As far as talking to management, I would try to show them how a change in policy would work in their favor.
It is very expensive to recruit and hire new workers, which is why most companies post openings in-house first instead of just putting an ad in the paper. By promoting from within, they can know much more about a person's habits and work ethic. They are much less likely to waste time and money training and fine tuning dealers only to lose them to the competition. Turnover is expensive in any business. It's a killer in a table games department, where you can't have a drop without a dealer on the table, or where the wrong person can alienate a valuable customer. I wonder if you have an ally in the HR department, maybe the person who is in charge of recruiting and is sick of replacing dealers?
You don't say how big your place is, but breaking up a workforce like that really cuts down on management's options. With a workforce where more people are cross trained and authorized to deal other games, management can move people around hour by hour to serve the needs of the guests, handling peak times with a smaller workforce. Employees are expensive these days. Successful businesses use their employees smarter.
Try thinking along these lines and see what you come up with. Maybe you could have an informational meeting with management where you could ask them why they think the present system is so great.
It is very expensive to recruit and hire new workers, which is why most companies post openings in-house first instead of just putting an ad in the paper. By promoting from within, they can know much more about a person's habits and work ethic. They are much less likely to waste time and money training and fine tuning dealers only to lose them to the competition. Turnover is expensive in any business. It's a killer in a table games department, where you can't have a drop without a dealer on the table, or where the wrong person can alienate a valuable customer. I wonder if you have an ally in the HR department, maybe the person who is in charge of recruiting and is sick of replacing dealers?
You don't say how big your place is, but breaking up a workforce like that really cuts down on management's options. With a workforce where more people are cross trained and authorized to deal other games, management can move people around hour by hour to serve the needs of the guests, handling peak times with a smaller workforce. Employees are expensive these days. Successful businesses use their employees smarter.
Try thinking along these lines and see what you come up with. Maybe you could have an informational meeting with management where you could ask them why they think the present system is so great.
