A quarter-century ago, there were 56 teenagers in the labor force for every "limited service" restaurant — that is, the kind where you order at the counter.
Today, there are fewer than half as many, which is a reflection both of teenagers' decreasing work force participation and of the explosive growth in restaurants.
But in an industry where cheap labor is an essential component in providing inexpensive food, a shortage of workers is changing the equation upon which fast-food places have long relied. This can be seen in rising wages, in a growth of incentives, and in the sometimes odd situations that business owners find themselves in.
Too many restaurants, not enough teens to work in them.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 19 2018, @08:28PM (1 child)
18?! Are you some kind of lazy pampered millennial incel?! My parents kicked me out of home when I was 5, and I had to walk uphill to the coal mine both ways in 12 feet of snow in the summer!
(Score: 3, Touché) by DECbot on Friday July 20 2018, @12:07AM
Yeah, but at what age did you leave South America and came to the US?
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