I shared a house with a bartender who was ex state police officer. He stole from the bar all the time. He gave away free drinks like they were Tic-Tacs. He would start giving people cheap booze when they were paying for expensive stuff and take the bottles of expensive stuff home with him. He would sell six shots and charge for six shots but only enter four shots in the cash register. He pocketed the difference. Every shift. Every day.
I've been bartending on and off now for 20 years. I have never done any of these things, I've never witnessed a co worker do these things. Some advice. Stop hiring scum bags.
I’ve worked at many bars. Some managers and sometimes even owners CONDONED this behavior. I had managers that told us to have 200-250 on the spill tab so we could take tips home. (Very corporate) Another bar let us give free drinks out to “regulars”…everyone was a regular. I’m familiar with 15/20 of these tactics. I’ve always done so with a good conscious as well since I was either trained to do this or told by staff. One example bar is now closed, the second is now very strict and successful. Cheers
My personal experience outside of the ways to actually steal like keeping the cash or charging different amounts. Almost always if your trying to give away drinks for a bigger tip it goes incredibly un noticed and does not get you bigger tips. So the best way to get bigger tips is bigger checks. I don't give 1 drop away at my bar or cheat the system and make plenty of money
I was done like #3 at a restaurant club. As if I can’t read. The menu had $14 but they charged me $18 plus tax lol then I ordered the same drink again twice and was charged $26 so one drink $18 but 2 $26 ok lol
After watching bar rescue I'm very interested in getting a loan and starting my own bar business just subscribed and added your app I'll binge watch all your videos ! Keep up the great work GodFather!!!
I work with an unnamed guy in an unnamed pub who is constantly pouring himself free pints and is completely slaughtered on the job, somehow this guy manages to be a really good barman but the owner takes the drinks off his wages.
He talked about bartenders steal of his business but he don’t talk about how business Steal of his consumers, all we are on the bed or we all on the floor
I gotta random question… can you get fired for messing up a lot ? I’ve just got my first job at a restaurant/ bar and I keep messing up I keep getting orders wrong and sending them to the wrong table or not knowing how to deal with complaints, I’m also a hit or a miss with pouring pints I either do it fine or make it all foamy and have to keep re-pouring holding customers up. It’s because I haven’t been trained at all so I feel like I’m just winging it but I really am trying my hardest and I do want to make a good impression, I’m always on time and nice to the customers but I cant stop messing up. Do you think I could get fired for that? I’m so anxious
Hey madtingz...not to increase your anxiety, but it is possible to be let go for continuous and ongoing mess ups, but the ones you're talking about are more like honest mistakes. They aren't the result of poor ethics or laziness. My advice is to really pay attention, double-check your work and get better at what you're doing and this problem will slowly go away. You got this!
Don't be anxious. Learn from your mistakes. Realize they need you more than you need them. There's so many jobs out there. If they let you go. Go find another one.
Yes, those poor bartenders living in squalor and fighting social injustice as they pour liquid into glasses and have cash tips thrust upon them. Immorality is a small price to pay for the way their kind has been treated.
Some of these are so petty, maybe reward creativity? They're your employees why are you being so brutal with every little thing u probably pay them minimum anyway. Harsh.
Yes, it might seem harsh, but before you judge from where you sit: go ahead and get a business loan and risk your house and all of your savings so you can hopefully make a 5% profit and pay all of your bills while you deal with cash flow issues, and then hire some bartenders and watch them steal from you and drain what little profits you are making so they can increase their tips and stuff their own pockets, all without ever risking one dime of their own money. This is the life of a bar/restaurant owner. Anyone who has never runs a business thinks that they are so "harsh" for trying to eek out a profit after providing a place for people to eat and drink and for people to work. Everyone assumes that bar owners are raking in the dough, but it simply isn't true. So you go ahead and risk all of your money on a business and see how relaxed you are when your employees steal from you, and then get back to me. Cheers.
'product is product' is not really true though... And saying the 20% loss bit sure but you can literally draw the same conclusions from bartenders spilling when pouring also. And comparing liquor to suits is dumb as hell, realise the value of your commodity. If I am at a bar and the bartender is carefully measuring every drop I am 110% never coming back or regularly visit.
With respect Charles, when you make a statement like, "comparing liquor to suits is dumb as hell" it tells me that you have never come close to running a business. The statement "Product is product" is 100% true. A suit might cost the store $20 to purchase and if they sell it for $100 they make an 80% profit. Then they have to use that profit to pay employees, electricity, etc. etc. The profit dwindles. A 1L bottle of Jack Daniels might also cost a bar owner $25. If they sell $6 shots they make $135 from that bottle (assuming the bartenders don't give it all away) and make an 81% profit, which they now have to use to pay for employees, electricity, etc. That's the EXACT value of the commodity. The truth is, the average bar/restaurant makes 3 - 6% profit, which means if they make $1 million in revenue, they only actually profit $30,000 - $60,000. The margins are razor-thin , so as a business owner, I'm more concerned about making a profit than whether the guy who wants free drinks and heavy pours ever comes back to my bar. Just sayin'. Thanks for stopping by though. Cheers.
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I shared a house with a bartender who was ex state police officer. He stole from the bar all the time. He gave away free drinks like they were Tic-Tacs. He would start giving people cheap booze when they were paying for expensive stuff and take the bottles of expensive stuff home with him. He would sell six shots and charge for six shots but only enter four shots in the cash register. He pocketed the difference. Every shift. Every day.
Wow, that's quite the story Speed Racer. The theft really does range from mild to extreme like your case.
I've been bartending on and off now for 20 years. I have never done any of these things, I've never witnessed a co worker do these things. Some advice. Stop hiring scum bags.
I’ve worked at many bars. Some managers and sometimes even owners CONDONED this behavior.
I had managers that told us to have 200-250 on the spill tab so we could take tips home. (Very corporate)
Another bar let us give free drinks out to “regulars”…everyone was a regular.
I’m familiar with 15/20 of these tactics. I’ve always done so with a good conscious as well since I was either trained to do this or told by staff.
One example bar is now closed, the second is now very strict and successful.
Cheers
My personal experience outside of the ways to actually steal like keeping the cash or charging different amounts. Almost always if your trying to give away drinks for a bigger tip it goes incredibly un noticed and does not get you bigger tips. So the best way to get bigger tips is bigger checks. I don't give 1 drop away at my bar or cheat the system and make plenty of money
Love this response Matthew. Someone who realizes that good money can be made without being immoral and unethical. Cheers.
I was done like #3 at a restaurant club. As if I can’t read. The menu had $14 but they charged me $18 plus tax lol then I ordered the same drink again twice and was charged $26 so one drink $18 but 2 $26 ok lol
After watching bar rescue I'm very interested in getting a loan and starting my own bar business just subscribed and added your app I'll binge watch all your videos ! Keep up the great work GodFather!!!
Awesome. Go get 'em Chad!
I suggest finding a bar back/bartending position in the meantime ❤
I work with an unnamed guy in an unnamed pub who is constantly pouring himself free pints and is completely slaughtered on the job, somehow this guy manages to be a really good barman but the owner takes the drinks off his wages.
He talked about bartenders steal of his business but he don’t talk about how business Steal of his consumers, all we are on the bed or we all on the floor
You lost me
I gotta random question… can you get fired for messing up a lot ? I’ve just got my first job at a restaurant/ bar and I keep messing up I keep getting orders wrong and sending them to the wrong table or not knowing how to deal with complaints, I’m also a hit or a miss with pouring pints I either do it fine or make it all foamy and have to keep re-pouring holding customers up. It’s because I haven’t been trained at all so I feel like I’m just winging it but I really am trying my hardest and I do want to make a good impression, I’m always on time and nice to the customers but I cant stop messing up. Do you think I could get fired for that? I’m so anxious
Hey madtingz...not to increase your anxiety, but it is possible to be let go for continuous and ongoing mess ups, but the ones you're talking about are more like honest mistakes. They aren't the result of poor ethics or laziness. My advice is to really pay attention, double-check your work and get better at what you're doing and this problem will slowly go away. You got this!
Don't be anxious. Learn from your mistakes. Realize they need you more than you need them. There's so many jobs out there. If they let you go. Go find another one.
Did you get fired tho?
@@MrNolanVoid nope currently supervisor now 😅
Maybe if you paid bartenders a living wage instead of making them rely on tips they wouldn't have to steal.
Yes, those poor bartenders living in squalor and fighting social injustice as they pour liquid into glasses and have cash tips thrust upon them. Immorality is a small price to pay for the way their kind has been treated.
Bartenders make more than most people... working 40 hours a week Bartending is GOOD money.
Maybe you should wake up to reality. I pay my bartenders $2.13 an hour. They make $120,000 a year. My bar costs are perfect. None of them steal.
@@DaveAllredTheRealBarman 😂😂
Thanks for the tips man¡ you are a Lifesaver¡
Fo you have any scale of inventory
Some of these are so petty, maybe reward creativity? They're your employees why are you being so brutal with every little thing u probably pay them minimum anyway. Harsh.
Yes, it might seem harsh, but before you judge from where you sit: go ahead and get a business loan and risk your house and all of your savings so you can hopefully make a 5% profit and pay all of your bills while you deal with cash flow issues, and then hire some bartenders and watch them steal from you and drain what little profits you are making so they can increase their tips and stuff their own pockets, all without ever risking one dime of their own money.
This is the life of a bar/restaurant owner. Anyone who has never runs a business thinks that they are so "harsh" for trying to eek out a profit after providing a place for people to eat and drink and for people to work. Everyone assumes that bar owners are raking in the dough, but it simply isn't true. So you go ahead and risk all of your money on a business and see how relaxed you are when your employees steal from you, and then get back to me. Cheers.
Do you know any undercover bar inspectors in the Los Angeles area foe hire?
Sorry G, I don't know any undercover bar inspectors, but I do think that's a cool job. Best of luck.
@@DaveAllredTheRealBarman thank you for getting back to me🤙🤙
Number 1 be an asshole boss
...said the dishonest bartender.
Dave , one more video related to this.
'product is product' is not really true though... And saying the 20% loss bit sure but you can literally draw the same conclusions from bartenders spilling when pouring also. And comparing liquor to suits is dumb as hell, realise the value of your commodity. If I am at a bar and the bartender is carefully measuring every drop I am 110% never coming back or regularly visit.
With respect Charles, when you make a statement like, "comparing liquor to suits is dumb as hell" it tells me that you have never come close to running a business. The statement "Product is product" is 100% true. A suit might cost the store $20 to purchase and if they sell it for $100 they make an 80% profit. Then they have to use that profit to pay employees, electricity, etc. etc. The profit dwindles.
A 1L bottle of Jack Daniels might also cost a bar owner $25. If they sell $6 shots they make $135 from that bottle (assuming the bartenders don't give it all away) and make an 81% profit, which they now have to use to pay for employees, electricity, etc. That's the EXACT value of the commodity.
The truth is, the average bar/restaurant makes 3 - 6% profit, which means if they make $1 million in revenue, they only actually profit $30,000 - $60,000. The margins are razor-thin , so as a business owner, I'm more concerned about making a profit than whether the guy who wants free drinks and heavy pours ever comes back to my bar. Just sayin'. Thanks for stopping by though. Cheers.
If you're the kind of customer who expects the owner to operate at a loss while you're there you can take your happy ass down the road. Good riddance.