‘Indeed be lying’: Job applicant says Chili’s manager told her they weren’t hiring servers—but there’s a job posting on Indeed

The food service industry is purportedly still recovering from the labor shortage that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. While many other industries, including popular retail chains, reported that they were over-staffed as early as mid-2022, restaurants and eateries were still scrambling to get enough folks to come in and work.

TikTok user Sam (@ininafere), however, stated that she was unable to get hired as a server at Chili's despite the franchise location showing on Indeed that they have an open position.