Your overall pandemic experience

[michigancat]

another thing I learned in the pandemic is baking is harder than I'd realized and cooking is a lot easier than I realized (thanks Samin Nosrat)

[steve dave]

another thing I learned in the pandemic is baking is harder than I'd realized and cooking is a lot easier than I realized (thanks Samin Nosrat)

hell yeah, baking sucks bigtime.

[michigancat]

hell I barely realized cooking and baking were different things pre-pandemic (shame yourself thread)

[AST]

I probably got to spend more time with my newborn than I would have without the pandemic and for that I am thankful.  Just little 30-60 minute outings that were taken off the table which add up over the course of a year.

Other than that, I worked more than I ever have in my life so for that reason I am kind of done with the pandemic.

[AST]

Oh yeah, and I also learned to cook.









Several things that I had not attempted before.

[Phil Titola]

I found out I have no real hobbies nor did I decide to embark in any during this time.  Guess dining out, drinking, travel, sports watching is as dynamic I'll ever be.  Unless making my home "smart" bit by bit can be considered a "hobby"

[star seed 7]

With expanded delivery and ease of take-out, I have pretty much stopped cooking altogether. Big time benefit of the pandemic

[IPA4Me]

I found out I have no real hobbies nor did I decide to embark in any during this time.  Guess dining out, drinking, travel, sports watching is as dynamic I'll ever be.  Unless making my home "smart" bit by bit can be considered a "hobby"

Substitute horse betting for drinking and that's essentially my entertainment as well. Not a big hobby guy.

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[MakeItRain]

I think Laura Ingraham and the Bar Rescue guy say it pretty well

https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1426017141724270597

Oh Taffer, that's disappointing. I haven't seen his show but he makes occasional appearances on Le Batard and I like him a lot.

[sys]

labor costs account for around 25-30 percent of a fast food operation’s total operating cost. for each 10 percent rise in the minimum wage, food prices rise around four percent.  average mcdonald’s dude makes $9/hour.  to get him to $15/hr, an increase of 75 percent, food cost would increase by quite a bit, the average cost of a Big Mac could rise from $5.50 to $7.15.

But the question is are restaurants actually not willing to pay market prices for labor, or are the market participants simply not interested in the work?

some of both.  (some) restaurants are reluctant to raise wages because they aren't sure that high demand/willingness to pay higher prices will stick.  some potential employees are reluctant to work in a restaurant because they either found a better job, think they can find a better job, or aren't in as dire need of a job as of right now..

enhanced unemployment expires on sept 6 and one way or another it seems likely to me that after that participants in the labor market will more expeditiously converge (although it is my understanding that data from states that refused to implement enhanced unemployment is pretty mixed).

[sys]

oth, my best guess is that some people are never coming back to work (early retirement yolos) and others won't be anytime soon (mothers not sending children to school in person) and while those groups probably didn't make up a ton of restaurant workers, the shortage cascades to them.

[Phil Titola]

oth, my best guess is that some people are never coming back to work (early retirement yolos) and others won't be anytime soon (mothers not sending children to school in person) and while those groups probably didn't make up a ton of restaurant workers, the shortage cascades to them.

I was opining about these groups just last week when someone started "nobody is working" declarer.  Lots of people I feel like realized they don't need to be double income and are enjoying their new life.  Even more found a new career.  Seeing that a lot with the hospitality industry folks I know and that's not just part time / low pay positions.

[Brock Landers]

I think Laura Ingraham and the Bar Rescue guy say it pretty well

https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1426017141724270597

Oh Taffer, that's disappointing. I haven't seen his show but he makes occasional appearances on Le Batard and I like him a lot.

You should totally watch Bar Rescue.  My favorite episode is the one where he got so outraged at these idiot bar owners that he yelled "SHUT IT DOWN!!" and stormed off like he wasn't going to help them out.

[Spracne]

oth, my best guess is that some people are never coming back to work (early retirement yolos) and others won't be anytime soon (mothers not sending children to school in person) and while those groups probably didn't make up a ton of restaurant workers, the shortage cascades to them.

I was opining about these groups just last week when someone started "nobody is working" declarer.  Lots of people I feel like realized they don't need to be double income and are enjoying their new life.  Even more found a new career.  Seeing that a lot with the hospitality industry folks I know and that's not just part time / low pay positions.

LOL, immediately thought of this NOBODY WANTS TO WORK ANYMORE! thing:

[star seed 7]

I think Laura Ingraham and the Bar Rescue guy say it pretty well

https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1426017141724270597

Oh Taffer, that's disappointing. I haven't seen his show but he makes occasional appearances on Le Batard and I like him a lot.

You should totally watch Bar Rescue.  My favorite episode is the one where he got so outraged at these idiot bar owners that he yelled "SHUT IT DOWN!!" and stormed off like he wasn't going to help them out.

Yeah that's a good episode

[Spracne]

Spinoff thread image doing your first job today

My first job was as a guitar teacher. I bet I could make that work remotely. Also, I bet the parents would still let their kids come to the studio, for various reasons.