{"id":121760,"date":"2023-11-27T21:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T21:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=121760"},"modified":"2023-11-27T21:59:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T21:59:05","slug":"desperate-pub-puts-ad-asking-for-alcoholics-and-people-with-criminal-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/desperate-pub-puts-ad-asking-for-alcoholics-and-people-with-criminal-records\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Desperate&#8217; pub puts ad asking for &#8216;alcoholics and people with criminal records&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<li><span>Bookmark<\/span><span><svg class=\"active-svg svg-change-fill\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><\/path><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-bookmark-done\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-to-bookmark\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 25 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31542583.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/404807337_838252864927875_8199435763744470022_n.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Join the Secret Elves for exclusive news on the year&#8217;s best gifts<\/p>\n<h2>Thank you for subscribing!<\/h2>\n<p>Join the Secret Elves for exclusive news on the year&#8217;s best gifts<\/p>\n<p>We have more newsletters<\/p>\n<p>A boozer struggling to find staff has turned to recruiting \u201calcoholics and people with a criminal record\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The rural pub in Tasmania posted the satirical job listing on their Facebook page. And the Weldborough Hotel has been inundated with applicants ever since.<\/p>\n<p>Bosses were hoping to employ kitchen and front-of-house staff, stating it doesn\u2019t matter if the hopeful employee is an ex-criminal, has a drug habit or has an alcohol problem. It added that the hotel is \u201cdesperate\u201d enough to take anyone, especially for the Christmas season.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: &apos;Vulture&apos; developers licking their lips to close your local and leave it empty for two years<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Get the latest pub news by clicking here.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31542581.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_weldJPG.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The listing read: \u201cWe are looking for high achievers who have proven experience in a high-pressure environment, ideally with references from Gordon Ramsay or Heston Bloomenthal [sic]. Actually, who are we kidding?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are desperate for staff. Police record? Who cares. Drug habit? Join the club. Alcoholic? Don\u2019t get me started.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31542584.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_now-hiring-sign-posted-on-business-doorjpgs.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31531966.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_Screenshot-2023-11-26-at-135900-Main.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Boozer&apos;s tear-jerking old man Christmas advert dubbed &apos;better than John Lewis&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIf I can\u2019t find anyone before Xmas, I won\u2019t have a business after Xmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post has since been deleted but according to the Guardian it was shared around 1,500 times and had hundreds of comments. Including one which dubbed it the \u201cbest job ad ever\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The publication claimed that in days the hotel had made five job offers since posting \u2013 so their unusual tactics worked. Now they said the pub would be remaining open after Christmas.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters <\/i><\/b><b><i>here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31527189.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_MAIN-JAM-PRESS-Wetherspoons-in-Turkey-floors-Brits-and-it-has-Michael-Jackson-impersonator.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Brits abroad dub fake &apos;Wetherspoons&apos; in holiday hotspot &apos;better than the real thing&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIt has been, frankly, humbling to see how quickly people were prepared to reach out and offer help. There are some very good people in this world,\u201d the hotel said in a post. \u201cTo the people who told me the post was unprofessional and a bad look, I will take that feedback and raise you the 5 new staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetter yet: come to the pub and experience the service and the food and then call us unprofessional. To the people who have sent resumes and made phone calls, we can\u2019t thank you enough for your interest. Given that you were prepared to reach out to us, we will do what we can to forward good people on to other venues in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Located near the world-famous Blue Tier and Blue Derby mountain bike trails, the heritage-listed hotel services a town of 22 people.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facebook<\/li>\n<li>Christmas<\/li>\n<li>Jobs<\/li>\n<li>Pubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/desperate-pub-puts-out-job-31542556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bookmark Join the Secret Elves for exclusive news on the year&#8217;s best gifts Thank you for subscribing! 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