Retail been robbing employees from H&L here in Neb/KS.
The reason I mentioned WM in my earlier post is because I’ve lost 6 employees to Walmart over the past year.
3 of the employees said it was straight up pay (I was paying them $17.50 and $18/hour, I even offered 1 of them a $2 raise to help counter inflation concerns she had), the other 3 said it was WM having more schedule options than I can offer at a hotel. Ex: my shift needs are based on when customers checkout/checkin and laundry/cleaning rooms. I can’t offer 40 hours a week working 9-5.
That’s the rub of H&L work, the 2 times that you most need employees are 5-10 am & pm… but that’s when people usually have other responsibilities and/or don’t want to work.
Ironically I’m having the best employee luck right now by hiring my fellow millennials because as long as you got your list done and there isn’t a guest needing something I don’t give a fuck if they are on their phone or watch something on the iPad or smoke/vape outside, etc etc. One of the few things I can offer employees that WM and other big retailers can’t.
