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Today on Nightclub Confidential...

Can I ask you how old you are? Will you tell?

Technically, I'm not supposed to be dating staff.

-He's definitely banging her. -Really?

This DJ's used to playing for crowds of 10,000 people or more.

There's gonna be so much bass.

Beat drop!

I need all of my doormen to be on top of their game.

-Is that a good charge? -Where the... is Mitch?

-Find out what the... going on. -Mitch. Mitch.

Guys, when you're kicking someone out, be smart about it.

Pushed into some girls. You... ran them over.

It's a packed house, great music, awesome people.

Get out.

This is why we got into this business.

The nightclub business should be managed at arm's length.

When you get caught up in it,

it takes a toll on your health and on your personal life.

And the late nights, the party atmosphere, the alcohol,

they blur the lines between business and pleasure.

Next thing you know, you're making decisions...

...that seem right in the moment,

but ultimately, you're putting the business at risk.

-Happy Wednesday. -Happy Wednesday.

Can I ask you how old you are? Will you tell?

You bitch.

Zera is a bartender at Tequila that I've been hanging out with.

In the service industry,

there's an unwritten rule that management does not date staff.

She's... beautiful.

Zera's favourite pastime is getting naked, which is my favourite pastime.

What would Chunk, my other boss,

what would he think if he saw us right now?

I know technically, I'm not supposed to be dating staff.

But because our workplace is a party,

it can be a fine line between business and pleasure.

I'd say we're...

...just chilling.

Just chilling.

I'm in my first year of business.

-Commerce. -Commerce.

-Good choice. -I might switch.

-You might switch? -Yeah.

I just took a commerce class and it sucked.

It was hard. But what is commerce anyways?

-Do you wanna take a shot? -Oh, God.

Really?

Come on, it's like a Wednesday. Do we have to do shots?

Just one.

Just one.

Are you trying to get me drunk, trying to take advantage of me?

No, I'm just trying to see how well you can keep up these days.

Wow. Really?

It's like what I always say...

Take it down like Chinatown.

...what Chunk doesn't know cannot hurt me.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

Good old tequila.

To what's been a good night and maybe a few more.

It's been a real long time since we've had our last big banger at Tequila.

Tequila's the club that brought world class DJs to Saskatoon.

We put the city on the map.

Chunk and I are hoping to bring back a little of that magic...

...from when Tequila was in its prime.

Tonight, we're bringing in a big DJ.

It's unusual for Saskatoon to get this calibre of talent.

And I can't wait.

This DJ's used to playing for crowds of 10,000 people or more,

and he plays extremely loud.

Beauty.

The level of bass is potentially a workplace hazard,

so we have to make sure the staff protects their ears.

Probably about a 60,000-watt sound system,

which, for this room, is ridiculous.

Check one, two, two, two.

There's gonna be so much bass, there's gonna be things flying everywhere.

So, Harley, you're saying I'm gonna need some earplugs for tonight, eh?

The bass is so loud, all day, tip jars have just been rattling off.

They've all broken. It's gonna be crazy.

A sold-out show makes us happy. It means we're making money.

Ouch.

How much you make is all dependant on your staff.

If your staff are having a great night, you're gonna make money.

-Do you have your keys, bud? -Yep.

Security's the most important thing on a night like this.

You wanna make sure people are safe when the place is packed.

Good old Mitch, our head doorman, his mind hasn't been in the game.

He didn't know up for work yesterday.

Mitch is gonna finally... show up tonight, or what did he have to say today?

Mitch went home and fell asleep.

He fell asleep and I didn't realize he wasn't here.

Just one of those things that just kinda get lost.

You know, you don't check on everybody.

So we figured out that he no-showed.

For tonight to be a success, I need all my serving staff to show up.

My bartenders, my shooter girls, and my waitresses.

Porter's late, sound check's late.

Why the... is my beer tub not ready?

Shit.

Most importantly, I need all of my doormen...

...to be on top of their game so they can deal with any problems...

...before they get out of hand.

Hey, come on.

Stallion man.

I'm digging out your toe jam and your sock fluff.

Okay.

So I'm an aesthetician by trade,

and as of now, I've been working out of my home.

Mitch is a very good candidate for grooming.

I like my calluses.

I'm not taking them off, I'm just smoothing them out.

So recently, Mitch and I decided to go to a counselor,

and it's basically been in regards to him working in the nightclub.

So imagine, like, if I worked until, like, five in the morning...

...and you were just at home by yourself.

I'd play video games and celebrate your absence.

Of course you would.

During the day, I'm running my business.

At night, I'm helping out at the club, and I can't do it all at once.

I wanna go do fun things like go on vacations.

You're too busy and tired for that all the time.

It just seems like it's the same argument with you over and over and over again.

-But that's how I feel. -And it's...

-Every weekend's the same... -'Cause you don't listen.

Why can't they make one of the other guys head bouncer?

And you can just kind of sneak away.

I would love that but right now, I'm just...

I give a shit about the job, so...

Working for Chunk and Simon for the last while,

you know, we've cultivated a good working relationship, friendship,

and to just up and quit on them just because Gina thinks I should, you know,

I don't think that's really fair to him.

-Done? -Go make me some money.

Thanks, turd.

I don't wanna be a doorman forever.

I plan on being a successful entrepreneur in the fitness industry.

I'm going over to J-Rock's gym to pick up some equipment here,

see what's worth picking up.

I know it's a big night and I don't wanna be late,

but I've got this opportunity to get some cheap gym equipment off J-Rock.

Getting some new stuff.

-Hey, what's going on, buddy? -Hey, what's up?

-Ready for your stuff? -Yeah, sure am.

Hey, I'm J-Rock.

Three years ago, I left Tequila's to get into the gym business with my brother.

Unfortunately, my brother's left town.

There's nobody really to run the place staff-wise except myself.

I'll just close the doors and say goodbye to it.

It must feel weird not working here and seeing this all get taken apart.

-Yep, it's time, though. -Yeah, change is good.

How about that?

Yeah, I would definitely take that. 100 percent.

I've always wanted one of those.

Do you wanna make a deal on this rower?

-What'll you let this thing go for? -Two hundred and fifty bucks.

I'm gonna need a bigger gym.

Zera? Ziera?

That's the girl that came out to my house that night with the after-party,

with Simon.

-She came out with Simon? -Yeah.

He's definitely banging her. That's for sure.

Really?

As soon as the doors opened, I knew this was gonna be a great night.

Tequila!

Hey, hey.

You guys want some ear plugs? It's gonna get loud later.

Feels good in here. Should be some good bangers.

Just starting to warm up now.

Now we're almost at the point where we can start enjoying ourselves.

Everything's in place except for one crucial missing piece.

Mitch isn't here yet. It's 11 o'clock.

I really need Mitch at the front to block...

...so the two doormen up front can do their shit...

...that you wanted them to do, right?

Find out what the... is going on.

Zera's late too.

So w e need the security in their spots, especially on a big night.

Everyone has to see each other, and they have to know when there's a problem...

...that they deal with it right away so the problems don't escalate.

Mother... beat drop!

All I know from my experience is that the busier the night is,

the earlier the drama starts.

Get the... out!

No, you hit him twice, punched him in the face.

Get out!

Yeah, bring the cruiser around.

Just go.

-I need my boyfriend! -He's outside. He's right here.

-No, he's not! -Yes, he is.

We took him out the other door.

Ready to charge?

Where the... is Mitch?

Technically, I'm not supposed to be dating staff.

What would Chunk...

What would he think if he saw us right now?

Why can't they make one of the other guys head bouncer?

Get the... out.

-I need my boyfriend! -He's outside!

Where the... is Mitch?

We're two hours into one of the busiest nights...

...in a long time and Mitch still isn't here.

-They're gone? -They're beating the door right off.

They're beating the door...?

Chunk and I are left to do Mitch's job and deal with a drunk domestic dispute.

Guy in a black shirt, blue jeans, he could pull her down. He's out front.

You stay right here. You stay right here, bud.

-Whoever the... you are, fuck you. -He's the fucking owner.

You're going to jail tonight.

-I will, I will. -No, now!

We could've handled this dispute a lot better...

...if all of our bouncers were here.

I don't like when staff date each other.

Are you wearing underwear?

-Why? -Answer me.

And it's worse when it's Simon.

-Why? -'Cause I wanna know.

I like that he can separate personal from business.

-What do you think? -No, you're not.

Even though I'm seeing Zera,

I still expect her to carry her weight behind the bar.

Total weight is 6.4 pounds, so then convert that to ounces.

So you times 6.2 by 16.

-Oh, my God! -Settle down. It's not that hard.

Big Mitch, he's two hours late for his shift,

and he didn't come in on Friday, either.

I'm texting him right now, figuring out where he is.

I want a text when Mitch comes in!

I'm... pissed!

And that's the guy who calls himself the head doorman.

I need you. What the...?

-What? -I need you. What do you mean what?

I was running a little late today.

Well, not really, I thought it was 11,

but apparently, I was supposed to be here earlier.

No one told me any different, so...

Hey, I wasn't told anything...

-Yesterday, 9:00. -9:00?

Yesterday, I said I need you here at 9:00 for doormen meeting.

Right? Remember now?

I do work seven days a week, two jobs.

So that's just the way it goes sometimes.

I'm sure that it'll all be water under the bridge by the end of the night.

In the doghouse, here we are.

Figure I'll get a little drinky-poo after a hard night.

Mitch!

Well, so much for my drink.

So Mitch is late.

He's at the bar, ordering a drink while he's working.

And he misses a whole problem going on right behind him.

You're playing him around like a... poodle.

Mitch. Mitch.

Guys, when you're kicking someone out, be smart about it.

These are rookie mistakes.

It doesn't make any... sense to kick a person out...

...through a whole crowd when you step by three... exits.

Mitch's bad behaviour is costing us business.

You pushed into some girls. You... ran them over.

Yeah, well, we bumped into people,

but the guy was flailing around like a... fish.

Exactly, so why bring him through the... crowd?

I've had enough.

I put Zera at one of my top spots so she has the opportunity...

...to make a lot of tips on sales.

I kinda wanna rip it all off.

Are you coming home with me?

For the first time in a while, it feels like the glory days.

It's a packed house, great music, awesome people.

This is why we got into this business.

We still have one employee that's not getting it.

-What's up? -He's a...

It's after two. It's illegal to let you back in.

-No, but when I left, it was 1:56. -Now it's two.

He's just not understanding why he's always in shit.

Him, he's ego tripping.

-Hey. -Don't touch me.

You can't grab guys like that.

Staff shouldn't come to work tired.

They shouldn't come drinking on the job.

It's a... law, buddy.

He's leaving.

-Don't touch me. -I'm not touching you.

Or else they make stupid decisions.

Simon and I spoke and we both agree that we've just had enough with Mitch.

Mitch doesn't earn anything here because he drinks his tabs away.

-He drinks his cheques away. -I know.

-They guys need a leader. -Well, yeah.

I just think Mitch is really busy and tired with the gym.

I wasn't really thinking of replacing Mitch.

I was thinking of adding, 'cause it's like...

J-Rock's willing to come back and run the guys.

I think that's a really good call.

Tomorrow, we'll be asking Mitch to step down as the head doorman.

In the doghouse, here we are.

You pushed into some girls, you... ran them over.

I really frown upon staff... being together.

Tomorrow, we'll be asking Mitch to step down as head doorman.

Guys, home time. Let's go.

Tonight's show was epic.

We had a great turnout and sold a lot of booze.

Despite a few hiccups, Chunk and I were really happy with how the night went.

Do you have tab sheet?

Which is why when Chunk told me about Zera's ringout,

I was shocked.

What? That can't be. What's your ringout over there?

Seventeen hundred and fifty-seven dollars?

This girl did 300 dollars without tabs.

Lowest ringout out of any waitress, any bar, anything.

There's no excuses at all for a bartender...

...to do numbers that low when it's this... busy.

The bar lost money because of her.

This doesn't look good. Even to these guys, it doesn't look good.

I take a lot of pressure on that.

You don't have to take responsibility for that.

Well, I kinda do because Chunk's like, "Okay, what the... going on?"

And since I've been hanging out with Zera,

then a lot of that responsibility falls back on me.

Mixing business and pleasure is honestly...

...one of the worst things you could ever do...

...because there's so many factors to each.

So I'm just not impressed 'cause I kinda want her to be good,

but I don't think that situation's gonna work out.

I think sometimes peoples' ideas of someone are skewed...

...because they're sleeping with them.

I'm not coming down on you, Zee.

I know you think... I'm not trying to jump on you.

-Okay. Really? -Yeah.

-Like that bad? -Yeah. I didn't know anything at all.

I had to wait for that... scale.

I'm gonna wait till things cool down and then break the bad news.

-What's that? -Is this done?

And unfortunately,

Zera's not the only one on the chopping block.

One day, when I'm not here, this is what happens.

It's the day after a big show. This place is a mess.

And I'm not just talking about the floors.

Let's get this doormen meeting going.

After last night's big gig,

Chunk and I decided to get the doormen all together so we can address...

...some of the issues we've been seeing around the club.

I'm not gonna pick anyone apart today personally.

Just some general things. Get everything back on track.

We need to put a lid on the drinking.

I don't mind if the guys here, you know, have a drink occasionally.

There's been a few guys that have been pushing that way too far.

'Cause you guys just aren't making proper decisions.

Most importantly, we have to nominate a new head doorman.

That's probably the end of the fun stuff.

The reason I was wanting to talk to you guys briefly...

...was just... I find Mitch is spreading himself a little bit thin,

burning the candle is both ends.

So we're gonna bring in some help.

We'll introduce him to you in the next couple of weekends.

He's a very good leader.

Mitch stayed pretty silent during the meeting.

So we were left wondering how he really felt about the change.

Later in the night, I went and talked to Mitch and made sure he was okay.

-t doesn't really matter to me. I've got tough skin.

We're gonna learn from it and move on.

I'm really relieved that somebody competent...

...and experienced is coming in here.

Hello?

Hi, Zera, it's Simon.

Hi, Simon.

Just kind of going over stuff over the last few weekends,

and you know, I know, kinda both been patient and whatnot.

But I don't think bartending's kinda your thing.

It's probably time to kinda let it go and go from there.

I was thinking the same. Like, I'm not that experienced anyways.

So it's like you took a huge risk throwing me behind the bar, right?

Yeah.

I need to find a full-time job anyways.

You know, I've always enjoyed having you around,

but I just don't... I don't think...

No, it's totally cool. I appreciate you called.

I guess, see you around and I'm glad you answered,

and we got it over with.

-Me too. Bye. -All right. Bye-bye.

That's why you don't date staff.

Or women under 30 for that matter.

That's the end of Zera.

I need something to look forward to.

Vacation. Vehicle. House. Dog.

High maintenance.

One thing I'll say about Gina is that she's very persistent.

Okay, so you think this will all happen within a year?

-Yes. -So this time next year, 2015.

-Yes. -Okay.

Then what about kids?