Leftover Covid policies that make no sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The reduced housekeeping and flights are because they are low paying jobs no one wants. Let's be real. Same with restaurants.

Who did these jobs pre Covid and what has changed that they no longer want them? It was a low paying job before and today it’s still a low paying job. Did the housekeepers get better paying jobs? Did the servers move to different industries with better wages?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reduced housekeeping and flights are because they are low paying jobs no one wants. Let's be real. Same with restaurants.

Who did these jobs pre Covid and what has changed that they no longer want them? It was a low paying job before and today it’s still a low paying job. Did the housekeepers get better paying jobs? Did the servers move to different industries with better wages?

Answers to last two: yes and yes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reduced housekeeping and flights are because they are low paying jobs no one wants. Let's be real. Same with restaurants.

Who did these jobs pre Covid and what has changed that they no longer want them? It was a low paying job before and today it’s still a low paying job. Did the housekeepers get better paying jobs? Did the servers move to different industries with better wages?

Answers to last two: yes and yes.

Also, labor pool has been restricted at the lower level by years of significantly lower immigration from Mexico/countries south of Mexico. Been dropping since the late 90s.

https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/net-migration

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All these reserved parking spots for “drive up.” They’re always empty.

I was at Rio in Gaitherburg tonight. There was a line waiting for pickup as all the spaces were full. I think takeout is still very popular.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Walmart only staying open until 11 pm instead of open all night.

I guess this is a decision by them based on profits but I just wish at least some Walmarts were open all night. Where I live there are three super Walmarts and numerous Walmart Marketplace grocery stores within 20 minutes of me, why can't even one of them be open all night?

For years I had done my grocery shopping late at night to avoid crowds and shop in peace and quiet, and also loved being able to pick up random stuff at any hour, especially great since I'm a night owl.

Oh well, I guess it's not coming back.

Who is willing to work at them for minimum wage? You aren't, so why should someone else so you can shop at 2 AM?

Whatever. They were open 24 hrs a day for many years pre-covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These are all driven by economic considerations that may make no sense to you but perfect sense to them. They aren’t COVID-based.

This. Some were put into place to help or potentially during Covid but companies realized these policies save them money or create more efficiency.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The reduced housekeeping and flights are because they are low paying jobs no one wants. Let's be real. Same with restaurants.

Who did these jobs pre Covid and what has changed that they no longer want them? It was a low paying job before and today it’s still a low paying job. Did the housekeepers get better paying jobs? Did the servers move to different industries with better wages?

Yes, basically. We have far more warehouse jobs like Amazon and lots of flexible jobs like delivery drivers. Pays more, pick your hours, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reduced housekeeping and flights are because they are low paying jobs no one wants. Let's be real. Same with restaurants.

Who did these jobs pre Covid and what has changed that they no longer want them? It was a low paying job before and today it’s still a low paying job. Did the housekeepers get better paying jobs? Did the servers move to different industries with better wages?

Answers to last two: yes and yes.

Also, labor pool has been restricted at the lower level by years of significantly lower immigration from Mexico/countries south of Mexico. Been dropping since the late 90s.

https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/net-migration

And also millions died.

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Anonymous wrote:No physical menu. I don’t want to pull it up on my phone, thank you.

YES! The last thing I want to do at a restaurant with friends or family is have everyone stare at their phones. But thank god we’re not getting Covid from touching a menu….

+1,000 We were at a restaurant with a very long, complicated menu, think multiple pages almost like Cheesecake Factory type length. We begged for a physical menu. Restaurant doesn't have them anymore.

I'd walk out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vaccine requirements.

The doctors and dentists I've seen lately don't ask if I've had the vaccine anymore.

Doctors and dentists never had a vaccine requirement.

No, but they asked about status and encouraged vaccination. Now, they don't mention it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All these reserved parking spots for “drive up.” They’re always empty.

I was at Rio in Gaitherburg tonight. There was a line waiting for pickup as all the spaces were full. I think takeout is still very popular.

Oh I meant more like retail. Department stores, Best Buy, Target, places like that. Takeout spots predate Covid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vaccine requirements.

Only for non-citizens coming to the US

And what do they matter, right? My dad doesn’t want the vaccine. It doesn’t make him dangerous to others, yet I can’t see him. Others are smarter than me, they buy certificates which aren’t properly checked anyway. It’s just theater.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vaccine requirements.

The doctors and dentists I've seen lately don't ask if I've had the vaccine anymore.

They want their patients!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No physical menu. I don’t want to pull it up on my phone, thank you.

YES! The last thing I want to do at a restaurant with friends or family is have everyone stare at their phones. But thank god we’re not getting Covid from touching a menu….

Yup. This bothers me so much. Feels so rude to stare at my phone. I want to talk to the people I’m with and not have everyone’s phones out. I now ask for paper menus when I walk in.

[Anonymous]

Needing a covid test to return to school everytime my kid has any symptoms.