Originally Posted by
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As far as owners and families working 80 hours/week, at my local, non-chain restaurants, the owners and their families are always there working. My local diner owner has his 10-12 year-old kids busing tables on weekends. Obviously, the kids are in school during the week for most of the year.
That is/was usually the case for owner-operated dining establishments. Its the multi-outlet fast food ops that deserve (IMO) less sympathy.
The article mentions that cook shortages was becoming apparent at least in 2015. As far as back of the house goes, it reminds me of the old adage, "if you cant stan the heat, get out of the kitchen". Seems a lot have (an front of the house too). Or are working on their own running food trucks (seems places like brew pubs want a trendy food truck to park in front as it brings in traffic).
On the fast food note, it's been dependent in my neck of the woods, surprisingly, on retiree labour in the past decade. On that note as far as the U.S. labour market is concerned, it seems those bound for tertiary eucation are working in/on things that are more likely to get them into a good school which cuts into the labour pool..