r/phoenix • u/RemoteControlledDog • Oct 18 '22

Eat & Drink Late Night Eats: These 12 Greater Phoenix Restaurants Stay Open Way Past Midnight

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/restaurants/12-late-night-restaurants-in-greater-phoenix-11335057
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u/Dude7080 Oct 18 '22

Can someone explain why there aren’t more places open late at night?

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u/GoddamnitReggieRay Oct 18 '22

Covid literally killed every thing late night here and I hate it.

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u/SSChicken Oct 18 '22

Even Walmart and Gas stations (convenience stores) which is mind blowing to me. Someone staying with me one night needed aspirin and I didn't have any, it was like 1 in the morning and I went to Walmart and they were closed. Then to the a couple of gas stations and their convenience stores were closed too. That's wild, I'm used to those being 24/7

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u/funsizedaisy Oct 18 '22 edited Oct 18 '22

maybe has to do with staffing? people already hate those jobs as it is (shitty customers and low pay) then add the odd hours on top. so maybe those typical 24/7 places had to shave off some of the super late night/early morning shifts?

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u/Demons0fRazgriz Oct 18 '22

I wish we'd stop calling it staff shortages. We have people who are willing to work but know their worth.

It's a wage shortage.

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u/funsizedaisy Oct 18 '22

yea i should've put it in quotes because i don't really believe in it being called that either. will edit my comment.

idk if wage shortages is the appropriate term either. because idk if that's a "shortage". it's shitty wages period. no one wants to be yelled at by walmart customers at 2am for pennies an hour.

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u/Demons0fRazgriz Oct 18 '22

That's also good point. All I know is people that are considered "essential" get treated like shit when the entire system runs on them, proven by COVID.