings. They're awesome.
For those that don't know, DeBary Diner is the one who told Buyden voters, mandate accepters, etc to pack sand and not frequent their establishment after the Afghanistan Withdrawal Debacle.
He and his wife have been hammered with rising food costs. He says a bulk box of bacon is now close to $100. While this may not seem like a lot, consider how much bacon people eat in the South. We LOVE our bacon. He's detailed other costs, too, but this one he talks about the most. Before this yr, they were paying less than $30/box. They're trying not to pass on the costs to their consumers as much as other places, but are quickly losing this battle. He's also said they just can't get certain goods, like veggies, paper product supplies, etc. He also said that the restaurant industry has lost ~ 1Mil jobs since COVID started. Haven't looked into it yet, but the proof is in the closed and shuttered eateries that haven't reopened. He knows other restaurant owners that have stayed closed because they're making more money from the "COVID stimulus" payouts for the industry than they would make if they stayed open. He's said he knows owners that weren't millionaires before COVID, who are now millionaires because of the stimulus. Like...wut????
Proof that [they] want us separated and alone, afraid, and just all around doomfagging on every aspect of our lives.
If you live in Texas, you make pilgrimmages to Buc-ees "convenience" mega store. They are the most organized greatest BBQ/gas/fudge/jerkey store with spotless almost limitless restrooms. They were out of all cups and lids yesterday and it was at multiple stores. If they get hit with a supply chain problem, the problem is really bad.
Retail is facing this too. The "Big Quit" started in April and is still being felt. Places which haven't treated their staff very kindly in the past appear to be hardest hit.
What's funny is that through the summer, people attributed the labor shortage to people staying home and collecting govt. money. Now that the funds have ended, they are stumped as to why no one wants to work at some of these crappy jobs.
Wonder if its hitting corporate chain places harder than mom and pop places
Most corporate places have exploitation of their employees down to a science, since they've been chopping benefits & wages for years to make their Wall Street expectations for growth. Most people see the writing on the wall that retail is no longer a good career path. Mom and pop places have less regimentation, but are probably suffering too, because the chains are offering higher wages and don't offer a path for growth.
A local fast food restaurant near me still has no indoor dining because they can't hire enough people. Been that way for over a year.
I’m stumped at how they’re affording to live.
The part-time retail job I work at now lost a lot of their older people when COVID hit. They were given up to 18 months off with their benefits as a leave-of-absence, but many never returned. They'll go out again if we have another bad (according to the health depts. & MSM) COVID or flu winter. As for the rest? I have no idea what they're doing.
Two bistros are "closed until further notice," near me. The Subway is only open for 5 hours, McDonald's isn't selling breakfast all day and is now only drive-thru.
They don't pay enough to ask people to wear masks. Hell, 6 figures is not enough to put up with that.
Retail and Restaurant is some of the hardest most thankless work out there. I am not surprised that workers are leaving those industries when every warehouse, manufacturer, deliverer, builder is desperate to hire and will train.