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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
Don't get me wrong, it is not I job I want. But is is one that will never not be needed. It was not a problem for generations of wait staff. Now there is a shortage. It make no logical sense.
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No mystery. The lack of medical benefits, the lack of job security, the lack of a predictable steady income, and most of all COVID caused a lot of people in the hospitality industry to realize the downside of that industry and get into other fields.
I personally know of three folks who used to work in restaurants pre-covid and never will again. One is now a bookkeeper and working toward being an accountant, another went to a local county college program during covid and is now a radiology tech, and the other is working on a business degree while working part-time in a warehouse job.
People are moving up the ladder, or just plain pushing themselves - working harder and getting a good education - so they can get better jobs (and filling the job voids left by all the retiring boomers).