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About 2 weeks ago the owner of my Wednesday night venue complained to me that the ring is no longer what it used to be- and that it had dropped a LOT in the last two months.
While this can happen, in this case I knew something didn't fit, because this is a VERY successful venue, always full, and all serious ( to the point of many walk-in - rather than drive- patrons) drinkers. Well, me being the ex-bar owner/manager/bartender, I began some watching...
There are two bartenders, and while one is on the up and up, the other is stealing the place blind- to the tune of over $500 per night ( the place usually rings around $1800 or so during my shows).
Just turn him in, right? Um....no. Here's the problem. The Thief is the owner's son. He started about a month after the honest guy- about two months ago. The other bartender knows what he's doing, but says if the son gets accused, he'll just point to the him, his father will believe him, and he will lose his job. Also, the owner is buddies with other owners in the area. In effect, the honest bartender will be black balled.
Nothing like a lose-lose situataion. Now what? The son's stealing threatens both my show, and the other bartender's job.
At this point, I'm thinking of taking other offers for the night, but I really like working at this place. A great crowd, and it's about eleven blocks from home....
While this can happen, in this case I knew something didn't fit, because this is a VERY successful venue, always full, and all serious ( to the point of many walk-in - rather than drive- patrons) drinkers. Well, me being the ex-bar owner/manager/bartender, I began some watching...
There are two bartenders, and while one is on the up and up, the other is stealing the place blind- to the tune of over $500 per night ( the place usually rings around $1800 or so during my shows).
Just turn him in, right? Um....no. Here's the problem. The Thief is the owner's son. He started about a month after the honest guy- about two months ago. The other bartender knows what he's doing, but says if the son gets accused, he'll just point to the him, his father will believe him, and he will lose his job. Also, the owner is buddies with other owners in the area. In effect, the honest bartender will be black balled.
Nothing like a lose-lose situataion. Now what? The son's stealing threatens both my show, and the other bartender's job.
At this point, I'm thinking of taking other offers for the night, but I really like working at this place. A great crowd, and it's about eleven blocks from home....