While politicians are still struggling for help despite exploding costs, a Viennese brothel is already adjusting prices with a “cap” to inflation. And at the same time – like many companies – fights against staff shortages.
As is well known, it is the oldest trade in the world and, according to popular belief, will never die out – but in economic crises like the current one, even the horizontal business is struggling to survive. “We don’t make money from the rich – our regular customer is the ‘little man’. Of course, he will primarily save his money on rent and heating costs,” says Vienna’s “King of Laufhaus” Peter Laskaris, who has already made headlines with Christoph Lielacher with a vaccination campaign in the Funpalast sauna club 50 percent in losses. And the situation isn’t getting any better.” So the business partners are introducing a price cap for their new brothel project, the “jezzABER amüsierCLUB” in Donaustadt, starting this Friday. With an entry flat rate from 69 euros.Staff shortage in the horizontal tradeIn addition, the red light scene, like many other service companies, is acutely lacking in staff. “In the past, even during the Corona wedding, we received up to ten applications a week. But not a single one has been coming for a long time,” says Peter Laskaris, who attributes this development to the general insecurity – regardless of whether it’s construction workers, insurance brokers or prostitutes.
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