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07.24.08, 13:57 PM General Topics
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i am hiring waitstaff for a party this weekend. i orinally wanted 5 people. this includes 2 bartenders and 3 people to pass and serve food. well i cancelled one of the bartenders. i decided to hire another bartender who i felt could best make the type of drinks being served (martinis). anyway my contact for the first group sent me an email stating the revised price plus a $25 flat fee if they had to provide any assistance to the other bartender, i.e. stock glasses and get ice. wtf????? i am paying them to work the entire EVENT, not portions of it. not sure how to handle. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.24.08, 01:57 PM Flag

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clearly they're not happy with you dropping the 1 bartender. How do the increased costs they're hitting you for match up with your $$ savings with the new bartender? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 01:58 PM Flag

it actually evens out if i had used their bartender but it really isnt about the money and i stated that. i told him it was the principle and i felt like he was nickle and diming me. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 01:59 PM Flag

pay the $25? what else are you going to do at this late hour? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 01:59 PM Flag

not about the money but i dont like the way he is nickel and diming me. i told him there will be an event planner so everyone will go to her anyway. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 02:00 PM Flag

I don't understand - everyone will go to her for glasses and ice? How will your bartender get this if he needs it? Surely he will use what the caterers bring? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 02:03 PM Flag

then pour your own drinks. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 02:04 PM Flag

You are a fool to micro manage these people. If you hire people to staff and event you cannot just fly in and decide someone else makes a better martini. Don't be silly, pay up and shut up. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 02:08 PM Flag

ita. it's $25. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 02:10 PM Flag

np: i'm not totally sure if i agree. i've seen too many people who hired caterers for important events (weddings, etc) and just assumed the caterer was going to do a nice job and they don't always. i think a good hostess does micromanage to a certain extent. that said, i don't understand the op's post very well. is the extra bartender bringing his own equipment? is the equipment being supplied by a third party, other than the waitstaff? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 02:14 PM Flag

Sorry but OPs judgement on martini-making ability seems marginal at best [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 02:17 PM Flag

can't comment on that. i have never had a martini in my life and i have no idea if some people make them significantly better than other bartenders. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 02:18 PM Flag

Well that is OPs rationale for firing the 3rd bartender [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 02:21 PM Flag

Did OP have a martini contest to judge everyone's performance? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 02:19 PM Flag

I have to wonder how she's going to manage the flow of guests to the martini bartender vs. the regular guy. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 02:22 PM Flag

I can't comment on any of this but one thing is for sure: you have way too much money on your hands. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.24.08, 04:29 PM Flag