They want a new career? What the hell are these qualified for after being in the “Hospitality” Industry? I guess they could get into grass cutting or perhaps window cleaning.
There are a zillion “help wanted” signs on non-hospitality retailers.
There also lots of gig jobs of various kinds....
When you want “out” and you were only making low wages there are a lot of alternatives.
Here at the retirement village, we hired a few young guys for outdoor work - yes, including cutting the grass. We offer $15 an hour, 2 weeks vacation after one year, regular hours, a 401K plan, and a Christmas bonus. You don’t have to deal with the public, and we don’t micromanage like Amazon.
We raided grocery stores instead of restaurants, but the principle is pretty much the same. We got some nice young guys who are somewhat lacking in academic skills, but they can drive trucks and cut grass OK.
A lot of things really. Pretty good offers for hospitality people to jump to. In my area for example we have “no experience, we train” jobs in meat production, $20-27/hr, forklift $23.50, and specialized mechanics, $31.50.
All with full benefits, the mechanic job even has pet insurance.