New supervisor + skinny marg
For context,
I wanna first start off by saying “skinny margs” are not real cocktails. It’s gonna be a gross drink. U can ask 5 different people what it is and they’ll give you 5 different answers. In order to avoid confusion I ask my guests exactly what they want. Whether it’s tequila and lime. Or tequila lime and Cointreau. Whatever the case may be, it helps me cater to the guests what they want vs a shot in the dark. I have time at my bar to do this so I really don’t mind, especially if they are sitting with me
Me and my coworker (I’ll call him John) have been offered a supervisor position because the managers did not want to work weekends and close. Neither do I, because I have my own business set aside for this. I declined the offer and they gave the position to my coworker. No big deal, congratulations woo hoo.
Just yesterday, things were getting a little busy. Im training someone new and john is behind the bar with us. We have a bunch of tickets. I have 3 guests that come in and sit at the bar, they discuss amongst themselves what they wanna drink and then one of the girls asked for a skinny margarita. So I proceeded to follow my own method to curate this girls margarita. Then John had the audacity to talk over us and says “oh we make our skinny margarita with orange juice” so I look at the girl and I said I can make it however YOU would like it. Because she seemed really turned off by the orange juice. She clearly did not want that. she looks back and forth and between her friends and settles with a tequila shot.
Way to go John. This isn’t the first time he’s done something like this. He’s been on a high horse like this for like 2 weeks. Since they promoted him. Like wtf? This guy has such a knack for following the recipe book when it’s convenient for him. And then proceeds to make drinks wrong and free pours whenever he feels like it.
Since the beginning of this year my bar has taken a nosedive in drink quality on the specialty menu. And I can tell you it’s not because of the bartenders. It’s the recipe book they have given us. It sucksss ass. I’ll send pictures of it
I’m thinking of leaving very soon. I just wanted to rant because it was a stupid situation and this guy knows nothing about treating guests well and making a good drink for them.