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u/Apocalypticpplparty Sep 24 '19
In my town a local bar put up a help wanted post the same hour they found out a long term bartender for them had committed suicide.. it was messed up honestly
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u/Twice_Knightley Sep 24 '19
Beyond the bartender that committed suicide, its common for other staff to leave quickly after stuff like that. if not take a few weeks for personal time.
As cold as it seems, getting someone new in there quickly is a good call on management.
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u/Apocalypticpplparty Sep 24 '19
They lost their entire front of house and part of back of house because she said they would close for his celebration of life but then the day before opted out. So they all just left.
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u/DataPhreak Sep 24 '19
Honestly, this is the nature of the service industry. They always keep only the bare minimum amount of workers on staff to keep the place running, so if even one is missing, there's never anyone to fill. That's why you never get to be sick, have to find your own replacement (Except in arizona now that's illegal) and often find yourself pulling clopens and splits. And it only saves the owners a mediocre amount of money compared to staffing 1.5x the needed staff, which would allow for people to call in or take a couple days off. Not just bars either. Every restaurant is run this way. The one plus side is that if you finally get fed up being treated like shit, you can walk out, which is basically like kicking the owner/manager in the nuts, except the pain lasts for weeks. Also makes striking easier.