re: Restaurants for lunch on Easter in BR

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Owners/bosses have that preogative. If the employees don't need the job or the money, they should work somewhere that closes. It's business. If I'm an owner in retail, grocery or restaurant, I'd sure as heck be open on days that I can make a profit. I guess I could close, forego the money and fire a few people, though.

Sometimes, it's just part of the business to be open when you might not want to be, crappy or not. I worked on Christmas Eve in high school and in college. I didn't need the money just for that day, but I sure wanted to keep my job, so I did what I needed to do. I never once thought about being mad at the owner. I worked in retail and in banks.

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This is all true and I agree, but not at all what the point was being made was.. or at least how I interpreted it. Someone said they feel bad going to those places on holidays and you said the people working there probably want you there/need you there. I simply wanted to point out that most time, they don't want or need to be there

It's usually people who got stuck there, and therefore, I also feel bad patronizing these places on holidays. That's not to say I haven't before (I stopped at CVS on Christmas last year).. but I do feel bad and I try my hardest not to go. No customers = no reason to be open.

I guess it's a question of ethics vs. business. Sort of like the threads we get about going to a restaurant 5 minutes before closing time. Yes, they are open and you have every right to go there. And as employees of this business, they have no room to make you leave or get angry. That being said, on the customer's end, it's generally considered kind-of a "dick move" (for lack of better words) to do these things.

I understand your point, but I've been the boss in business for long enough to know what I need to do to keep people employed.

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No customers = no reason to be open.

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It also means no money for the business.

In many businesses (not all), this means someone could get their hours cut or lose a job, so boycotting businesses because you don't like the fact that they are open on holidays could cost someone. I just can't see the logic. Not in this day and age with people trying to get jobs.

I get resumes constantly. It's sad when I think of how many.

I read this on the Green Goddess site earlier this week. Made me laugh.

"Dinner is only on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: 6:00pm – 11pm. Yes, we’re now open Wednesday night for dinner!
Last Dinner Seating at 11pm.
We won’t give you the stinkeye if you come at 11pm. Honest!"

The last part is italicized on the site.

Our kitchen closes at 10pm but we are open until 11.

I dont mind it, except for when I get shitty tips. As long as I'm making money I don't care how long we stay open.

I like the idea of a "seating time" closure.

My work closes entirely at 9PM (as posted), but we have a rule where once it's past 9:00, anyone who is already in there and hasn't ordered still gets to order.. the kitchen doesn't just magically shut down at 9. And if a new party comes in at 9 and there are still tables who haven't ordered yet already in there, the new party is allowed to be seated because the kitchen has not yet technically began closing.

If a new party comes in at 9 and there are no open tickets in the kitchen, they are not seated since it is the closing time and the kitchen is beginning to close down.

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Our kitchen closes at 10pm but we are open until 11.

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This is true too. We are "open" (as in, you can sit in our space) until the last table leaves. If that's midnight, so be it. As long as they aren't trying to order more things from the kitchen that closes at 9, we would never force them to leave. That being said, I should hope no one would sit in there until midnight when we close at 9

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That's basically how we are. We shut the doors at 10. If they are already seated they can order. We don't let people in after 10.

Era: I think we say that the kitchen closes at 10 to discourage people from ordering after 10.