From the reality of visits to one of the restaurants.
One of the restaurant owners was happy because the restaurant is witnessing good turnout and continuous business activity throughout the day.
But at the same time, he was complaining about:
* Delayed orders.
* Customer complaints.
* Frequent errors in preparation.
* Staff exhaustion.
* Decreased service quality.
After reviewing the operations, it became clear that the problem was not in sales or product quality.
The problem was that the number of employees was less than the actual operational need.
The team was working at its maximum capacity all the time, and with every increase in orders, problems begin to appear:
✔ Increased customer waiting time.
✔ High error rate in orders.
✔ Decreased product quality.
✔ Increased waste due to haste.
✔ Staff exhaustion and high turnover rate.
✔ Loss of customers despite the demand for the restaurant.
The surprise is that some restaurants lose part of their sales due to labor shortage, because the team cannot serve all customers with the required efficiency.
Having fewer employees than necessary may reduce expenses on paper, but in reality, it may cost the restaurant thousands of riyals monthly in lost sales, complaints, and decreased quality.
**It is not important to have the minimum number of employees... What is important is to have the right number for the size of the operation.**
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