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Many former restaurant workers are not interested in returning to the industry post-pandemic.
As pandemic restrictions are lifted restaurants are ready to cook and diners are ready to eat, but staff are not flocking back to greet guests and wait tables.
The problem is that without enough employees restaurants aren’t able to scale up production to meet the pent-up demand they re experiencing. Pre-pandemic industry conditions are causing workers to look for jobs elsewhere as they re understanding the value of a livable wage, says Jenny Vergara.
Jenny Vergara, contributing editor for Feast Magazine
Restaurants are seeing significant staff shortages post-pandemic.
Workers are not returning to the restaurant industry and the first national champions in NAIA women s flag football are the Ottawa University Braves.
Segment 1, beginning at 0:59: After Kansas City loosened capacity restrictions and scrapped social distancing measures last month, customers responded by flocking back into dining rooms.
The problem is that without enough employees restaurants aren’t able to scale up production to meet the pent-up demand they re experiencing. Pre-pandemic industry conditions are causing workers to look for jobs elsewhere as they re understanding the value of a livable wage, says Jenny Vergara.
Jenny Vergara, contributing editor for Feast Magazine