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We’ve been aggressive in reaching out to people and we do many things that make them want to stay.” In fact, she noted, “we’re over-staffed on lifeguards, which is unique for our industry. Over in Concord, Hurricane Harbor is fully staffed at roughly 600 positions, Taylor said. “The food service industry has been hiring nonstop since the pandemic” opened up, she said. Taylor acknowledged that there is competition for food service jobs with a rush to hire when COVID-19 restrictions relaxed. The park still gets “a lot of 14, 15-year-olds” applying, though normally late teens and older apply for the food and beverage positions “and we’re not seeing that,” Taylor said, with “older folks” - older than 18 - usually applying for those jobs. “A pandemic certainly shifts a lot of things with people, for sure,” Taylor said. Six Flags is committed to creating an inclusive environment that fully embraces the diversity of our team members and guests, regardless of ethnicity, gender, or sexual. Is it money? Is it having a better life-balance? A lot of people were workaholics and now want to send more time with family so they cut back.” “We have to figure out what motivates people to come to work. “People’s motivation for work has changed” since COVID, Taylor said. There are “a number of things” in play causing the work shortages, Taylor said. 13 the park will also be handing out jobs, on-the-spot, to some zombie hopefuls for Fright Fest. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is hiring for several positions at the park including ride workers. “Once we’re close to the end of the month in August, when folks normally go back to school, it’s when the bonuses come into play so we’ll see if they hang on a couple more weekends,” Taylor said. Though the park has offered one-time bonuses before this year, “it’s never been done on this scale,” Taylor said.