Bartending

What's wrong with Fridays?

Khane_sl said:

And let's get one thing out of the way. We're talking about being a bartender here gents, not trying to be the next Elon Musk. I can't believe some of you guys are actually trying to say I won't be able to find a job.... bartending.

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Have you ever served/bartended/barbacked before? No? Then yes, you won't be able to find a job bartending (unless as others said, you have connections that hook you up).

Any place that hires you without any experience is going to be awful. Either terrible management or fucking deadsville where you will make no money.

I bartended for 4 years, I started as a bouncer in an Irish Pub. Started by picking up a few bartending shifts when the native irish peeps went to ireland for the holidays. After that a guy who hung out there got me a job at another place (high volume, nightclub). At it's best I made 300 bucks a shift on Friday and Saturday, was a pretty permissive environment so you could drink as long as you handled your shit. Those things, plus bartending being the nuclear option for dating made for some outrageous nights. Long story short, make friends with other bartenders, if you hang out at small places, get to know the owner and then ask for a crappy shift so you can show them you can handle it. Bartending doesn't require much skill, it requires hustle, being able to deal with large numbers of drunk-ish people and most importantly don't lose money. 80% of people drink beer, wine or two drink cocktails. You'll memorize everything else after you've made it twice.