Yes…

"The bottom line: The customer is no longer always right."
A really interesting @axios piece about how abusive, even violent customers in the service sectors may be part of what's behind the difficulties in hiring. h/t @kenvogel https://t.co/jlDvEj3IPa

— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) October 12, 2021

...and...

3 percent!https://t.co/EUfjhR2XBp
Including about 900K restaurant and hotel workers.

— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) October 12, 2021

Also:

Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in Augusthttps://t.co/Vnf9GU4Zv6

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 12, 2021

The number of “quits,” according to AP, rose 21% from July to August in the “hospitality” industries: bars, restaurants, hotels. The driving factor is assumed to be Covid, as the further one gets from jobs involving regular contact with the public, the lower the number of “quits.”

Retail saw a rise in “quits” of 6% since July.

It’s certainly more people than are showing up for Trump rallies.

Republicans we’re blaming this on extended unemployment. They still insist on opposing anything that would make life safer for the workers who have decided their jobs aren’t worth dying for. And seem remarkably silent on the threats to healthcare workers, perhaps because their voters are more likely to be making the threats. One has to wonder how that’s going to work out for them.

Two prominent Texas-based companies, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, already require employees to be vaccinated. Spokespeople for the two airlines told the Tribune that requirement won’t change despite Abbott’s new order.

“One of the hallmarks of capitalist economy is the ability of the private sector to make decisions without government intervention unless there is a legitimate public concern that needs to be addressed,” Perryman said. “It is difficult to see how forcing companies to expose their employees, vendors and customers to greater risk of a deadly disease and fostering the spread and mutation of that disease brings a compelling public benefit.”

Locally, at least:  not very well, at all.

The Greater Houston Partnership, a leading business group in Harris County, also denounced Abbott’s action.

“The governor’s executive order does not support Texas businesses’ ability and duty to create a safe workplace,” Bob Harvey, the group’s president, said in a written statement. “While the courts will likely decide the validity of this order, we encourage all employers to continue to promote the importance of vaccinations with their employees. Vaccinations are our path out of the pandemic, and the Partnership remains focused on supporting steps that lead to improving the rate of vaccination in our community.”

The Texas Restaurant Association questioned how Abbott's new order would affect OSHA's temporary emergency standard that's supposed to be released in a couple of weeks. The association expects lawsuits to be filed in response to Abbott's ban on vaccine mandates. However, the association said it will continue to support restaurants and committed to protecting their employees and customers.

"Above all, we continue to call upon our communities to cooperate with restaurants that are trying to remain in business after a very challenging 19 months," Kelsey Streufert, chief public affairs officer of the Texas Restaurant Association said in a statement. "By working together, we can accelerate our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting our health and our economy."