[Hogfan55]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Not sure where you folks got your information about this sudden shortage of staff being the result of a windfall of money. Most people who quit their jobs do NOT collect any unemployment at all. They're not eligible for it. You can't just up and walk out on a job and expect to get your unemployment claim approved. That's not how it works.

Culver's ALWAYS has lines going around the building during the typical dinner rush. They had those lines even when the dining room was open, before the pandemic shut-downs. I'm guessing that they are -currently- short-staffed, because of normal mundane issues. One person is out on maternity leave, another is sick, another got a better job somewhere else, and another moved and no longer lives close enough to keep working there, and it all happened in the same week.

Meanwhile, minimum wage will be going up to $10/hour in September. It's very likely that some people are choosing to -not- work for $8.65/hour, for the next few months.

And yes I'm sure there are at least a few people who are taking advantage of the unemployment funding boost. However - if they are caught lying about being available, actively seeking, and able to return to work, they not only get cut off, they risk having to pay back ALL the money that was given to them from the first day of their claim.

In addition, the money is only available until the expiration date. It's not likely they'll get another extension on the extra.

You are wrong here. I know from having a family member (and I’m embarrassed by this) who hasn’t worked in two years. He told me everybody has been telling him he needs to sign up for unemployment. I laughed at him. How can he get unemployment when he hasn’t worked in two years and quit his job? The COVID he said. He signed up and got $8000 back pay and is getting a weekly check. Do you think he will work now? We are rewarding sloths and the joke is on all of us who always do the right thing. It’s disgusting but true. I did business with restaurants for years and their biggest problem was getting help and getting them to show up. Several restaurants in my town have had to close periodically because they were short handed. I don’t like the way our country is going.