Laid-off Silicon Valley tech workers searching for new opportunities are applying for Bay Area dishwashing jobs — but one local restaurant owner claims that many of the hopefuls simply don’t have what it takes.
“Most are not qualified,” Phong Nguyen, proprietor of popular San Francisco Vietnamese restaurant Pho de Nguyen, told SFGATE. “We’re looking for athletes. I basically stopped having people use us as a stepping stone.”
The eatery desperately needs an extra pair of hands in the kitchen, Nguyen said — and he wants to pay $50 an hour for the position.
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