Updated: 7:23 PM EDT May 6, 2021 By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN As many parts of the country begin to reopen, things are still far from normal. Hotels and restaurants are struggling to find people willing to come back to the service industry. We have a war of survival, a new war of survival, said New York restaurant owner Philippe Massoud. We have no staff to open for lunch at all. In the U.S., dining out is at about 90% of pre-pandemic levels, according to OpenTable.And while nearly 8.5 million Americans are still unemployed, Massoud said he can t find anyone to fill 15 openings, from manager to dishwasher. Normally you get at least 30, 40, 50 people, 60 people, he said. We only had three people respond to our ads and none of them showed up. In January, restaurant managers said recruitment and retention were their top challenges. By April, that number was up to 57%.Restaurant owners are finding that some employees have left the restaurant industry for good. One
Updated: 7:23 PM EDT May 6, 2021 By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN As many parts of the country begin to reopen, things are still far from normal. Hotels and restaurants are struggling to find people willing to come back to the service industry. We have a war of survival, a new war of survival, said New York restaurant owner Philippe Massoud. We have no staff to open for lunch at all. In the U.S., dining out is at about 90% of pre-pandemic levels, according to OpenTable.And while nearly 8.5 million Americans are still unemployed, Massoud said he can t find anyone to fill 15 openings, from manager to dishwasher. Normally you get at least 30, 40, 50 people, 60 people, he said. We only had three people respond to our ads and none of them showed up. In January, restaurant managers said recruitment and retention were their top challenges. By April, that number was up to 57%.Restaurant owners are finding that some employees have left the restaurant industry for good. One
Some restaurant owners claim theyâre having trouble finding workers during the pandemic
Restaurant owners claim they re having trouble finding workers By Gray News Staff | May 6, 2021 at 8:49 AM CDT - Updated May 6 at 8:49 AM
(Gray News) - As many parts of the country start to phase in reopening plans, itâs still a long way from things returning to normal.
Restaurant owners said they are struggling to find people willing to work.
âWe have a war of survival, a new war of survival,â restaurant owner Philippe Massoud said.
He said he never thought heâd be facing a shortage of restaurant workers in the middle of the pandemic.