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5 Minute Bar Staffing Math That Exposes Hidden Labor Waste

โ€ข Chris Schneider, The Bar Business Coach

Slow hour, full crew, and the till is barely moving.

Most of us guess at schedules and pay for people to stand around, then we are short the minute it gets busy.

This episode walks through a five-minute check that sets a sales-per-labor-hour target and shows who should be on and when.

It uses the numbers you already track and takes less time than making a drink.

You get a simple plan to cut waste, keep service tight, and put real money back in the drawer.

What Youโ€™ll Learn:
๐ŸŒŸ Why slow hours quietly drain cash even with lean crews.
๐ŸŒŸ How to set a sales per labor hour target without a spreadsheet.
๐ŸŒŸ The five-minute check that catches overstaffed shifts before they happen.
๐ŸŒŸ How yesterdayโ€™s sales patterns guide tomorrowโ€™s staffing decisions.
๐ŸŒŸ Why busy nights still leak profit despite a full schedule.
๐ŸŒŸ How to handle surprise spikes without overspending during slow hours.
๐ŸŒŸ The one number managers need so everyone schedules the same way

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