'Our goal is to hire as many employees as we can,' Boca Raton restaurant general manager says

The general manager of a Boca Raton restaurant is providing hope for the unemployed -- with the hope of having enough workers to open the business.

RESTAURANTS ARE STILLSTRUGGLING WHEN IT COMES TOFINDING WORKERS SOME SAYTHEY'VE MOVED ON TO OTHERJOBS, WHILE OTHERS SAY THEY'REHOME COLLECTING BENEFITSW-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'SMATT SCZESNY LOOKED FORANSWERS AT ONE LOCAL JOB FAIR.CHRIS ACOSTA IS LOOKING FORPEOPLE - 0027“OUR GOAL IS TOHIRE AS MANY EMPLOYEES AS WECA” HE SAYS HE'S LOOKING FORABOUT 120 PEOPLEÃTO OPEN THENEW CALAVERAS CANTINA INMIZNER PARKÃA SEARCH THAT ISA LOT HARDER THESE DAYS.

207“I THINK IT'S A MIX PART OF ITIS THE VIRUS, PART IS THEUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THAT AREOUT THERE RIGHT NOW I THINKPEOPLE WOULD RATHER JUST SITHOME THAN COME TO WORK RIGHTNOW AND THAT'S REALLYAFFECTING US' FEDERAL BENEFITSOF AN EXTRA 300 DOLLARS A WEEKÃWILL EXPIRE IN FLORIDA LATERTHIS MONTHÃSOME APPLYING FOJOBS IN BOCAÃSAY THE WORKERSHORTAGE IS LESS ABOUTBENEFITS.

849“I PERSONALLYTHINK THEY ARE FINDING REMOTEJOBS STAYING HOME AND DOINGTHE REMOTE THIN” 202“I WOULDSAY THEY'RE UNSURE RIGHT NOWSO IT'S NOT REALLY A THINGWHERE THEY WANT TO SIT HOMEAND DO NOTHING ITS MORE, THEYWANT TO MAKE SURE THEY WANT TOGET THE RIGHT SPO” AARONBIENVENU SAYS HE TRIED WORKINGON BOATS BEFORE DECIDING TOCOME BACK TO BARTENDING AT ATIME WHEN HE SKILLS ARE INHIGH DEMANDÃ350“IT ISCOMPETITIVE, IT IS COMPETITIVEEVERYONE IS LOOKING TO HIRETHERE'S SOME RESTAURANTBYPASSING ALL THE TRAINING TOGET PEOPLE IN THE DOOR”HOSPITALITY JOBS TOOK THEBIGGEST HIT DURING THEPANDEMIC AND CONSEQUENTLYACCORDING TO PALM BEACH COUNTYCAREER SOURCE OFFICE ITS MADETHE BIGGEST GAINS THIS YEAR &ADDING 30 THOUSAND JOBS IN THEFIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 2021.

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