Bartender worked at Aramark catered sports arena. - Bartender Aramark Employee Review

5.0
Feb 18, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

+ Didn't have to stay out too late for a bartending gig. Usually home before 12pm-1am. + Not a lot of silly extra chores you need to do at most places. You go in, set up, work, clean, count your money, and go home. + When events are crowded the tips are very good. You can easily break $40/hr. + Employees work as a team most of the time, people help each other get the job done. + Pick the shifts you work.

Cons

- Since most of your co-workers are part-time/seasonal, a non-negligible amount of your co-workers will be taking their job very lightly. This can become frustrating when you are relying on having those folks there to help you. - The supervisors try to respect your time, but sometimes at slow events you'll be kept on for the entire event and only make a couple bucks in tips. - The high-earning bars are always monopolized by more senior employees. It is very hard to get shifts in the best locations as a newer employee.

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Pros

Travel opportunities. Former corporate management was extremely supportive and good to work with. Free food. Free drama.

Cons

Work life balance. Don’t be a mother to young children if you want to work here. Verbal communication vs. what you get in an email will be contradictory….the gaslighting was unbelievable. Digital metric systems put in place by new corporate management has taken all the creativity and actual management out of the job. Will be mad at you if you don’t make the numbers they want to see, but will provide zero guidance on how best to do so. Hours were extremely long in order to complete all job responsibilities. New upper management is inflexible to specific account needs. Each account is different. HR does not help you - they protect the company. If you need to terminate an employee - they make it impossible.

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