re: It's Thursday April 2nd 2026..

It depends on the situation. Many different ways to communicate to folks. In management, you have to know the employees and how they operate obviously. Showcasing strengths and hiding weaknesses is always key in terms of getting the best out of someone. Biggest challenge since covid is staffing imo. Staffing has always been a challenge to a degree but, since covid, being short staffed has become an unfortunate norm. Labor cost goes sideways when you have lesser staff but many of them go into overtime. Rising cost of food can and has affected food cost in various ways. Creating accurate weekly projections is always challenging and the advent of online/Togo sales has risen in many restaurants from 15% of overall sales, to as high as 40% in some stores. Being able to communicate the importance of every aspect, from product not being overstocked and dated correctly, to high health department standards all the way to proper training for new hires, is the most challenge aspect of what I do.