Tonight while doing the standard Door Persons Duties of Checking ID, making sure both patrons & staff were safe and secure, ya know and Protecting the Owners Liquor License, sort of a shitty job, you have to make judgement calls on aggressive behavior & over intoxicated customers...all while being nice. Sounds easy...its not. A group of 4 intoxicated prospective clients approached the door. They already were acting belligerent when asked for their ID, proceed to dump their garbage onto the sidewalk in front of myself & Collin (my fellow doorguy & stand up dude). When asked nicely to pick it up one of the Guys in the group says "it wasnt us". At this point Collin informs him he just watched him do it and just pick it up...its no big deal. Bro starts freaking out on me "whatta ya gonna do, bounce me, come on" bumping up into my chest...Collin immediately flanks him and we inform him yeah...thats exactly what we are gonna do. Denied Entry...thats, that. Or so we think. I go to throw another patron out for creeping on girls and get him problem free out of the building when I get called over by Collin. In my absence from the door he was approached by the owner of Casey Moores and told we were not allowed to deny entry to ANYONE unless the SWING AT US FIRST!!! That is right...we are not allowed to protect the staff or customers of the establishment or ourselves unless WE ARE FIRST ASSAULTED!?!? We laugh it off as insane and go about our business.A few minutes later I am told to switch my post by the head of Security. I inquire whats up and I am informed he has to fire Collin per word of the owner as Collin "Cost Casey Moores Money". Thats right Collin was fired for DOING HIS JOB!?! When I hear this I immediately inform him that Collin was backing me up and that I will not stand for it and will quit in his place to save his job...I'm told that is not an option and that Collin will be fired regardless. The only Moral thing to do was quit in solidarity with Collin, which may not be the brightest thing to do...cuz ya, I sorta need that little bit of money while I get my business off the ground. Oh well...standing for the right thing is sometimes the most important currency.
The Long & Short of It, If You Support Workers Rights of ANY sort, Moral Values & Integrity you will think LONG & HARD about where you put your money in this community. If you just need to hook up with Hipster Witches & bang dudes with Neck Tattoos while trying to make your Cocaine connection...then by all means. Sadly we all know what most of you will do...
