Texas nurse Brittany Logan told Fox & Friends Weekend on Sunday that she was “shocked” by the honesty of a sign she saw on a McDonald’s driveway and asked customers to be patient, as the restaurant handles a staffing issue because ‘nobody wants it. to work more ”and decided to post it on social media.
She posted the video on TikTok earlier this month and captioned that the McDonald’s were ‘cruel’. On Sunday afternoon, the video was viewed 1.2 million times.
Logan said she believes the Texas McDonald’s have short staff because people earn more money to collect unemployment benefits and therefore do not feel compelled to return to work.
“I don’t think anyone wants to say that, but with unemployment and the stimulus, tax revenue, everyone says similarly, ‘You know, I make more at home,'” Logan said. “They create more unemployment, they earn more with these benefits and just do not want to go to work.”
As shown in the video, the note says, “We are short. Be patient with the staff who showed up. No one wants to work anymore.”
The message seems to be referring to issues concerning restaurants and staff.
The National Restaurant Association noted that according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Food and Beverage Enterprises in March added 175,800 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis. However, employment is still 1.8 million jobs below pre-pandemic levels.
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In the video’s comments, several TikTok users complained that it was apparently difficult to keep restaurants fully staffed due to fears of the pandemic and the extensive unemployment benefits.
Logan pointed to some of the responses to her video, saying that some TikTok users said, “these companies are not paying us enough to turn up in a pandemic,” while others said, “I’m making more unemployment. There is no point in me going to work. “
She also noted that some “are concerned about the risk of COVID and it is spreading in the pandemic.”
Several users working in the food industry contacted her message, with one reply: “It’s sad because it’s true. We tried to hire people at our restaurant and no one wants to work.”
Another user pointed out, ‘We’m so busy with my Starbucks that people stop quitting … and one girl was hired and started working because we’re busy. ‘
One defended people who did not want to work at fast food places, writing: “Maybe (the restaurants) will pay well and respect their employees and think that they are actually people, the workers will stay.”
A McDonald’s spokesman did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
Logan noted Sunday that those who show up for work and ‘push through’ are trying to do the best they can in the situation.
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According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in March is 6.9% from March, which is higher than the national unemployment rate of 6%.
Fox Hollands’ Michael Hollan contributed to this report.