A Huge Disorganized Mess - Bartender Levy Employee Review

2.0
18 Jan 2012
Recommend
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Pros

- An OK place to start just to get some experience - Co-workers are mostly friendly and fun to work with

Cons

- They run out of things often. How can a concessions company run out certain beverages and supplies during an event? Absurd. - Pre-work meetings often start 30 min. or so late, which leaves bartenders scrambling to get things ready on time. - Doors are open and often bartenders still don't have the inventory they need. - No training. Eight weeks after having been hired there has still been no training session, which they keep promising will happen. - Despite having not been trained, employees are held accountable for things they haven't been taught. - About half of the hours spent on shifts will be on non-tip earning duties (At $4.29 hr.) - After "finishing" shift, you are required to wait in two huge lines for cash counting and paperwork before you can leave. These usually take 60 - 90 minutes total (at $4.29 hr.). - New hires tend to be placed in the lower tip-earning bar locations. Some nights you will earn as little as $12 total in tips. - Too many bars and bartenders in the arena. For most events, there doesn't need to be a bar every 30 feet with 2 bartenders at each one. - Little if any time to eat during a shift. Very little is said about when, where and how employees can eat. Many go full shifts without food.

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5.0
11 Mar 2026
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Pros

The atmosphere, all upper management is amazing and it’s a company you can grow in and love it while you do it! I’d work here a million times over

Cons

The only con I could put about this job is that unfortunately it’s hard to find people who want to work so it makes everything a little harder for everyone else.

1.0
4 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Customers are typically great! Timberwolves games and concerts can be fun events to work. Shifts are typically 4-5 hours of fast-paced, but manageable. Co-workers can be nice.

Cons

At the Target Center location, you will be misled when you are hired! You will be hired as a bartender, but will never actually work as a bartender. Union and seniority make it difficult to get a regular schedule - you will be cut half the time. When you do actually get a shift, you will be forced to work as a concession stand worker, serving pizza, hot dogs, candy, popcorn, and a lot of little kids! I've worked there for a year and rarely worked behind a bar. Management is extremely unorganized, unprofessional, and there is zero communication or support. If you run into a problem during your shift, you're on your own. The "scheduling coordinator" with zero bartending experience shows favoritism, and the work assignments are unfair. If you speak up, HR and management retaliate. Toxic culture! If you need a sporadic, part-time job where you can make occasional decent money, it's an okay gig. If you can maintain a positive attitude (despite all the negativity), enjoy the customers and events, and provide good service, you can sometimes make good money.

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