The Bar

Last night, there were two patrons and a dog in the bar when I started my shift. They had one drink and then went to bed. According to the "restaurant supervisor" the bar was "dead from about nine-ish." So can someone please explain to me why the bar was left in such a state? I'm glad I had my cameraphone with me, because I doubt that anyone would believe me if I told them, so I thought I'd take some pictures to illustrate my points.

Evidence A:

This is the state of the Guinness drip tray. I cleaned it, and the others, last week. Judging by the smell, I'd say that no one has done it since. The skin on top of the liquid was quite thick and there was hardened Guinness along the sides of the tray.






Evidence B:

This is the drip tray from the lager tap. You can clearly see the oily skin on this one. Again, it was cleaned by myself last week and hasn't been cleaned since.






The annoying fact is, and you'll laugh at this one, that if the bar isn't clean in the morning I'M the one who is held responsible. Even if there is no one in the bar when I come in. For example; if the last guest leaves the bar at, say, 9.30pm and I don't get in until 11.00pm, that's an hour and a half the bar staff has to clean the bar, empty the drip trays and clean all the used glasses, etc. But not in this hotel. They just stand around until 'knocking-off' time and then leave the bar in a complete mess. Then it's the night shift's responsibility to clean it up. Should the night shift go on strike and not do it, they are the ones who are hauled over the coals about not doing their job. Is it just me, or does that seem a bit unreasonable?

Recently the hotel went through it's yearly cycle of getting all the switches, electrical points, etc. tested. (for those of you obsessed with official terminology, it's the annual 'PAT testing') The amount of these things:

around the hotel is unbelieveable. They all seem to have failed. I first noticed them a few weeks ago, just after the testing had been done, and they haven't been replaced. Can anyone enlighten me if this is a legal issue? Can I feign an electric shock and sue the company? It's times like these, I wish the campsite was open all year round. I'd happily go back there and work.