Discussion Forum: Employment, Management, & Worker Issues

I'm a lowly bartender in a once popular night club. However, I believe my management are lazy and are the reason the club is slowly dying. My club is an important part of a niche scene and has a lot of potential. I am an advocate for this niche scene and will fight to help preserve it! I need...

i am looking for good interview questions geared towards a nightclub atmosphere. i have done many interviews, however most of them were geared more toward opening, for example had 15 applicants, but neeeded to hire 12. well now, i am cleaning house. i have 30 applicants for 4 spots. basically,...

I am a bartender for 4 years but recently have been placed as a bar manager because of certain circumstances...that left me as the only choice.lol I work for a small bar/club that has been open for only a year and a half (ive only been there for a couple of months and i worked at a corp. resturant...

Hi everyone, I'd like to get into bartending, but I don't have any experience. There's a fair amount of bars in my town, but even trying to get on as a bar back has been unsuccessful. I think it's related to the basic unemployment situation, jobs are kind of scarce here these days. Do you...

I have a question for all I need your help I’m a bouncer at this club we have some hot heads as bouncers what I mean by this is the other night two people got smart with the doorman and a bouncer. The bouncer choked out one of the people and was lafing about it. The owner is a drunk and said that’s...

I've worked at a club for 3 years, basically starting out as a helper, hosting karaoke and dealing poker. Then they asked me to work on promotions, build a website, handle their graphic design, social network marketing, booking private events, maintain lights and sound, DJ and book entertainment,...

I'm thinking of hosting a website on an OFFSHORE server complete with message board. It is going to have every state in the U.S. on it and I will very selectively allow bar/nightclub managers and owners on the site to discuss trouble employees, scammers, and fly by nights. What protections...

Hello all, I find this a really useful website! I'm trying to get an un-official survey of how much bar managers get paid, including how much is salary vs. different types of incentive pay. I'm most interested in smaller places (less than 500K annual gross), but would be happy to hear about...

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Hello everyone, I have been visiting these forums for about 3 months now and reading up on details to pay attention to as well as general bar managing methods. So thanks for all the advice I have already received. I am here now because I am looking to really hone my ability and be a great...

interview questions and hiring new employees Hi guys in trying to find out what are so of the best interviewing question to ask ppl when your trying to hirer a new employee as a bouncer . This is my first time getting to hirier my staff and not have just a random person from the company do it...

I had a bartender who was a friend first and foremost. She had a day job but was all over facebook/myspace/blogging and was an excellent bartender as well. She lost her job and asked me if I would schedule her to be my 2nd on every weekend night and in exchange she didn't want an hour wage as long...

I guess what I really need is a contract. He does not want to be considered an employee of mine therefor I need to give him a 1099.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I have posted my Top Video Hits for April. Just head over to www.vjjustinallen.com and look under the "video mixes" tab and there it is. And yes, I am still looking for a new club residency. Keeping busy with lots of one and two night gigs, but nothing beats...

What is a fair range of pay for a bar manager with $25,000 in sales a month? The location is Kenner, LA which is a suburb of New Orleans. We have bands every Friday and Sat nite with no cover charge. This person would be responsible for booking the bands and all other managerial duties. Thanks,...

If there are any Chicago professional DJs on this site or if anyone knows of a professional DJ who has their own equipment and can play a wide range of music from oldies to current. I have a possible corporate event for them. Please contact me for more info! Would like to get it handled by...

I love the Nightclub & Bar show because when you get back home you are all excited about putting everything that you learned to use and start making those changes. IF part of those changes are bringing video into your club then you also need a new video VJ that understands how to set-up and play...

I am owner of Riv Entertainment www.riventertainment.com we are looking to provide a dj services for a night club/ bar or lounge in Northeast PA, New York, Ohio or New Jersey. Please feel free to contact me asap we are booking fast. DJ Riv DJ Riv is relocating to Northeast Pennsylvania, but don’t...

Hello all, I've recently been promoted to Manager at a club/hookah lounge in New Jersey. Over the past few months, there have been many issues leading up to my promotion, and taking over of the daily operations. One issue is with our security staff. The owners have requested that I begin...