The Skyrocketing Costs Driving Cheeseburger Prices Up -- and Restaurant Owners Out

[Johnny2X2X]

2. Restaurant work is tough

It's hard work with sporadic hours and most places don't offer any benefits. I am friends with several restaurant owners and it's been a fight for them to keep good staff. I think what we saw during Covid was that people working restaurants realized they could get better gigs in warehouses. Ones that guaranteed 40 hours, $20 an hour or more, some benefits, and a more reliable life. So people now have other options, they aren't going to work part time as a line cook for $13 an hour anymore.