Some restaurants face worker shortage for Mother's Day weekend Atomic omelette and Sang's Imperial Cafe hiring Restaurants still struggling with staffing and last updated 2021-05-06 20:45:45-04 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â Atomic Omelette said they opened last year on the day of the lockdown after they moved locations and said because of the pandemic, theyâre struggling to hire people for busy days like Motherâs Day. Atomic Omelette said they believe stimulus checks and a lack of desire to work may be contributing to their hiring struggle. Two months ago they had to close one day because they didnât have enough staff to open the restaurant and much of their staff had already worked for six days.