Some who have chosen not to return to work amid pandemic may have found better options Flexibility and cost analysis during the pandemic has led some to decide to stay home and that has left employers with a shortage of workers. Some who have chosen not to return to work amid pandemic may have found better options By Brian Duffy | May 7, 2021 at 8:03 PM EDT - Updated May 7 at 8:03 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Businesses around the country and in Northeast Ohio are struggling to find workers even as the pandemic eases and jobs are plentiful and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and the Federal Stimulus Program may not be the only reason why people are staying home.