Tap & Barrel Bridges Employer Reviews

It was fun to work here for a summer season but the management style isn't great. They make you do 3x8 hr bussing shifts before you become a server so you "know how the place works" - even if you come in with multiple years experience in serving. ...

It was fun to work here for a summer season but the management style isn't great. They make you do 3x8 hr bussing shifts before you become a server so you "know how the place works" - even if you come in with multiple years experience in serving. You also have to do a bunch of shadow shifts before you can get started. As an experienced server I found this frustrating. Some of the managers that worked at Bridges the year I was there were awful. They would arrive late to the pre-shift and then scold people who arrived at the same time as them. They were super uptight about a bunch of unimportant things. I think they need to get real and accept that for a lot of people, a server job is a casual job and not their career - if the managers are terrible people, those servers will just leave and find something else. It was also crazy to me that they constantly went on and on about how generous they are with the 50% off food discount, when all the other places I've worked in Vancouver give you a free meal on shift. You also can't take breaks. I didn't like the atmosphere amongst servers but I think that's because Bridges is so big and so busy, you don't have time to get to know anyone. The tips were great.

The staff is what really kept that place going. Management was very spotty and inconsistent, with people leaving or being fired left right and center. This contributed to lots of issues in scheduling and other managerial errors, and did not take a...

The staff is what really kept that place going. Management was very spotty and inconsistent, with people leaving or being fired left right and center. This contributed to lots of issues in scheduling and other managerial errors, and did not take any responsibility for their screw ups.

You make money in the summer but the management team is horrible. All they are about is labor. They don't communicate, also lost our GM and AGM within a year. Most of the good management team left. The new managers have no idea what they are doing...

You make money in the summer but the management team is horrible. All they are about is labor. They don't communicate, also lost our GM and AGM within a year. Most of the good management team left. The new managers have no idea what they are doing. The training was better during the open now its all over the place. You are def a body to make the managers/company money. Co workers are great tho.