A rural Tasmanian pub has found itself “absolutely overwhelmed” after an ‘unconventional’ job ad went viral on their Facebook Page.
The Weldborough Hotel on Saturday put up a tongue-in-cheek job listing in search of ‘high achieving’ workers who have “proven experience in a high pressure environment, ideally with references from Gordon Ramsay or Heston Blumenthal”.
“Actually, who are we kidding? We are desperate for staff,” the pub wrote.
“Police record? Who cares. Drug habit? Join the club. Alcoholic? Don’t get me started.”
“If I can’t find anyone before [Christmas], I won’t have a business after [Christmas]. Please apply ASAP.”
Despite the post being taken down, the pub was flooded with job applications and subsequently made five job offers to casual and potentially part-time staff.
“We are in a town of 22 people, 2 hours from Launceston and 4 hours from Hobart. We now have a crew of 10 staff from the local area to carry us through the summer season,” the pub wrote on Monday.
“It has been, frankly, humbling to see how quickly people were prepared to reach out and offer help. There are some very good people in this world.”
In response to those who criticised the post as “unprofessional and a bad look”, the hotel welcomed them to “come to the pub” and experience the service and food for themselves.
“Rest assured, the pub will be remaining open after Xmas and we are all looking forward to continuing to provide great pub meals with friendly (professional) service for a while to come!”
