The Unforeseen Challenges of the Restaurant Manager Amid COVID-19

We have all been dealing with the core problems COVID-19 has brought to us: increased cleaning and sanitizing processes, loss of customers, negotiations with landlords, and many more. On top of those known problems, restaurant managers have also faced unforeseen and sometimes puzzling challenges. We’ve taken a deep dive into some of these issues in an effort to help support restaurants, and to provide solutions when possible. Let’s take a look. 

1 - Distraught and Stressed-Out EmployeesFinding employees who are motivated, loyal, and talented can be an uphill climb in our industry — even on a good day. With so many restaurant workers out of a job for long stretches of time, the workers that are returning may be coming back with new stresses and burdens. They may be facing expulsion from their home, or struggling to put food on the table.

Working in restaurants, our first goal is to create an environment of relaxation and pleasure for our guests, but we can’t expect our staff…