It takes two to tango

Everyone is hiring.
Businesses are having to adjust for staff shortages. Folks are waiting hours for food. I’ve heard of Burger King here in Hamilton having only their drive-thru open due to nobody to work. Some other restaurants are cutting hours. Others are bumping up their pay and offering sign-on bonuses. A Captain Ds in Anniston was offering $100 bonuses to new employees.
What is going on? Well, there are plenty of folks still collecting unemployment. The current unemployment benefit amounts to something equivalent of a $16-an-hour full-time job. That all will change soon, though, from the looks of it.

 


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