I knew a bar manager who was a preacher, wasn't a bad guy at all! In fact, when they ran out of a certain spirit, he'd supply more as long as there was some water handy.

Touché...touché

My bar manager isn't a bad guy at all. He's a great manager and treats his employees with respect. The only time he had to leave early and leave me in charge was when his wife got into a car accident.

A bar is just another business just like any other legal business. The servers are not the ones drinking and just because they serve alcohol doesn't mean they are alcoholics or anything. It's a job that needs doing and you can't be drunk while managing a bar, or you will get fired. I don't drink at all, but that doesn't mean I am better than those who do, or those who serve the people who drink. Stop all the prejudice of everything!

Yeah... His name was Jesus H. Christ.

you still don't get to leave early six times in one week regardless of what the issue is. that's just stupid and if she needs to be taken care of so much that he can't be at a full day of work then its time for grandma to be taken care of by someone else. maybe someone whose job is to take care of old people who can't take care of themselves. like at a nursing home.

Reread my comment.

Silver lining! I didn't think of that.

My mom was sick my whole life and got a stroke a few years ago and lost her ability to speak or move half her body. And I can tell you if I could afford it I would rather have her home with me than at a nursing home like she is now. Even if I had to take care of her and it took away time from other things. The sick and elderly want to be with their family, at a home, not in a facility. Sorry maybe I'm being over sensitive but you don't just dump people into homes because they're burdening you.

#35- Completely understand what you're saying, but sometimes it becomes cruel and unsafe for you to have elderly family members on their own. Maybe it's time the manager invested in a nurse for supervision while he's at work.

#30 & 35 -- He might have a nurse or other person there with her (though that's pretty pricy and not always covered by insurance), or she may even be in a nursing home. Even in a safe, supervised situation sometimes things happen. My grandmother, who had 24-hour on-site home care after a stroke, had hallucinations for a while, and sometimes talking with a specific family member was the only thing that would stop her from trying to throw things at nonexistent intruders.

#40, valid point, that's why I said if I could afford it, because there's nurses and equipment to think about. Not everyone can afford home care but people shouldn't just be dumped in nursing homes just because their family members find them to be a burden. I visit my mom whenever I can and she is literally one of the few people who gets visitors regularly. I've seen some of the patients there who are so lonely and their family just dumped them there and only visit on special occasions. It looks so sad they have to spend the last of their life alone feeling abandoned. But yes, if someone can't afford home care at least visit them and don't neglect them when they need you..