Are You Trying to Balance Your Burn Rate With Your Human Obligations?

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Danny Cevallos: I'm going into quadruple overtime, trying to learn the lessons about what not to do that my dad did. "I will certainly do everything I can to make sure we're there on the other side of this" He says he's had a small handful of people who have actually written him and said they were concerned for his well-being. The company is able to post on its intranet where those jobs are.

Back in March of 2020, Danny Meyer laid off 2,000 people — that's 80 percent of staff at Union Square Hospitality Group, representing 20+ restaurants across the country. It was a heartbreaking decision made with full understanding of the impacts, short and long-term — or as much as can possibly be known in this volatile time. In this special episode, Danny shares why and how he acted so quickly, the process he and his team used to make this decision, the impact of the layoff, and what comes next for his industry.

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