The custom of headhunting has probably become largely uncommon, fortunately, and the profession of bounty hunter is not particularly promising. At least in its classic form, as we know it from reputable sources such as Lucky Luke books and the “Westerns of yesterday”: A sinister-looking cowboy rides through the Wild West, mostly because bounty hunters are a lonely job, if only because Otherwise you would have to share the bounty with the profiles of all the villains in the country in your coat pocket. If he encounters the horse thief / stagecoach robber / gold nugget forger he is looking for, he either ties him directly to the next tree or delivers him to the sheriff, who then immediately counts the dollars on the table. Also with a grim expression, because who likes bounty hunters?
It’s not that simple anymore in the professional world, but there are still people who find others full-time. They are now called headhunters and are usually not badly rewarded for recruiting managers somewhere and recruiting them elsewhere. So nothing that would acutely affect the greater part of the population.
However, that could change very soon, because as a result of the corona pandemic, in addition to the shortage of skilled workers, the shortage of service staff is now rampant. There is hardly a restaurant that is not looking for waiters and cooks, the job advertisement on the pub door is already mandatory. It can’t be long before bounties are paid for motivated staff.
Until then, many innkeepers serve themselves, in some places the manager is personally at the tap. After all, that promotes direct contact with the guests. Like recently in an inn in Franconia. It was then that the landlord noticed for the first time that the regular Rudi, let’s call him Rudi, always orders a warm beer first. And then in the course of the evening six more halves, albeit chilled. The landlord then asked him why he was actually doing this. Well, because the doctor allowed him a warm beer in the evening, Rudi replied. Really true. Because sometimes things are very simple. Still.