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Cotton_Eye_Joe 11/12/23 9:55:44 AM #1:	I can't imagine your typical chain restaurant wanting to spend money on postage to say "we decided to go with a different candidate", --- Starfield is a 7/10. Get over it. <cite>Cotton_Eye_Joe posted [p:977171772] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>I can't imagine your typical chain restaurant wanting to spend money on postage to say "we decided to go with a different candidate", </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 11/12/23 9:56:29 AM #2:	Chain restaurants say that now? They always need workers --- https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY <cite>Doe posted [p:977171780] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Chain restaurants say that now? They always need workers </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GeraldDarko 11/12/23 9:56:39 AM #3:	Phones have been around for some time... --- Carpe petat <cite>GeraldDarko posted [p:977171784] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Phones have been around for some time... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmilyTheCEman 11/12/23 9:56:44 AM #4:	Phones existed, man. --- You, take a bump. Flatback. <cite>EmilyTheCEman posted [p:977171785] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Phones existed, man. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dakimakura 11/12/23 9:56:56 AM #5:	Telecommunications --- "Let the bears pay the bear tax I pay the Homer tax." - Bart Simpson <cite>Dakimakura posted [p:977171793] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Telecommunications </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cotton_Eye_Joe 11/12/23 9:59:55 AM #6:	GeraldDarko posted... Phones have been around for some time... The rejections are usually automated --- Starfield is a 7/10. Get over it. <cite>Cotton_Eye_Joe posted [p:977171832] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>GeraldDarko posted... </cite><quote>Phones have been around for some time...</quote>The rejections are usually automated </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pnut027 11/12/23 10:01:06 AM #7:	Cotton_Eye_Joe posted... The rejections are usually automated They are now. They did not used to be. Youd get a call saying you were not selected for the position. --- If you're not getting promoted, it's not because you're not good at your job. It's because you're good at ONLY your job. <cite>pnut027 posted [p:977171843] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Cotton_Eye_Joe posted... </cite><quote>The rejections are usually automated</quote>They are now.They did not used to be. Youd get a call saying you were not selected for the position. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cuttin_in_farm 11/12/23 10:01:35 AM #8:	Cotton_Eye_Joe posted... The rejections are usually automated Keep in mind, no internet also means less applicants. It was also common to just walk in for interviews and such. You were filtered out there. --- A show of kindness may not do much help, but a show of cruelty may do much harm. <cite>cuttin_in_farm posted [p:977171850] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Cotton_Eye_Joe posted... </cite><quote>The rejections are usually automated</quote>Keep in mind, no internet also means less applicants. It was also common to just walk in for interviews and such. You were filtered out there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Klaus343 11/12/23 10:04:34 AM #9:	They didn't. As in, they didn't reject applicants. If there was a vacancy -- you just went in, and had an interview. Often, you'd just be given the job (as long as you really didn't mess up). --- Pentium 1 @ 133mhz, AT Motherboard, 48 edo RAM, ATI Mach 64 GX 2mb PCI Graphics card, Seagate 402mb HDD, 20x CD Rom, Dataflex ISA Modem (28.8Kps), Windows 95 C <cite>Klaus343 posted [p:977171878] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>They didn't. As in, they didn't reject applicants. If there was a vacancy -- you just went in, and had an interview.Often, you'd just be given the job (as long as you really didn't mess up). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ExtremeLuchador 11/12/23 10:46:19 AM #10:	You'd usually only hear from anybody if you got hired. --- "It was horrible," guard Jeff McInnis said. "I took 100 naps and we were still in the air." <cite>ExtremeLuchador posted [p:977172349] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>You'd usually only hear from anybody if you got hired. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ai123 11/12/23 10:49:50 AM #11:	Actual postal rejection letters used to be a thing. They used a standard form of words too. --- Nothing works/Everything's expensive/And opaque/And privatised/My shoe organising thing arrived/Thank God <cite>ai123 posted [p:977172395] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Actual postal rejection letters used to be a thing.They used a standard form of words too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheOtherMike 11/12/23 10:53:37 AM #12:	They didn't. You just never heard from them after the interview. --- Only two things can end a Republican's career - a dead girl or a live boy. <cite>TheOtherMike posted [p:977172438] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>They didn't. You just never heard from them after the interview. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeoRavus 11/12/23 11:20:29 AM #13:	People expect to be notified of that? With most jobs I didn't get I just never hear anything and move on. Like a "Don't call us we'll call you" deal. Even the fucking USPS after I drove for an hour and took a test. Crickets. --- This is where cool people write stuff. <cite>LeoRavus posted [p:977172816] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>People expect to be notified of that?With most jobs I didn't get I just never hear anything and move on. Like a "Don't call us we'll call you" deal. Even the fucking USPS after I drove for an hour and took a test. Crickets. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 11/12/23 11:21:10 AM #14:	Kiss my grits. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:977172823] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Kiss my grits. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unsuprised_Pika 11/12/23 11:24:15 AM #15:	They checked for a pulse --- I post clips of my cool, stupid and glitchy MH Sunbreak and Tears of the Kingdom gameplay here just for fun. https://youtube.com/user/linkachu1000 <cite>Unsuprised_Pika posted [p:977172853] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>They checked for a pulse </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lil_Bit83 11/12/23 11:25:58 AM #16:	By either sending a letter, or just not contacting someone. --- I'm just a girl who loves games <cite>Lil_Bit83 posted [p:977172881] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>By either sending a letter, or just not contacting someone. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chaos_knight 11/12/23 11:27:33 AM #17:	If a business does not hire you, why would they ever bother to call in the first place? Silence itself should be the rejection. --- Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII Champions <cite>chaos_knight posted [p:977172904] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>If a business does not hire you, why would they ever bother to call in the first place? Silence itself should be the rejection. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Forty_Niners 11/12/23 11:30:47 AM #18:	They didn't reply. --- Who cares if Bosa is racist? <cite>Forty_Niners posted [p:977172943] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>They didn't reply. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hyperskate65 11/12/23 11:30:50 AM #19:	I've never seen a restaurant decline anyone lol --- his comparison suggests we're closet african americans. I do be streaming: http://www.twitch.tv/blah_blahx <cite>hyperskate65 posted [p:977172945] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>I've never seen a restaurant decline anyone lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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brestugo 11/12/23 11:34:17 AM #21:	pnut027 posted... They are now. They did not used to be. Youd get a call saying you were not selected for the position. Or the old "we'll be in touch if we're interested". If you didn't hear anything after a week or so, that was your answer. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:977172991] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>pnut027 posted... </cite><quote>They are now.They did not used to be. Youd get a call saying you were not selected for the position.</quote>Or the old "we'll be in touch if we're interested". If you didn't hear anything after a week or so, that was your answer. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AzNDarkSamurai 11/12/23 11:34:23 AM #22:	hyperskate65 posted... I've never seen a restaurant decline anyone lol depends which restaurant. plenty of high end restaurants have passed on workers if they arent good. --- Pinoy Pride, 1988 - the day I die! <cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted [p:977172993] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>hyperskate65 posted... </cite><quote>I've never seen a restaurant decline anyone lol</quote>depends which restaurant. plenty of high end restaurants have passed on workers if they arent good. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rowdy54 11/12/23 11:34:42 AM #23:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Part of me misses those days of paper applications. I always tried to hand them in to the manager so they could see me and shake hands. Felt I had better success than the anonymous nature of online applications. --- This is my signature. <cite>Rowdy54 posted [p:977172998] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Part of me misses those days of paper applications. I always tried to hand them in to the manager so they could see me and shake hands. Felt I had better success than the anonymous nature of online applications. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 11/12/23 11:35:01 AM #24:	You don't need the internet to ghost people. --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:977173003] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>You don't need the internet to ghost people. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 11/12/23 11:41:20 AM #25:	Rowdy54 posted... Part of me misses those days of paper applications. I always tried to hand them in to the manager so they could see me and shake hands. Felt I had better success than the anonymous nature of online applications. That was the advice. I remember going to drop off an application once and then coming back later that day, just to specifically give it to the manager. Didn't work out, which I still find funny. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:977173095] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Rowdy54 posted... </cite><quote>Part of me misses those days of paper applications. I always tried to hand them in to the manager so they could see me and shake hands. Felt I had better success than the anonymous nature of online applications.</quote>That was the advice. I remember going to drop off an application once and then coming back later that day, just to specifically give it to the manager. Didn't work out, which I still find funny. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chaos_knight 11/12/23 11:43:15 AM #26:	Reality is that you were always a possible new cog for their machine. Managers don't give a fuck which cog they get, especially nowadays. --- Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII Champions <cite>chaos_knight posted [p:977173122] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Reality is that you were always a possible new cog for their machine. Managers don't give a fuck which cog they get, especially nowadays. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cotton_Eye_Joe 11/13/23 1:33:41 PM #27:	pnut027 posted... They are now. They did not used to be. Youd get a call saying you were not selected for the position. With phone calls you could demand feedback Rejection e-mails are delivered by a bot. --- Starfield is a 7/10. Get over it. <cite>Cotton_Eye_Joe posted [p:977192740] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>pnut027 posted... </cite><quote>They are now.They did not used to be. Youd get a call saying you were not selected for the position.</quote>With phone calls you could demand feedbackRejection e-mails are delivered by a bot. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
InTheEyesOfFire 11/13/23 1:41:47 PM #28:	ExtremeLuchador posted... You'd usually only hear from anybody if you got hired. --- "Oh man would you just shut up already, how come all you sword guys have to talk about how cool your swords are?" <cite>InTheEyesOfFire posted [p:977192875] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>ExtremeLuchador posted... </cite><quote>You'd usually only hear from anybody if you got hired.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KiwiTerraRizing 11/13/23 1:46:01 PM #29:	They wouldnt reject you, they would keep your application on a stack. The turnover is so high they would start calling once they lost somebody. I worked at a pizza place in high school before internet applications were the norm. Had a folder full of applications and the manager would pull one and call when needed. I think they purged every few months or so. --- Trucking Legend Don Schneider! <cite>KiwiTerraRizing posted [p:977192947] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>They wouldnt reject you, they would keep your application on a stack. The turnover is so high they would start calling once they lost somebody. I worked at a pizza place in high school before internet applications were the norm. Had a folder full of applications and the manager would pull one and call when needed. I think they purged every few months or so. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
superbot400 11/13/23 1:51:38 PM #30:	Cotton_Eye_Joe posted... I can't imagine your typical chain restaurant wanting to spend money on postage to say "we decided to go with a different candidate", Its a called a interview. you call them, they come in to be interviewed. --- http://spinsulin.freeforums.org/the-fantastic-four-respect-thread-t4436.html, my huge ass respect thread. You won't see it. <cite>superbot400 posted [p:977193033] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Cotton_Eye_Joe posted... </cite><quote>I can't imagine your typical chain restaurant wanting to spend money on postage to say "we decided to go with a different candidate",</quote>Its a called a interview.you call them, they come in to be interviewed. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 11/13/23 1:57:55 PM #31:	"We'll let you know" If they called within a few days or a week, you got hired. If they didn't, you didn't. --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom https://i.imgur.com/0EJvC4l.jpg <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:977193165] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>"We'll let you know"If they called within a few days or a week, you got hired. If they didn't, you didn't. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nocturnal_traveler 11/13/23 2:01:01 PM #32:	Back then, if you didn't hear from them, it was safe to assume they weren't interested. Job rejection was better because at least you knew an actual Human looked at your application. --- --I understand your opinion. I just don't care about it. ~Jedah-- <cite>nocturnal_traveler posted [p:977193211] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Back then, if you didn't hear from them, it was safe to assume they weren't interested. Job rejection was better because at least you knew an actual Human looked at your application. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gremlynn 11/13/23 2:03:33 PM #33:	hyperskate65 posted... I've never seen a restaurant decline anyone lol then you've never left your house apparently? Like, picturing a universe in which any job that requires no specialized training or a degree or even a high school diploma doesn't get more applications than it has job openings... extrapolating from that change what everything else in that world must be like... and man i can't even. --- "Now, was that civilized? No, clearly not. Fun, but in no sense civilized." <cite>Gremlynn posted [p:977193256] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>hyperskate65 posted... </cite><quote>I've never seen a restaurant decline anyone lol</quote>then you've never left your house apparently?Like, picturing a universe in which any job that requires no specialized training or a degree or even a high school diploma doesn't get more applications than it has job openings... extrapolating from that change what everything else in that world must be like...and man i can't even. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hyperskate65 11/13/23 3:55:30 PM #34:	Gremlynn posted... then you've never left your house apparently? Like, picturing a universe in which any job that requires no specialized training or a degree or even a high school diploma doesn't get more applications than it has job openings... extrapolating from that change what everything else in that world must be like... and man i can't even. Don't be pedantic. It was obvious hyperbole based on my experience working in the service industry throughout my early years. --- his comparison suggests we're closet african americans. I do be streaming: http://www.twitch.tv/blah_blahx <cite>hyperskate65 posted [p:977195221] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Gremlynn posted... </cite><quote>then you've never left your house apparently?Like, picturing a universe in which any job that requires no specialized training or a degree or even a high school diploma doesn't get more applications than it has job openings... extrapolating from that change what everything else in that world must be like...and man i can't even.</quote>Don't be pedantic. It was obvious hyperbole based on my experience working in the service industry throughout my early years. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cruciferous 11/13/23 3:56:59 PM #35:	LeoRavus posted... People expect to be notified of that? With most jobs I didn't get I just never hear anything and move on. Like a "Don't call us we'll call you" deal. Even the fucking USPS after I drove for an hour and took a test. Crickets. Typically reserved for more substantial positions than Target floor employee or McDonald's fry cook Anything higher in management or administration typically gets this kind of treatment --- everything is going to b o k <cite>Cruciferous posted [p:977195244] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>LeoRavus posted... </cite><quote>People expect to be notified of that?With most jobs I didn't get I just never hear anything and move on. Like a "Don't call us we'll call you" deal. Even the fucking USPS after I drove for an hour and took a test. Crickets.</quote>Typically reserved for more substantial positions than Target floor employee or McDonald's fry cookAnything higher in management or administration typically gets this kind of treatment </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Gremlynn 11/14/23 5:12:54 AM #37:	hyperskate65 posted... Don't be pedantic. It was obvious hyperbole based on my experience working in the service industry throughout my early years. Not being pedantic. Hyperbole still requires a basis in reality and the reality is these sorts of jobs turn away several times more applicants than they accept. --- "Now, was that civilized? No, clearly not. Fun, but in no sense civilized." <cite>Gremlynn posted [p:977206006] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>hyperskate65 posted... </cite><quote>Don't be pedantic. It was obvious hyperbole based on my experience working in the service industry throughout my early years.</quote>Not being pedantic. Hyperbole still requires a basis in reality and the reality is these sorts of jobs turn away several times more applicants than they accept. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uberl33tpro 11/14/23 5:30:03 AM #38:	The demand for workers is high enough right now to where you'd have to be a miserable failure at life to get your application rejected from a restaurant chain. Many of them got now hiring signs up, and these signs have been up for quite some time. I've seen some restaurants operating at diminished seating capacity, because they literally don't have enough waiters or cooks to be able to fill all the tables. If things are this bad, and you still get rejected, I believe I'd just call it quits at that point. I'm perfectly OK with giving a person who can't get hired at a restaurant chain a disability check. <cite>uberl33tpro posted [p:977206095] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>The demand for workers is high enough right now to where you'd have to be a miserable failure at life to get your application rejected from a restaurant chain. Many of them got now hiring signs up, and these signs have been up for quite some time. I've seen some restaurants operating at diminished seating capacity, because they literally don't have enough waiters or cooks to be able to fill all the tables. If things are this bad, and you still get rejected, I believe I'd just call it quits at that point. I'm perfectly OK with giving a person who can't get hired at a restaurant chain a disability check. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gremlynn 11/14/23 5:33:16 AM #39:	uberl33tpro posted... The demand for workers is high enough right now to where you'd have to be a miserable failure at life to get your application rejected from a restaurant chain. Many of them got now hiring signs up, and these signs have been up for quite some time. I've seen some restaurants operating at diminished seating capacity, because they literally don't have enough waiters or cooks to be able to fill all the tables. If things are this bad, and you still get rejected, I believe I'd just call it quits at that point. I'm perfectly OK with giving a person who can't get hired at a restaurant chain a disability check. What experience do you have with these chains to base this on? --- "Now, was that civilized? No, clearly not. Fun, but in no sense civilized." <cite>Gremlynn posted [p:977206109] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>uberl33tpro posted... </cite><quote>The demand for workers is high enough right now to where you'd have to be a miserable failure at life to get your application rejected from a restaurant chain. Many of them got now hiring signs up, and these signs have been up for quite some time. I've seen some restaurants operating at diminished seating capacity, because they literally don't have enough waiters or cooks to be able to fill all the tables. If things are this bad, and you still get rejected, I believe I'd just call it quits at that point. I'm perfectly OK with giving a person who can't get hired at a restaurant chain a disability check.</quote>What experience do you have with these chains to base this on? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uberl33tpro 11/14/23 5:37:20 AM #40:	Gremlynn posted... What experience do you have with these chains to base this on? I know that they're not picky about who they hire. I know that even convicted felons can get jobs at restaurants. I know that now hiring signs are up and have been up at the same places for over a year now, which clearly and obvious means that they've been actively hiring the entire time. I've seen restaurants so desperate for help that they're operating at diminished capacity, much to the frustration of customers who walk in, can't get a seat and see a bunch of empty booths that are taped off. If someone can't get hired in this type of job market, then I honestly don't know what to say other than there's something clearly wrong with them. I think even a felon convicted of murder who just got out of the slammer after 20 years could get hired at a restaurant right now. <cite>uberl33tpro posted [p:977206126] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Gremlynn posted... </cite><quote>What experience do you have with these chains to base this on?</quote>I know that they're not picky about who they hire. I know that even convicted felons can get jobs at restaurants. I know that now hiring signs are up and have been up at the same places for over a year now, which clearly and obvious means that they've been actively hiring the entire time. I've seen restaurants so desperate for help that they're operating at diminished capacity, much to the frustration of customers who walk in, can't get a seat and see a bunch of empty booths that are taped off. If someone can't get hired in this type of job market, then I honestly don't know what to say other than there's something clearly wrong with them. I think even a felon convicted of murder who just got out of the slammer after 20 years could get hired at a restaurant right now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
leafsRULE 11/14/23 5:38:21 AM #41:	EmilyTheCEman posted... Phones existed, man. --- leafs rule, your favourite team drules <cite>leafsRULE posted [p:977206132] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>EmilyTheCEman posted... </cite><quote>Phones existed, man.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 11/14/23 5:48:11 AM #42:	Why did you single out restaurants? --- Chill it out, take it slow, then you rock out the show <cite>rexcrk posted [p:977206179] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>Why did you single out restaurants? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gremlynn 11/14/23 6:05:39 AM #43:	uberl33tpro posted... I know that they're not picky about who they hire. I know that even convicted felons can get jobs at restaurants. I know that now hiring signs are up and have been up at the same places for over a year now, which clearly and obvious means that they've been actively hiring the entire time. I've seen restaurants so desperate for help that they're operating at diminished capacity, much to the frustration of customers who walk in, can't get a seat and see a bunch of empty booths that are taped off. If someone can't get hired in this type of job market, then I honestly don't know what to say other than there's something clearly wrong with them. Ok, you appear to basing this from the outside looking in and not based on hands on knowledge of what goes on behind the scenes. So I'll give you some anecdotes of my own from the inside. Now hiring signs do not mean a place is actually hiring. It's common practice in high turnover environments to present as always hiring to have a steady stream of applications for when you inevitably do need to hire additional staff. Vast majority of those applications are never looked at because the place in question is not ACTUALLY hiring when it was submitted. At least in my experience, "diminished seating" is not a result of a lack of available staff, it's slashing labor budgets. An example. We have people available to to work lunch. But lunch we had a stretch of slow lunches, where having one server, one bartender, and two cooks put us over corporates ideal labor costs. So we stopped staffing a server, the bartender handles ALL front of house on their own. Business picks back up while we are still deliberately short staffing ourselves, service is poor, word spreads. Business declines and this is our new normal staffing to keep labor in line with sales, and we adjust and on occasion find ourselves unable to serve additional tables. We actually turn away most applicants because there aren't even enough hours to go around for the staff we do have. --- "Now, was that civilized? No, clearly not. Fun, but in no sense civilized." <cite>Gremlynn posted [p:977206276] in How did re... [t:80618118]...</cite> <quote>uberl33tpro posted... </cite><quote>I know that they're not picky about who they hire. I know that even convicted felons can get jobs at restaurants. I know that now hiring signs are up and have been up at the same places for over a year now, which clearly and obvious means that they've been actively hiring the entire time. I've seen restaurants so desperate for help that they're operating at diminished capacity, much to the frustration of customers who walk in, can't get a seat and see a bunch of empty booths that are taped off. If someone can't get hired in this type of job market, then I honestly don't know what to say other than there's something clearly wrong with them.</quote>Ok, you appear to basing this from the outside looking in and not based on hands on knowledge of what goes on behind the scenes. So I'll give you some anecdotes of my own from the inside.Now hiring signs do not mean a place is actually hiring. It's common practice in high turnover environments to present as always hiring to have a steady stream of applications for when you inevitably do need to hire additional staff. Vast majority of those applications are never looked at because the place in question is not ACTUALLY hiring when it was submitted.At least in my experience, "diminished seating" is not a result of a lack of available staff, it's slashing labor budgets. An example. We have people available to to work lunch. But lunch we had a stretch of slow lunches, where having one server, one bartender, and two cooks put us over corporates ideal labor costs. So we stopped staffing a server, the bartender handles ALL front of house on their own. Business picks back up while we are still deliberately short staffing ourselves, service is poor, word spreads. Business declines and this is our new normal staffing to keep labor in line with sales, and we adjust and on occasion find ourselves unable to serve additional tables. We actually turn away most applicants because there aren't even enough hours to go around for the staff we do have. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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