AUSTIN, TX – The Standard Pour is a charming uptown staple known for tasty happy hour specials and good bites. Like many other restaurants and bars across the city, they sloughed through 2020, bruised but not beaten.
With vaccine shots in arms and hospitalization rates low, things are thankfully picking up. Supposedly, anyway. Many restaurants looking to open back to 100% capacity, just like old times, are struggling to recruit a full staff. A job market that pre-pandemic was marked by low pay and reliance on tips is being rattled.
Sean Taylor at The Standard Pour has posted job openings, particularly for bussers, on social media and CraigsList, with little to no response. Taylor said most applicants didn’t have any related experience, and of those who scheduled interviews, the majority never actually showed up.
