Staffing issues!

I had no intentions of hanging out at 1762 last night. I went to a car show in Bellmore with family and friends. We had heroes and a huge cooler of cold ones. It was a good time with lots of great cars if you are into that sort of thing.

I stopped by 1762 for a quick minute on way home. I didn't even have a drink. The day tour bartender was closing up. She was there all day and night and was very tired. Apparently her relief never showed up. The place was like an oven. STILL NO FREAKING AC. As a matter of fact it was so hot in there, that even if the bar wasn't closing near midnight, I wouldn't have stayed.

Apparently there are some serious staffing issues over there. While some recent losses are not the fault of management, if you treat employees poorly long enough and subject them to bar temps of 90+ they will not want to work for you anymore.

Recent Bartender Losses:

Kat - Hope all is well in your real job!

Jessie

Pregnant Lily

and, yes, soon to be Croc...his last day is Wednesday.

OK, let's do the math here...

There are 14 shifts per week to cover, 2 each day.

Fri, Sat, and Sun day tours are covered.

The bartenders covering those shifts all have other jobs, so they cannot cover any other shifts.

That leaves 11 shifts per week that need to be covered by the remaining bartenders...But wait...there is only one bartender remaining once Croc rides off into the sunset on his Kangaroo.

So...
Shelly's new schedule is as follows:
Monday 11AM-4AM
Tuesday 11AM-4AM
Wednesday 11AM-4AM
Thursday 11AM-4AM
Friday 7PM-4AM
Saturday 7PM-4AM
Sunday 7PM-4AM

That is a WHOPPING 95 hour work week!!!
But wait, with shift pay she will make $440.
That's $4.63 per hour at a job with no days off, no benefits, and no future.

Just thought of another stat to consider...of the 95 hours worked per week, how many of those hours are low or even non-tipping hours? The implications are making my head ache.

I offer some advice here:
Shelley - get a freaking raise or move on!
Owner - give her a raise and free booze and be nice to her!