The Bar Business Podcast · 2026-05-11 · 8 min
Gen Z is not impossible to manage. A lot of bars are just managing them like it is still 2005. No clear growth path. Vague schedules. Random communication. Feedback only when something goes wrong. Then owners act shocked when younger staff leave. In this episode, I talk about what actually makes Gen Z leave bar jobs and what keeps them around. It is not always more money. It is clarity. Feedback. Growth. Ownership. And a reason to care. If you keep losing younger staff, maybe it is time to stop blaming Gen Z and look at the management. Start Here Own, run, or manage a bar? Join Bar Business Nation. An EXCLUSIVE private Facebook group for bar owners and operators who want better ways to run the business. Ask questions, hear what other owners are dealing with, and get ideas you can actually use. Join here: → Additional resources Grab the books “How to Make Top-Shelf Profits in the Bar Business!” and “Menus that Sell” here: →
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