Double-digit inflation means double-digit pay increases should be expected. Small businesses are obviously being targeted as part of the larger economic hit, but small businesses are also too often expecting that their employees will absorb the pricing squeeze.
Services like dog walking should be in declining demand given the increase of professionals working from home, so providers are probably particularly afraid to attempt price hikes.
The reality for dog walking is it has seen significant increase in demand. Why?
People adopted pets during the shutdown. Particularly dogs. 23 million American households acquired a pet during the COVID-19 crisis and most will not consider rehoming their pet.
Even if they are working from home...they are working and still cannot take the dog out for a walk. And many of these dogs need to be afternoon tired, so their owners can ...work without interruptions.