I just left that job but am picking up shifts here and there while my next thing gets going. Not in the loop enough to get any one to buy anything. Not that management listened to what employees wanted anyway. Strange job, work from the neck down. Never bother management and they'll never bother you as long as the till was right, the cops didn't show up and no customers complained. I only saw the owner every few months, he'd come in the morning before any one else, count the till, do paperwork and leave. We'd text if there was a problem. One manager was a big dummy who no one in their right mind paid any attention too the other was vaguely useful and cool for the 3-4 hours you might see her on any given day.
Wow that's a shame, and I've heard it from so many people in the industry. Management should really listen to people behind the bar. They have their ears to the ground and know the happenings better than anyone. I have no idea what your bar was/is like but the one I worked at made its money from the regulars. Gotta keep em happy. I suppose if you're in a bar with a ton of walkins all the time it wouldn't matter as much but still...
No one was breathing get down your neck and telling you how to do your job or harassing you creates a fun and positive environment. I found it very conductive to maintaining a good crowd of regulars. The management blessed a large pour as well. Do your job, pour huge shots, be cool and make great money during the summer. No fancy drink list to be enslaved to, each bartender was their own drink list. Fantastic job for the most part.
Sounds similar to my experience at the bar I worked at. I was mostly referring to the fact that management doesn't listen to suggestions from bar staff and think they know everything despite only mainly working during off hours. I miss coming home with wads of cash in my pockets but glad to ditch that lifestyle. Cheers