and portraying hospitality jobs as anything but desirable. But while some people were leaving restaurant work for good, others decided to hop on board.
“While I worked in tech, I felt like I was always working. Now, when I leave work, the work is done.” A similar situation played out for 51-year-old Wade Branstmer who, in summer 2020, was a middle-school art teacher in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was facing unemployment after his contract was eliminated during the stay-at-home orders. So Branstmer, who used to be a server back in college, decided to move to California; a chance job posting on Indeed.com brought him to a server position at, a mainstay at the Mina Group. The general manager gave him the job on the spot.