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title: "6 Reasons Your Employees Don't Care & How To Fix It"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3ab36d34-7224-4b02-a956-eb173d784fa8
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/6-reasons-your-employees-dont-care-how-to-fix-it-2717931
category: "General"
topics: ["Operations"]
published: 2022-02-08T18:13:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:13:17.713Z
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# 6 Reasons Your Employees Don't Care & How To Fix It

**TL;DR:** Restaurant managers often face the challenge of disengaged and unmotivated employees, but building a motivated team is possible if leaders show passion and lead by example. Employee motivation is key to promoting growth and excellent service.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-02-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/6-reasons-your-employees-dont-care-how-to-fix-it-2717931).*

## Story

As a restaurant manager, or a business manager in general, have you ever wondered whether your staff truly care about your business? Do you feel like they're not driven enough, and employee motivation is starting to become a big issue? On today’s show, I share 6 reasons why your employees don’t care and how you can solve those problems on staff motivation.

It's not uncommon for managers to be faced with the challenge of disengaged and unmotivated employees. And sometimes it can root from leaders and other team members not caring. The truth is that you can build a team of people who are invested in their work and passionate about doing it well IF the motivation also comes from the top.

Employees absorb and mimic the energy that they observe in the company. If the business leaders or restaurant managers don’t lead by example, it'll show in the level of employee motivation.

As a leader, it’s critical that you take pride in the role you’re playing and show passion for the company and in the work it does. This kind of energy will be replicated, and your employees will be motivated to stay in their positions. Staff motivation is key to promoting growth and delivery of excellent service.

I share 5 more reasons why your staff don't seem to care. Knowing them can help you learn more about how you can approach these situations, and how to spark employee motivation as a restaurant manager or business leader. Stay tuned!

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- leadership (topic)
- restaurant management (topic)
- employee motivation (topic)
- staff engagement (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/6-reasons-your-employees-dont-care-how-to-fix-it-2717931). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3ab36d34-7224-4b02-a956-eb173d784fa8).