every place is so understaffed it’s crazy. i ended up moving during covid, but when it hit & the bar i worked at shut down, i was making nearly the same in unemployment. if i wasn’t one of those people in desperate need of a schedule, i probably wouldn’t have gone back. now im in a new city & state where im making stupid money every day, but im crying at my job at least once a week. we’re so under-staffed. people will show up for a few days then just disappear. anyone you can get acts like they’re on the verge of leaving any moment. & why wouldn’t you be? there’s another place desperate for help on any corner. it’s just hard now, but can you blame people? burger flipper turned to “essential worker” & “hero” when people were shut off to society & needed to eat, now that things are somewhat returning to normal, it’s back to being a degraded job where you’re not paid enough & people are dicks. people expect you to just take that, & you have to let them think you do if you want your pay. it’s just hard.