*sigh*

[acroyear]

Boston's real-life 'Cheers' bartender is laid off:

BOSTON – Eddie Doyle was the guy who really did know everybody's name.

But after tending bar for 35 years at the Boston tavern that inspired the television show "Cheers," Doyle has been laid off.

The bar's owner says the economy is to blame.

Doyle was a fixture at the pub known as the Bull & Finch long before his TV counterpart, Sam Malone, entered the mainstream.

You know, it *really* would be nice if business's first reaction to "bad economy" wasn't to fire everybody, 'cause that just makes the economy worse by having fewer people actually able to pay for anything and thus sales slump even more at other places, they lay off people, then there's even less business for you...

Comments

[rmblktty.livejournal.com]

I agree....letting people go will not get the economy stimulated...

[blueeowyn.livejournal.com]

However, firing 1 person may mean the difference between paying the rent, utilities, liquor license, etc. and going out of business thus laying everyone off.

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

if a business of that scale can't keep track of a mere $50,000 (and that's for a WELL PAID bartender, nevermind tips) that firing one person is survival, they shouldn't be in business in the first damn place.

it's one thing for a small home business to have troubles in the 50,000 range. it's another for a bar/restaurant that does several million in revenue a year. upping the price of beer by 10p and booze by 50p would make up for that and, unlike a rise in the price of food, nobody would notice.

if your business is down on that scale, you don't fire the famous bartender, one of the few assets that has made your place a household name. you fire your marketing and advertising team.

[blueeowyn.livejournal.com]

I was referring more to your blanket statement You know, it *really* would be nice if business's first reaction to "bad economy" wasn't to fire everybody ... though firing everybody will bring its own (out of business) reward.

[stori-lundi.livejournal.com]

It's worse than that, Diet Dr. Pepper is using the Cheers theme in a commercial. *sigh*