A family member owns four fast food restaurants. She is having a tough time staffing them. As the articles no one wants to work, even those who say they do.
I went out to a couple of sit down restaurants recently. The service was very slow, and it appeared that just a couple of people were working. The number of customers was small, but even so, service was very slow. I suspect there was a shortage of hired help in the kitchen as well in the front of the house.
Same around here, a nominally conservative area.
All the FF places and sit-down restaurants have Help Wanted in the window or on street signs.
Many other places as well.....................
PAY MORE. THEY WILL WORK.