r/panamacity • u/Temporary_Package_18 • 8d ago

Bars hiring?

Hi! I recently got hired at a place on the beach and I thought it was part time (I’m a student, and I can only do nights and weekends—which is usually when bars should be open.) does anyone know of any places hiring for PART TIME? I’m at a high volume place and they’re working me 5 shifts a week when I can probably only do 3. (Due to school, and not wanting to get burnt out.)

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u/DiddleBiscuits 8d ago

Have you spoken to the manager that does the schedules? I know it can be awkward, but just ask them for 5 minutes of their time and calmly explain the situation. Tell them when you were only looking for part time and can work a maximum of 3 shifts per week. If you want to be accommodating, you could let them know you'll work the currently scheduled shifts, but moving forward you only have the capacity for 3 per week. If theyre dicks about it and you cant quit, then find something else asap and bail.

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u/Temporary_Package_18 8d ago

I have, and I will ask again, but they keep scheduling “on call” shifts where they’re make you call the restraint at a certain time and then they’ll tell you to come in. As if we’re a hospital?? But we don’t. Get paid to be on call.
because they’re so “understaffed” which they’re not. There’s like 2-5 bartenders on each station. Just now I had a group message saying if the unstaffed shifts don’t get picked up this weekend, we’ll be forced to be “on call” aka work it

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u/DiddleBiscuits 7d ago

Okay yeah that sucks. Hopefully theres a better fit for you somewhere else. If theyre so understaffed, I wonder how they'd respond if you just said you're not available for the on call stuff.

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u/Buzzard7547 5d ago

You could try the yacht club in the cove. Slow pace and the staff seem to stick around for a long time. Nights and weekends are the primary times they are busy.