{"id":12699,"date":"2021-07-29T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/?p=12699"},"modified":"2023-04-23T07:52:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T11:52:24","slug":"where-is-our-waiter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/where-is-our-waiter\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Is Our Waiter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since we had family visiting us for the first time in two years, we all agreed to go out to dinner at a nice restaurant. After reserving a table for eight, we arrived on time, hungry and exhausted after a long day of taking a break from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GrantWatch<\/a> and enjoying the Florida beaches and parks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We sat down, reviewed the menu and decided on our appetizers, entrees and children\u2019s meals. Then the fun began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One hour passed by, and still no waiter to take our order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where was our waiter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the states allowing indoor dining again, we all expected that food service workers would return in droves to apply for waitstaff and other kitchen positions. The opposite occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had no waiter because restaurants everywhere are understaffed. Because they are understaffed, the remaining staff must pick up the slack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has led to longer work hours, shorter breaks and added stress. So, the remaining workers are quitting and even walking out in the middle of a shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Happened?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is there a massive worker shortage? The list of reasons is many, and include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lack of childcare<\/li><li>Low wages and smaller tips<\/li><li>Too much stress<\/li><li>Angry and Hostile customers<\/li><li>Young people moving back home<\/li><li>Long hours, shorter breaks<\/li><li>COVID-era sanitation restrictions<\/li><li>Increased take-out business<\/li><li>Patrons threatening lawsuits<\/li><li>Toxic work environment<\/li><li>Stimulus checks<\/li><li>Unemployment insurance<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One Fair Wage<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onefairwage.site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One Fair Wage<\/a> is an advocacy group that is raising money to re-plenish their $1 million fund that will offer grants to food service workers in order to supplement their wages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the pandemic hopefully subsiding and food establishments re-opening, things are looking up. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, available since April 28, has given restaurant owners access to $28.6 billion in taxpayer funds. In addition, business owners have had access to PPP loans and grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The old restaurant pay scale of paying workers a minimum of $2.13 an hour plus tips is no longer sustainable. Low pay and no benefits, overworked and over-stressed employees with no sick pay is not a business model. As restaurants reopen and try to restaff, they cannot expect to pay workers subminimum wages, and depend on the good will of capricious and unpredictable diners in a post-pandemic world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restaurant Revitalization Fund<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This U.S. Small Business Administration has provided monetary compensation to restaurants since April. The program has received over 360,000 applications in the first three weeks of opening the funding. The total funding is reported as $75 billion. 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