Would you have accepted this Job?

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I applied for a job hosting speed Datings evenings? I assumed that I wouldnt be the only person there running the whole thing, and that there would be someone else as support?

I was told I would be in charge of the whole evening alone? I enquired what if anything went wrong, any incidents etc and was told there would be an emergency contact number for someone from the company.

It put me off totally and I thought it unsafe for an individual to be responsible for the whole evening and managing any problems that might arise from speed dating? I didnt persevere as it was out of my comfort Zone?

Would you have accepted this job? I didnt fancy being alone with it?
Do you think there should be two people?

I would not have felt comfortable alone as a woman either? Dont know how a man would have felt?

I dont know much about Speed dating evenings.

I wouldn't have applid for a job hosting speed dating events in the first place but I am not sure why you would exopect there to be two people? The word hosting does imply that you would be running the event.

Where are they?

If in a room in a bar, for example, where there will be bar staff nearby then I would be fine with it.

Less keen in a random hall etc.

I would have expected to be the solo host tbh. Aren't these type of events usually held in bars etc so I assume there would be bar staff etc there in case of Emergency. I am not sure what kinds of issues could really arise at the event though.

I should think it needs two people to run it efficiently. You need one person hosting and someone else troubleshooting. I don't think I would be concerned about safety as long as it was happening in a public venue such as a bar or other place with its own staff around.

I would have assumed you were working alone. Lots of jobs similar eg slimming world consultant works alone in a village hall, people running yoga classes.
I’m imagining a scenario where you put tables out, tick off people as arrive and give a name sticker and explain rules and timer and say time to move in. So lots of people there.

think it was a room above a pub, yes it was.

well bully for you, you wouldnt apply, well i did, thinking you might be doing it in pairs or something.

As PP have said, I would have thought that there would be staff running the venue (serving drinks, manning the door (possibly security staff)) etc and you would simply be doing the dating side of things although it might be part of by your remit to liaise with the venue staff.

Different type of event, but our training events were usually run as 2 handers, but only because we liked the variety of presenters doing the training.

I definitely wouldn't want to pay for two people to handle a group of, what, 30? If there were other staff for drinks/venue management etc.

I‘m not surprised it’s just one host. There’s just one ‘host’ at my dance class and at my art class. I don’t think I’d be afraid for my safety, especially seeing as there are bar staff downstairs. But I’ve not done that sort of thing before, and I’d still rather do it with someone else for support for a first go.

It sounds fine, if there are no safety concerns then I don’t understand why you didn’t want to do it

Can’t say I would have applied for it but if were otherwise keen I wouldn’t then turn it down based on what you’ve said. If it’s a in a pub function room then I wouldn’t be worried about safety because the pub will be fully staffed and you won’t be totally on your own. I used to go to a dance class above a pub and there was only the one instructor so I think it’s pretty normal. If it were in a remote village hall though then I’d quite feel differently.