If you have recently tried to order at a fast food restaurant, you may have noticed that the service takes longer. this Burger King is on Noblestown Road and there’s no one here. There is no one here. I went to a car service, nothing,” he says in the video. In the video, Lazz Tantalo described his experience when he tried to order food for Friday noon. He drove through a car service and did not see any workers; went to the dining room and found no one there. He even opened the door, but found no one in the kitchen: “Is anyone here? Hello?” The Pittsburgh Action 4 News learned that the only employee who came on shift that day had just left. The manager eventually showed up to lock the doors until the restaurant was staffed. A Burger King spokesperson provided a written statement regarding the incident. emergency and sent the team home. While doing so, the door was accidentally left open. As soon as it was determined that the building was not guarded, another manager came to secure the building,” the statement said. Chris Briem, of the Center for Social and Urban Research at the University of Pittsburgh, says it’s a sign of the times. “Business must always be flexible in order to be successful. I think it was kind of a last resort, you have to be ready to quickly adapt to changing circumstances,” he said. .For customers who get frustrated when they can’t grab a quick bite to eat on the go, scenes like this may not go away anytime soon.” I think employers will have to adjust, you know? There will probably be fewer workers there. They are going to adapt and change,” Briem said. “Some employers may add more automation, they may add more capital and technology to make their businesses work with fewer employees.”
If you’ve recently tried to order at a fast food restaurant, you may have noticed longer wait times for service.
A Pittsburgh resident shared a video of a local restaurant that did not have a single employee or patron.
“Went into this Burger King on Noblestown Road and no one was here. There is no one here. Went to a diner, nothing,” he says in the video.
In the video, Lazz Tantalo described his experience when he tried to order food on a Friday afternoon.
He passed through the passage and did not see the workers; I went to the dining room and found no one there.
He even opened the door, but found no one in the kitchen: “Is anyone here? Hello?”
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 learned that the only employee on the shift that day had just left. The manager eventually showed up to lock the doors until the restaurant was staffed.
A Burger King spokesperson provided a written statement regarding this incident.
“The franchisee of this location informed us that the shift supervisor had to leave due to a family emergency and sent the team home. While doing so, the door was accidentally left open. Once it was found that the building was not guarded. , another manager came to guard the building,” the statement said.
Chris Briem of the Center for Social and Urban Studies at the University of Pittsburgh thinks this is a sign of the times.
“Business must always be flexible in order to be successful. I think it was kind of a last resort, you have to be ready to quickly adapt to changing circumstances,” he said.
Briem said that when COVID-19 broke out, many Americans who were able to retire chose to do so, and a large number of student workers who were seen in the past are not returning to work.
For customers frustrated that they can’t grab a quick bite to eat on the go, scenes like this may not be going away anytime soon.
“I think employers will have to adjust, you know? There will probably be fewer workers. They will adapt and change,” Briem said. “Some employers may add more automation, may add more capital and technology to keep their business running with fewer employees.”
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