Where have all the workers gone? Why is it that since covid, there is not enough people to run a bar at lunch? Is there not enough young people being born, or all they all dead? I find it odd that in 2 years, theres nobody around to make me a damn hamburger? I know this is a first world problem, but i am just curious. There is a lack of workers in every industry, and its strange.
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We are seeing two big things causing this issue
1- cost of living. It is so high that working for $7-10 an hour is literally pointless. Unless you’re in college, live at home with parents, or have a high earning spouse one is forced to work elsewhere for higher wages. Why even bother applying let alone working in a job that is a guarantee of poverty.
2- COVID restrictions- yes I am well aware they are nearly nonexistent at this point for 99.9% of America, but for all those months they were present many restaurant workers simply changed fields. They found business / admin jobs they could do from home on a laptop. Why go back to dealing with rude customers only to make less than one can working from home in complete peace at this point?