really? i could see maybe after 20 or 30 years but i doubt starting is anywhere close to 6 figures except for maybe exclusive suburbs like hillsboro or atherton etc.
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Closing due to LABOR SHORTAGE?
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Right, I'm saying they should incentivize people to apply by paying them a wage they can survive on rather than dangling this one time bonus out there, with hopes that they can go back to paying too low later. The one time bonus thing is going to lead to the results they've gotten. People take the money and run as soon as they can. If you pay a decent wage they're much more likely to stay.
60's & 70's young Man ... when "real drugs" were around and not laced with ... death.
My identity isn't a secret, pretty easy to figure out who I am. I work in software, was doing remote for a few years before the pandemic started and kinda made my peace with not making baller SF money due to the flexibility it gave me. Now though, none of those startups give a fuck that you never plan on coming into their office.
Companies in Portland, Denver,. Austin, Pittsburgh etc are screwed if they aren't taking a long hard look at their comp.
Loved driving my moped down to the waterfront in the AM listening to Boz Skags on my CD player, grab a baguette and coffee, smoke a joint and watch the morning begin. Huahine, was my choice of relaxation. Pape'ete, for the continuous daily mur mur vibe ~
Rarotonga, (where I was living) was only an hours ride away on Hawaiian Air from Pape'ete.
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Back when coke was a Coke and a joint was a place to hang out
I aid same thing, mistake, until I talked to multiple owners and found if it's not upfront $$, not even interested. Just another cost. Too many people in Central OR seem to be getting free shet so no need work li'dat cruise um!
I think the demand for restaurants has dropped significantly and it's easier to blame labor shortage or to over exert your business and blame labor shortage than to say that you're restaurant isn't profitable any more.
I think there were too many restaurants pre pandemic (in Hawaii any way) and people cooked at home for a year and liked it (or liked saving money) and now don't see the point in getting takeout or eating at fancy restaurants as often.
I think there were too many restaurants pre pandemic (in Hawaii any way) and people cooked at home for a year and liked it (or liked saving money) and now don't see the point in getting takeout or eating at fancy restaurants as often.
When I moved to LA two years ago there was talk on the NPR about and local LA rags/blogs about how we might have reached a saturation point wrt restaurants. Not that many have closed permanently due to Covid. In LA the restaurants that are the most "instagram-able" are back by investors with very deep pockets.
What I'm hearing from some people now is that wrt wine lists...they aren't moving like they were. People figured out that the $200 wine on the list can be had for $75 at a retail shop. Show up at the restaurant with it and pay $25 corkage. Boom, you just saved $100, $120 if you tip well. Do that once a week and you saved $5K over a year on eating out.
just got back from lunch. kids wanted smoothies after practice, so went to the mall to get Jamba Juice. Rubio's is dark/closed w hiring signs at the counter. On a Saturday afternoon?!
There is also that people don't want to get sick.
I was telling my students that I am a front line worker, a hero, exposing myself to a bunch of contagious 18 year olds,
They were having none of it.
I was telling my students that I am a front line worker, a hero, exposing myself to a bunch of contagious 18 year olds,
They were having none of it.
Remember early in the pandemic when people were making their own sourdough (which probably sucked) and eating frozen eggplant parm from costco (which is amazingly good) and now we are like hey we have a new baseline on what is good enough food, sowe don't need overpriced, mediocre restaurants any more.
Take if from people in mfg or electronics, remote s/w development is even easier to send overseas.
These restaurants were anchor businesses in a lot of strip malls. Now that they're closing and retail is having trouble keeping stuff on shelves causing people to buy more online, what do we do with the commercial real estate? All these jobs may be unimportant to you or me, but they were important to the people who had them.
Which is why everyone is complaining about tech people making $250k/year ruining Portland/Bend/Austin/etc. I'm sure Tech Mahindra has people with my skillset just clamoring to work for $15/hr.
