Things have been challenging for business since we have been dealing with the pandemic.
Having actual customers is not the problem we are facing in the fast food business, it’s the lack of people willing to work! I don’t know what the government is thinking of offering all these unemployment benefits. When people are offered more money to stay home than to work, what do they think is going to happen? We are regularly getting swamped by customers which is great, but when you don’t have the workers to handle the increase of fast food demand, we have a big problem! My employees are regularly stressed out to the max. I try to keep everybody comfortable with the ideal temperature control settings, but that doesn’t seem like enough. I also had a UV air purifier installed in our restaurant and I know everybody is thankful for that so that they can be safe. A lot of people are paranoid about getting sick while having to interact with so many people coming into the restaurant and even the drive-thru. I think that’s why a lot of people just don’t want to work right now, but I also know it’s the fact that lots of people are getting paid to just remain home, and that’s a big problem. We recently had to shut down the main restaurant area because of lack of staff and I have everybody just focusing on the drive-thru. I honestly don’t know what else to do. I am planning on getting a smart thermostat though so we can adjust the temperature control settings as needed to make everybody more comfortable.