Toxic management, low pay, & bad hours - Shift lead/Card Dealer Tapster Employee Review

1.0
4 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get free drinks at the end of your shift Lovely & funny coworkers & security

Cons

- if the assistant general manager doesn’t like you and you don’t kiss up to them, you will be on their bad side, they will lie about how you work & get you fired - the hours and money are not worth it (YOUR PAYCHECK COMES FROM TIPS!! Base pay is $7.25 BEFORE TAX) bc it is a self serve bar and people don’t want to tip (EX: 7pm-2am plus you have to clean so you’ll be there until 3am!!! And not even make $200 in tips) You also have to split tips with EVERYONE on shift even if they don’t do closing shift with you and only worked during the day!!!!!!!!!!! - YOU HAVE TO CLEAN BATHROOMS FULLY AND MOP THE ENTIRE BAR and the Tapster Philly is a HUGE bar. - absolutely 0 communication with employees and they don’t listen to employees availabilities for scheduling - your work/life balance will be bad because you work so late for little money

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5.0
3 Sept 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great people, flexible hours, great pay!

Cons

The best shifts are weekends so you do have to sacrifice some weekends to work the best shifts.

3.0
22 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good hours, fun environment, great coworkers

Cons

Long cleaning list but expected to complete like a Nascar pit crew, poor communication from top down, does not perform any corrections prior to termination.

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