JUNEAU, Alaska — The former bar manager for the Alaskan Hotel and Bar in Juneau said he got fired for not appearing on a segment of the reality show "Hotel Impossible."

Lane Taylor told the Juneau Empire (http://bit.ly/165mctg ) he began fearing for his job before the Travel Channel show began filming. He told owner Bettye Adams producers made him feel like they would urge his bosses to fire him if he didn't show up for parts of filming.

The new general manager of the hotel and bar, Joshua Adams, declined to respond to Taylor's claim until after the show airs next year, saying he didn't want to "ruin the show."

Taylor said he and other employees had misgivings about signing a participant agreement and release form but said he was told he would be fired if he didn't sign it.

Joshua Adams said no employees were forced to appear on the show and many didn't. He declined to respond when asked if high-ranking employees received more intense pressure to sign.

Taylor, who signed the form and appeared in two segments during filming, said his idea of success was different than that of the bar consultant who had been brought in with the show.

"I'm a lifelong Alaskan, and I look at the bar as a local place. Any changes need to be small and casual," Taylor said.

He was fired after failing to show up for a meeting to discuss ideas for improving the bar. The only reason he's been given so far for his firing is that he failed to appear on set for the final day of filming. Joshua Adams said his reasoning will be clear to those who watch the show next April.

Employee Sara Caring took the week of filming off work because she wanted no part of the show. She said she quit after learning Taylor had been fired.

"Lane was fired on national TV, and immediately I didn't work there either," Caring said.

Since filming ended Sept. 28, Caring said just two bar employees out of about 10 still work at the Alaskan. Joshua Adams disputes that.

Bartender Ariel Svetlik-McCarthy said employees felt pressured to sign the release but it was never explicitly stated they would be fired if they didn't.

C. Scott Fry, assistant general manager of the Alaskan Hotel, said no one's job depended on signing the release form. He said concerns over the show changing everything about the bar were unfounded.

"Everything would have been the same if they just stuck around," Fry said.

Joshua Adams is optimistic about what the future holds for the Alaskan.

Information from: Juneau (Alaska) Empire, http://www.juneauempire.com