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Kooky_Performance116 t1_izk2scs wrote

Reply to comment by _kalebb_ in New Yorkers Are the Ultimate Late-Night McDonald's Snackers, Report Shows by BlankVerse

Yeah really wild how now a lot of places close real early. I work construction and am usually out and about between 4-5am. Before the pandemic no matter the neighborhood there was places open I could grab some food and drinks that early. Now I have to walk it seems 2-3 avenues away to find a spot open/still open that early.

They must have realized the profits they were making being 24/7 didn’t make sense to the cost of staying open 24/7.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_izo349m wrote

Speak to the owners… that’s exactly what happened.

They weren’t making much, most of their profit comes from the lunch/dinner rush. The rest of the evening is run at a loss. This truthfully started before the pandemic. The pandemic just made everyone do the math.

Then you have employees who don’t want to work those late hours since it’s minimum wage at best. Slow business = few or no tips. Per hour working those times is a pay cut. With the current labor shortage there’s no reason for someone to want to work those hours. Work someplace else, get earlier hours and more money.

People forget: restaurant employees who are tipped make more money when it’s busy. Less when it’s not.

Nobody is taking those hours until restaurants have too many employees for their peak times. Which is far from reality.

And honestly: good for them. Working overnight for minimum wage is awful.

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trashpandarevolution t1_izk67n2 wrote

It’s workers, nobody wants that shift and stores keep getting mugged so why bother

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DryGumby t1_izklaa1 wrote

Doubt there's an epidemic of restaurant muggings

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travelinaj t1_izk3bng wrote

Yeah what a “coincidence”

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Kooky_Performance116 t1_izk67c2 wrote

I’m confused by this comment? Lol

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travelinaj t1_izk6yz6 wrote

To me I just seems like the pandemic benefitted a lot of larger corporations in many ways such as: eliminating competition who couldn’t hold out with no business for so long, allowing changing of store hours so they can have less overhead, pushing people to shop online, among other things

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BourdainTiffin t1_izka2oj wrote

What did large corporations do that made diners and bodegas stop being 24 hrs?

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travelinaj t1_izkamln wrote

The diners that survived changed their hours to save money just like the larger corporations.

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BourdainTiffin t1_izkcp9x wrote

Yes, businesses of all sizes like to save money.

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travelinaj t1_izkdu26 wrote

Yeah they were forced to because of the pandemic and I don’t think it’s a coincidence that they were forced to

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Bfam4t6 t1_izkgxyh wrote

Huh? What a fucking conclusion to jump to.

I think he’s saying scrutiny of business models increased for businesses of all sizes. Nothing more. You can stop digging.

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_kalebb_ t1_izkj0fp wrote

Maybe we have different definitions of coincidence, then... To me that sounds like one

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BourdainTiffin t1_izl5wp3 wrote

Son, I have no idea what you’re saying. Who forced them?

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travelinaj t1_izlanki wrote

Whoever lengthened the pandemic. It should have been resolved after a few months

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AnacharsisIV t1_izlerns wrote

I'll be sure to relay to the virus that you're disappointed it didn't happen according to your timetable.

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sternfan1523 t1_izkbci4 wrote

What killed it was when they shut down bars. Tons of people weren’t going out and eating late night anymore. Corporations were able to wait it out while the small shops died out

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BourdainTiffin t1_izkd327 wrote

We’re talking about small shops that survived but still haven’t restored late night hours. For instance Wo Hop closes at 10 now.

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