Thu, 04/29/2021 - 3:34pm meganj
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John Flowers JENNIFER SHAFER-STOCKER, co-owner of Shafer’s Market & Deli in Middlebury, works the counter at the College Street business earlier this week. She and family members are having to work longer hours while cutting store hours because they like many other businesses in the county and statewide can’t find enough employees.
Independent photo/William Haig
It’s gotten ugly. There is an absolute dearth of job applicants (particularly cooks), and, as a result, many of our competitors … are unabashedly hiring other restaurants’ employees. This is unheard of. anonymous local business owner
MIDDLEBURY Only 14 months ago, Shafer’s Market & Deli at 54 College St. in Middlebury was a no-fail stop pretty much any time of the morning or evening if you needed a sandwich, gallon of milk, soda, pizza and other indulgences.
workforce shortage JENNIFER SHAFER-STOCKER, co-owner of Shafer’s Market & Deli in Middlebury, works the counter at the College Street business earlier this week. She and family members are having to work longer hours while cutting store hours because they like many other businesses in the county and statewide can’t find enough employees.
Independent photo/William Haig 04/29/2021 MIDDLEBURY Only 14 months ago, Shafer’s Market & Deli at 54 College St. in Middlebury was a no-fail stop pretty much any time of the morning or evening if you needed a sandwich, gallon of milk, soda, pizza and other indulgences.
Shafer’s still has the tasty products and household staples, but you have to time your visits more carefully these days. The business has had to temporarily abandon its customary 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. days for a tighter schedule that ends at 7 p.m., at the latest.