Higher Hire Numbers and Re-Re-Openings: Changes that need to be made in the West LA service industry
A week or so back, I was at my local Starbucks, chilling and working, having come from another cafe where I'd been working, and looking forward to being extra productive there. However, after I'd been there for an hour or so, the manager came up and informed me and the other patrons present that they would be closing at 8 pm that evening. I was disappointed and upset about this, since the company had recently implemented new hours from 5 am to 9 pm, which I had been used to and enjoyed, as it allowed me more time to work on my college assignments and art. Eventually, the manager herself told me they were closing early because she had no extra staff to work the night shift, and the workers already present were too tired to stay another hour. Rankled as I was about this abrupt interruption in my downtime, I understood why they had to close early and eventually packed up and went home at eight o'clock. But it got me thinking back to an issue I had noticed since 2021: a distinc...