Her post got 200 likes and plenty of shares â but only one applicant. Chef David Swing of Young Cardinal said that he and owner Adam Andrews are currently trying to hire about 12 employees for Young Cardinal and Andrewsâ other businesses â Jeffrey Adams and Dogwood Hops and Crops. âAnd weâve had zero applicants,â Swing said. âI donât get it. But itâs not just us.â With vaccinations on the rise, people are anxiously looking forward to getting back to some kind of normal this spring â and that includes dining in restaurants. Many local restaurants are reporting increases in business. But most are still woefully understaffed to handle any kind of volume akin to pre-COVID-19 levels.