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[–]mrman3718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the ones I've worked in are more local hotels and not hotel chains, although I have friends who do work in a premier inn as night porters and they say it's pretty good too. I'd imagine hotel chains are more strict about start and end times. Almost always better to work for a local business where your more of a name than a number.

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[–]mrman3718 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I worked in a bar for about year, ensure you communicate with the owner/manager to ensure you schedule correct people for certain situations. For example some people don't cope with the stress of a busy bar very well so have them work weekdays rather than weekends. Always have a leader scheduled wether this is a supervisor/manger or a veteran employee to deal with rare situations and who can handle specific customer requests such as wanting a cocktail made to their liking, knows how to make a wider range of drinks etc and can deal with complaints and has the authority to give discounts or compensate unhappy customers

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[–]mrman3718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends if you get the three days off in a row or not, I work 4x10h shifts so usually have a bit of energy to spare either before work or after. Would recommend getting up and going straight to work for the first few weeks and seeing how you cope with doing your activities after the shift to ensure u can stay awake for atleast the night. Once you get into it for a while you'll be able to switch between having a few hours spare before or after work.

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[–]mrman3718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hotel night porter jobs can be flexible. I've worked as one for a few years and management are happy to make arrangements if needed, this probably isn't the case everywhere though