This infographic explains how restaurants lose money by making labor decisions based on gut feeling instead of real-time data. Managers often keep staff longer than necessary because the floor looks busy, even when Sales Per Labor Hour is dropping. The visual shows how subjective impressions hide inefficiencies that quietly inflate payroll costs every shift. By comparing instinct-based decisions with live SPLH tracking, the infographic demonstrates how small, timely labor cuts can save hundreds weekly without harming service. Learn how NOVA enables smarter labor control in real time at https://www.novatab.com/