Pigeon Whole Bakers, Hobart: Owner forced to put up sign to protect staff trends now
A bakery has been forced to put up a sign asking customers to refrain from taking pictures and video of staff.
Pigeon Whole Bakers in the Hobart CBD recently put the laminated sign on its front counter saying it has become a concern as staff were increasingly being filmed by visitors each day as they went about their job.
The sign reads: 'We love you sharing your enthusiasm for Pigeon Whole Bakers on socials but, to protect the privacy of our staff, please don't include their faces when taking photos or videos'.
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Tori Burnie co-manages the business, which was founded by baker Jay Patey in 2011.
She said the issue was about workers not being asked beforehand whether they were fine to be filmed while working inside the private business.
'You're working away, bagging pastries, passing someone their coffee and you look up and they're filming the interaction,' Ms Burnie told the ABC.
'That's how you know, you look up and the camera is in your face.'
Popular Hobart bakery Pigeon Whole Bakery has put up signs in their shop asking customer not to film staff
Pigeon Whole Bakers has been featured as one of Tassie's hottest breakfast spots in multiple street press publications and has received glowing reviews on Discover Tasmania, Tripadvisor and Foodtourist among others.
This has helped the bakery grow hugely popular with locals and visitors but, while the surge in business is welcome, it has brought other challenges.
Mr Patey said in recent years a steady stream of tourists, in particular, would film the shop as content for their social media.
He said while some focused on the delicious food, many would also be filming staff as they served customers, put products out on shelves and even filmed the whole
