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How restaurants are getting creative to attract workers
2 monthes ago | By WGN TV
"Help wanted" signs are now ubiquitous at many of America's restaurants, and the pandemic and Great Resignation made worker shortages even more common.
"Given the onset of remote that COVID brought on, a lot of people have more options for jobs," said Vivian Wang, founder and CEO of Landed, a firm that helps hundreds of restaurants hire workers.
Annual turnover rates in the restaurant industry were always high, sitting around 130% prior to the pandemic, Wang said. But now, she estimates that rate is closer to 200%.
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