TL;DR Macro trends: - older folks retired or never re-entered workforce after COVID - employees, for the first time in ~20 years, understand they can quit the

TL;DR Macro trends: - older folks retired or never re-entered workforce after COVID - employees, for the first time in ~20 years, understand they can quit their job today and get hired somewhere else tomorrow - corporate won't raise wages because "they're already too high", ignoring any variation in the location's cost of living - teenagers have more options/entertainment available to them today and don't want to seek out traditional employment. The author's "their parents are rich" line has some nugget of truth to it unfortunately. Plus they don't want to be yelled at by angry entitled customers. Specific to the author's situation: - a business that would not traditionally rely on tips (a fucking movie theatre) relies on tips much to the detriment of the employees - tips are dispensed on a scam debit card (IMO should be illegal),