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Labor Statistics in Foodservice & Hospitality

Driven by a smaller industry labor pool, labor force participation rates, and historic trends in industry recruitment, retention, and…

2 min readJun 9, 2021

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Labor Statistics in Foodservice & Hospitality

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Thor Wood

Reminder: Hiring Sucks! And You Are No Talent Acquisition Expert

Hiring has been super rough for a majority in foodservice & hospitality. This pain is not evenly distributed however. And the business…

3 min readApr 12, 2021

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Reminder: Hiring Sucks! And You Are No Talent Acquisition Expert

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Thor Wood

This game of D-O-M-I-N-O-E-S you are playing— Yeah, it won’t end well.

This letter is a “hard truth” attempt to offer a bit of clarity, and, God-willing, knock some sense into your perturbed mind

4 min readMar 16, 2021

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This game of D-O-M-I-N-O-E-S you are playing— Yeah, it won’t end well.

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Thor Wood

Gig-Life: A Bounty of Side Hustles

The allure of freedom & flexibility has been the driver of adoption from people looking to supplement their income in the gig-economy

5 min readMar 16, 2021

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Gig-Life: A Bounty of Side Hustles

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Thor Wood

Ready To Increase The Minimum Wage?

The incoming administration has made it clear that increasing the minimum wage is a priority— working towards a federal minimum wage…

4 min readFeb 8, 2021

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Ready To Increase The Minimum Wage?

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Thor Wood

7 Mistakes Managers Make During The Hiring Process

In foodservice & hospitality, attracting workers to open jobs is hindered by a smaller labor pool, an outdated process to recruit talent…

9 min readJan 26, 2021

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7 Mistakes Managers Make During The Hiring Process

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Thor Wood

10 Things You Can Do In 60 Minutes

We asked the team— What if you found out you had an extra hour how would you spend it?

5 min readJan 21, 2021

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10 Things You Can Do In 60 Minutes

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Thor Wood

5 Things To Work On In 2021

Five things to help build back up the mental reserves, amplify the internal drive to succeed, and help get to where you want to go

3 min readDec 30, 2020

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5 Things To Work On In 2021

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Thor Wood

New ‘tip pool’ rule could drastically reduce the total out of pocket wages paid by restaurant…

A new rule recently finalized and published by the Department of Labor is set to take effect early in 2021. It short, it will allow…

3 min readDec 24, 2020

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New ‘tip pool’ rule could drastically reduce the total out of pocket wages paid by restaurant…

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Thor Wood

The restaurant and food service industry are facing a reckoning

Pre-pandemic, despite the total number of restaurants nationwide increasing +16% (‘07’-’18), new entrants joining the labor pool were…

5 min readOct 6, 2020

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The restaurant and food service industry are facing a reckoning

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Thor Wood

Thor Wood

Thoughts on being a startup founder, the foodservice & hospitality industry, the future of work and the gig-economy, & social impact https://linktr.ee/snapshyft

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