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Starbucks is raising its average pay to nearly $17 an hour in a bid to attract and keep baristas amid a stubborn U.S. labor crunch

From the perspective of the author's daily life in the United States, the shortage of workers is indeed very serious. The giant catering companies have almost always reminded them of the warning signs that they face labor shortages and wait patiently before ordering.