Massive shifts in this pandemic-infused labor market has caused many frontline workers to continually seek out higher paying employment opportunities. And who can blame anyone for moving to a higher paying job? But if this wage-bidding war to retain labor is taxing your resources and squeezing the juice out of your profit margins, there’s an…
It’s not what you say about your culture, it’s what your employees say that determines your application flow. Today, workers are skeptical about false promises and claims made by employers. You need to leverage the positive feedback from your best workers if you want to attract the best and the brightest to your business.
During the pandemic, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced that the turnover rate for the hospitality industry has reached a whopping 130.7 percent compared to just 79 percent in 2019. Over that same period, the turnover rate at Texas Roadhouse has been lower than most national restaurant chains at 113%. But for Michael ‘Tito’ Trevino, the…
Attention parents! If your kid is still parked on the basement couch this late in the summer playing Fortnite and driving you crazy by whining they can’t find a job, it’s time to change the password on the Wi-Fi and kick ‘em to the curb with a tough-love boot. As the U.S. economy continues its remarkable rebound from the…
ANSWER: Food truck. My wife and I are celebrating a milestone anniversary this summer and have decided to throw a party for our large family and close friends in our back yard. We like the idea of hiring a food truck to cater the event so we can relax and enjoy this special time while…
Maybe you’ve heard this one… MA: “Pa, what’s that howlin’ noise out there? I’d go look, but I’m comfy here in my rocker, and I’m too tired to move.” PA: “Gosh Ma, I don’t know what that godawful noise is. I’d go look, but I’m all comfy sittin’ here in my recliner, and I’m too tired…
Everything I ever needed to know about business, I learned in less than 10 minutes at the age of 16. I was a junior in high school when I ‘accidentally’ signed up for a business course titled “D.E.” I thought I was registering for Driver’s Education, but this class was Distributive Education (aka, DECA, now called…
The global health pandemic has completely upended the world of work. With social distancing restrictions and other health measures in place, many companies have either shifted to hybrid workplaces or completely transitioned to remote working models. Covid has forever changed the workplace culture, pushed digital skills to the forefront, and paved a clear path for…
Brooky, my 13-year-old granddaughter, is smack dab in the middle of middle school. Even if there were no such thing as the Coronavirus, my heart would bleed for her. That’s because I remember my 8th grade year as being the very worst of my life. Too old to be a kid. Too young to do…
What we call “labor” today bears little resemblance to its meaning of yesteryear. In fact, during the late 1800’s, one of our nation’s darkest labor periods at the height of the Industrial Revolution, the average American worked 12-hour days and often 7 days per week in order to eke out a basic living. Few other…