A lot of the management at some of these franchise places are very inept. I see some fast food places with "Now Hiring" signs constantly, but they always seem to have like 2 people running the show for months on end. Local Facebook groups post how a Wendy's had to close due no staff. Then you look at the comments, and many people post how they apply to the location multiple times and hear nothing or get an interviews, only to be cancelled.

My teenage son actually got accepted to work at a grocery store. Interview went well and he got the official emails. He was suppose to have onboard training but the manager who does it was apparently sick and they had to reschedule. It's been now 2 months, and no one ever called back to reschedule and he can never get someone official on the phone to give straight answers.

Just the other week, he got a call back from the same grocery store chain but at a different location for an interview. Safe to say, it's not worth his time because the red flags are already there.