I went to a pizza place earlier today in celebration of my in-law's kid raising lots of money for a school event. This establishment, let's call it “Crusties' Pizza”, greeted myself and anyone else that walked in immediately with a large white sign directly beside the cashier counter. Printed on the white sign in all capital, boldface red text was a message that blamed the extended wait times on shortstaffing which they claimed was “due to government and state handouts”.
It's hardly the most offensive practice a business can employ, but the sign being in ready view of both the customers and employees felt incredibly bold and disrespectful. Not to mention, one could readily assume that the real root cause behind the businesses shortstaffed team is poor wages and poor benefits, as is usually the case when a business owner laments not being able to attract employees. I bet that owner is a real gem that treats his owners like close friends as well. Scratch that, they're probably his “family”.