Keep an eye on how many pints you sell from each barrel and shots sold from each bottle
Those that don't nick from the till directly often give their mates free drinks or take the money and pocket it so the till still balances.
( Peej, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:39, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

I can't imagine why anybody would want to run a pub.
It sounds fucking awful.
( Kroney, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:40, Reply)

'I love eating, best open a resturant'.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:44, Reply)

alright B3th?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:44, Reply)

run a pub work in IT
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:44, Reply)

I admit, that decision was ill-conceived.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:46, Reply)

Fair point.

( Kroney, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:47, Reply)

The money's ok, at least.
*Sobs*
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:51, Reply)

I'm not going to pretend I'm hard done by, but it's less than people seem to think it is.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:54, Reply)

We need figures.

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:55, Reply)

You go with a guess and I'll Bruce Forsythe it for you.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:57, Reply)

£1million per annum

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:57, Reply)

Lower.
QED.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:59, Reply)

£14k

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:00, Reply)

I really enjoyed bar work. It was tiring and long at times but it was social and fun.
The bar flys that frequent pubs can be quite the characters, despite their tumble into alcohol dependency.
( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:47, Reply)

we worked out i used to serve frank in his local pub
i can think of several people that might have been him.

your description is not inaccurate.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:50, Reply)

I only did bar work in Newcastle so it wouldn't have been him.
I don't recall anyone covered in parrot shit either.
( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:56, Reply)

Tills are all itemised for stock control, I've noticed staff nomming bar snacks and not paying, one in particular.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:48, Reply)

That won't help when things don't go through the till

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:50, Reply)

One would hope that his stock is also itemised for stock control purposes.

( Kroney, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:51, Reply)

Because then you could cross reference against the till.

( Kroney, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:53, Reply)

I came up with this by myself, without any previous pub experience at all.
Therefore I'm sure it's already been thought of and implemented.
( Kroney, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:53, Reply)

In a lot of pubs stock control consists of 'shit, we've run out of cheese and onion, best put a box on this weeks order'.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:56, Reply)

It's quite a hefty computer programme.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:58, Reply)

me
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:01, Reply)

Just get the staff to do the physical stock check, no obvious flaws there

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:55, Reply)

It almost like he didn't read what I wrote.
His pub will fail in 3 months
( Peej, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:11, Reply)

It's like he's choosing to only hear what he wants to hear and ignoring all our sage advice

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:13, Reply)

Some pumps itemise what's poured and the time.
Obviously there's wastage but you can get an approximation.

That said, I don't think I've been to a pub where the staff don't help themselves to crisps or juice.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:53, Reply)

Juice is ok, this one guy is always stuffing his fat gob.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:57, Reply)

Does he look like you? Is there a mirror behind the bar?

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:58, Reply)

You're a bit bitchy today.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:00, Reply)

I was responding to a thread, whar is the pissy response for?

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:01, Reply)

howtorunapub.co.uk/
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:17, Reply)

D'ya fancy packing in your proper career, I'll quit my meaningless job, and running a pub with me?
We can get all the help and advice we need from our OT pals!!!
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:20, Reply)

i'll stick with the shitcom

( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:23, Reply)

Yeah me too

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:24, Reply)

urgh
people should have more pride in their job than to shovel food in their gaping maws in front of the customers
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:58, Reply)

I used to do it all the time when I worked in the bookies.
One customer had a strop because I got rib sauce all over his betting slip, lol.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:01, Reply)

hahaha

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:15, Reply)

Nonsense - a job is merely a thing you do to enable you to do other things.
As such no one involved in it is deserving of any respect at all.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:13, Reply)

make sure the waste book is filled in too!

( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 11:57, Reply)