Hidden costs for BG's

[Warren Peace]

Hello all........
Great board with some very invaluable and honest information.
None of us need to be detectives to know that there ar many things that go on behind the scenes that if it were not for speaking with the BG's we simply would not be aware of.

Not sure if this is true or not but it was told to me by 3 separate Sharky's girls. I have no proof of any of it and can only go by what was told to me.
On my 1st visit in May 2006 I thought it was extremely generous of "Breast lady"....I'll call her.....the manager.......to ring the bell so often at the bar throughout the night.
On my 2nd trip in November 2006 I found that "Breast lady" was once again merrrily ringing the bell. Judging by the number of drinkers in there every night I was of the opinion that the bar was making a lot of money and at 1000 baht a ring it didn't dip into the bar's profits too much.
I was later told on 3 separate occasions by 3 separate girls that every time the manager rings the bell, the 1000 baht doesn't come out of the bar's profit....it comes out of the collective money's earnt by the bar girls.
In effect it costs the bar girls every time.
And the school girl skirts they wear can only be bought off the manager through the bar and are 1000 baht each.......and they must have 7 of them.
These girls were not bitter and twisted, in fact they remained in the employ of Sharky's.
I saw another ex-Sharky's girl on my November trip working at a bar in Soi Eric and she told me the same thing. She also said that many girls who had left Sharky's did so because of disputes with management over just how much they were owed for lady drinks. Realistically who knows who to believe.
I still think Sharky's is a great place and I do enjoy it but I am aware now that the girls are possibly not all that well looked after. Still.....there are plenty of other bars for them to work at. And this may explain why there seems to be such a high turnover of staff.
Has anyone else heard of similar stories from Sharky's or other bars where there are hidden costs or problems.