A Charleston chef launched a new app called GIGPRO, which was designed to address the shortage of workers.
According to a news release, it connects businesses with workers to cover shifts after an employee calls out sick, the dreaded no-show, or to help cover the gap between being understaffed and overstaffed.
“Really all you have to do is post a gig and select whoever you want to come in,” Ben Ellsworth, founder of GIGPRO and a Charleston restaurant industry veteran said.
Ellsworth said he thought of the idea after struggling to fill a dishwashing shift.
“I can pull out my phone at the end of the night. I can get a stranger to pick me up and take me across town. I can book a cabin anywhere in the world,” Ellsworth said, “but I can’t get this shift filled.”
The app allows businesses to alert anyone who’s available that day to work, and the worker can arrive within minutes, according to a news release.
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