Restaurant ‘Hires’ Robot to Serve Tables Amid ‘Exhausting’ Worker Shortage
Restaurant ‘Hires’ Robot to Serve Tables Amid ‘Exhausting’ Worker Shortage
Across the country, restaurants are facing a shortage of workers, forcing establishments to take new measures to support their staff. Typically, these include benefits like offering higher pay and hiring bonuses—but some restaurants are betting on a more unconventional tactic to solve their labor woes.
At Sugar Mediterranean Grill, in Stockton, California, their newest "team member" is none other than a robot. And, while it sounds a bit strange, the practice is more common than you may suspect: a handful of restaurants nationwide have picked up the practice as a viable solution to their worker shortages.
As Sugar Mediterranean Grill's General Manager Ana Ortiz told CBS Sacramento 13, the machine has been a "lifesaver."
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