“People are just exhausted.”
As COVID-19 restrictions loosen across the United States, the hospitality industry — which was walloped by the pandemic — is experiencing a new challenge: too few workers available to address soaring demand for dining out.
A furious debate is underway over what’s behind the labor shortage, which is prompting restaurants to adapt by modernizing with kiosks and digital ordering. Many are biting the bullet and ponying up more in compensation just to attract employees.
“A lot of us are paying over time,” Laurie Thomas, executive director of the Golden State Restaurant Association, said in an interview with Yahoo Finance.
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