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Collected Item: “COVID-19 Staff Shortage at Gen Korean Barbecue”

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COVID-19 Staff Shortage at Gen Korean Barbecue

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Due to COVID-19, Gen, a Korean barbecue place, has had a staff shortage. Today I went there for lunch and noticed that there was fewer people working many tables than in times I have gone in the past. This speaks to the bigger labor issues that have come about since COVID. Some of it may be realizing that jobs like this aren't offering nearly enough to work there. Another possibility is that staff shortages might be happening from vaccine mandates, which depending on how many vaccines some place require, would be less appealing. The sign says that it is only due to COVID-19, but there are many components to that, so narrowing down the reason there are staff shortages could be difficult unless I asked the manager.

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Gen, Korean barbecue, dining, staff shortage, ASU, HST580

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2022-05-23
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