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After a year of masks, social distancing and shutdowns, people are ready to go out to eat and go to businesses, but some say some people aren't quite ready to go back to work.
Amid Pandemic Recovery, Restaurant Industry Faces Hiring Struggles
As the restaurant industry slowly recovers from the pandemic, many restaurant owners face a new problem: hiring.
They said they’re having a hard time finding people willing to work and apply.
“We’re busy, busier than we’ve ever been,” said Tony Harris, General Manager of Santa Fe Cattle Company in Broken Arrow.
Harris said the restaurant’s sales are up 50 percent from before the pandemic. The problem: his staffing is way down.
Harris said, like most restaurants, he had to furlough employees during the lockdowns last year. But when he offered their jobs back a few months later, not everyone returned.
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