2pm, Bar, company truck, wreck in parking lot of said bar, leaving scene of wreck =

[Fyrtwuck]

You're so mean. He's just misunderstood and you're overreacting. He's really a good guy with a few "minor" problems.

I do hope you realize I'm being sarcastic.

 

[milsurp2.0]

How do bartenders get away with watching intoxicated people get in vehicles and drive off? It just doesn't seem right.

 

[dennishoddy]

How do bartenders get away with watching intoxicated people get in vehicles and drive off? It just doesn't seem right.

Its illegal for them to do so.

 

[Johnny]

It's the bartenders fault that dude was just a pawn in game of life.

 

[AKguy1985]

wow, not good. Sucks for him he should have known better.

 

[aeropb]

been there done that

 

[dru]

been there done that

as the firer or the firee?

 

[MLRyan]

How do bartenders get away with watching intoxicated people get in vehicles and drive off? It just doesn't seem right.

Simple, make it so you can't see the parking lot from inside the bar. That way you don't see them get into a vehicle. If the person were to say, get in an accident and kill someone, in Oklahoma that comes back to the bar/bartender. As a bartender, I've paid for taxis out of my pocket for people, just to cover my ass. I agree though, some bartenders will serve someone well beyond a decent limit and then let them drive off and it's crap to do that. I always wanted my customers to come back and tip me more.

 

[BadgeBunny]

Is that the same guy that rolled through the stop sign?

I just spit Diet Coke EVERYWHERE ...

 

[ez bake]

FIRED.

Short story is in the title. We had an employee who decided drinking in the morning then hitting his favorite brothel aka The Blue Fox on NW 10th was a good idea. Several more drinks. Who knows what else. Once he decided he needed to get to the jobsite he backs into a car in the parking lot. Instead of hanging around he decided to speed off. Kind of hard to not see the company logo on the truck. Not to mention the bartender says he is a regular and the business next door confirms the truck is there on a regular basis.

We get a call identifying the truck and driver and begin our barrage of calls to locate the employee. He finally answers and when asked where he is he responds, "I'm on NW Expressway. Why are you calling me?" He then hung up and went unresponsive for about 20 minutes. By this time I'm in the truck with one of our Project Managers on our way to where the wreck occured. The whole time burning up his phone trying to get an answer.

We finally get him to answer and find out where he is "hiding" (his words not mine). On the phone he admits to drinking several beers while at the bar. He left thinking he would get a DUI. Figured if he could hide he wouldn't get caught being drunk. Needless to say he was terminated on the spot. While trying to confirm what tools he left the jobsite with on Friday he said he didn't have any. Wrong answer. He had over $1,000 in power tools that he was letting a friend use to work on his own house.

The supervisor on the job he was supposed to be on called him later that afternoon. I don't know the full details of the conversation but
one question was asked. How many beers did you have? "14 beers and a joint earlier in the day."

The guy has a problem that he needs to get help with. Unfortunately for him he will have to find another place to work.

Hasn't this happened to one of your workers before (either the drinking or the hit-and-run) or am I thinking of someone else?