Skigirl
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I can't wait to find out if Tempo has indoor cameras especially over the bartender.
http://www.camerasecuritynow.com/business/bar-security-cameras.asp
<The bar is one of businesses most vulnerable areas of theft.
Bartender stealing is especially prevalent if you have a successful bar business with a popular bartender. You might not notice daily theft and skimming, such as free drinks to the bartender's friends and stealing from the cash register.
Shrinkage, the average loss due to theft, spillage and waste, nationally is approximately 23 percent on liquor and draft beer, about 10 percent on wine and 2 percent on bottled beer*. That's a lot of money. It could mean your profits for the year! Eliminating shrinkage can mean the difference between financial success and bankruptcy.
Theft alone is the largest source of losses in bars. Opportunities are plentiful for theft behind a bar. Bartenders work many hours without direct supervision. Those who steal from the bar do so because it's easy, hard to detect, and nearly impossible to prevent.
The temptations posed by handling large sums of cash and dealing with a liquid inventory on a day to day basis can be overwhelming. At some point, even the most honest bartenders will contemplate stealing cash, and give out free drinks to friends or bar regulars.>
Tempo seems like an upscale restaurant/ bar. I wonder why they didn't have any cameras, or maybe they did? JMO
I have no idea whether or not Tempo had cameras, except a vague memory of reading that they did not. However, it would not be strange if they did not. Lots of bars do not have cameras because the risk to their liquor license of having video evidence of bartenders not checking IDs/serving underaged minors is too high to offset the benefit of potential evidence in case of losses due to inventory 'shrinkage'.