Any Barmen here

[Shane278]

I ve been thinking of getting a job for the weekend, and a barman springs to mind.

Is this a good way of gaming girls or is it a DLV?

Any ideas???

 

[Biggie]

If you mean a bartender, then yes, do that. You get A LOT of tips, and there are always plenty of hot girls. I just got a girls number last night actually.

 

[gray_fox_9]

I would say yes do it also. I work as a bouncer and I get hit on all the time. I'm sure a bartender would be the same. Good way to meet people too. Win Win situation.

 

[Master Bates]

I've been thinking of it as well. But what's the best way to break into the bartending business? Is it worth it to go to a bartending school and getting a license?

 

[Vulpine]

Yes, be a bartender. However, as with any and all DJ principles, don't let the motivation be for women: do it for the cash. Do it for yourself. Sure, you'll get hit on... it's only a fringe benefit.

I've been thinking of it as well. But what's the best way to break into the bartending business? Is it worth it to go to a bartending school and getting a license?

Depends where you are. If you have no clue about ****tail history and booze culture, I would say take the class.

HOWEVER, when applying for a job, don't, under any circumstances, tell the potential employer that you just graduated "bartending school". In fact, don't even admit that you even attended. You'll look like a douchebag for many reasons. Appear to know what you are doing, be confident, be friendly, and that's it - don't brag about some sucker-ass bartending school you went to because your dumb ass didn't know a rocks glass from a highball or a collins. Bar owners want to see HONESTY. They'll be more likely to hire you if you say "I haven't formally worked as a bartender before" then if you said "I just graduated". They see right through the BS: they are professionals, you can't bullsh¡t a bullsh¡tter, and it's insulting to try.

Anyway, there are buh-zillions of resources on the net. If you had two brain cells, you could just study on your own and skip the bartending school altogether.

I just got my job without bartender schooling, and without a license. Depending on where you are, you only need to be working with a licensed bartender. Odds are slim that you'll be a novice covering a bar by yourself (closing alone, for example). And, it happens that there is always a "shift manager" closing where I work, so I'll never need a license because they all have them.

Your chances of being hired will increase towards the end of summer when the college kids start heading back to school and football season picks up again. Get your applications in now so you have time to train up before it starts getting busy.

 

[Master Bates]

Thanks for the advice. I'd be looking for jobs in the Madison WI area. I just thought it'd be a nice way to make some cash, meet people and improve my social skills. I've been wanting a job that would be conducive to meeting people and being social and keep me on my feet instead of boring me to death in a cubicle.

What's the best way to go about looking for jobs though? Just walk into bars and ask? look in the classifieds? And what is the 'training' process like.....do you go weeks with low pay or what?

 

[Vulpine]

Thanks for the advice. I'd be looking for jobs in the Madison WI area. I just thought it'd be a nice way to make some cash, meet people and improve my social skills. I've been wanting a job that would be conducive to meeting people and being social and keep me on my feet instead of boring me to death in a cubicle.

What's the best way to go about looking for jobs though? Just walk into bars and ask? look in the classifieds? And what is the 'training' process like.....do you go weeks with low pay or what?

Stop into places, ask "are you hiring bartenders?", and 7/10 times you get the bar manager directly to give you a pre-interview and an application. Just go for a ride in the afternoon and hit as many bars as you can scouting. Then, stop and fill out apps, then reverse the "pub crawl" dropping them off.

As for training, it depends on the place. Some will bring you on, pay you hourly as cash out of the till, and not tip you out. Others will get you on the clock and have you splitting tips right off the bat. And as far as how long, well, it depends on how you catch on/hold yourself/skills.

My current joint had me by myself on the back bar at day 3. Other coworkers came up and were like "So, you've bartended before?" Nope.

Check your PM, MB.

 

[B4IFURU18?]

I've been out of the restaurant business for about 6 months now, but have worked in and out of it for 2.5 years. I can say this, working in a restaurant/bar/club is one of the best jobs.

It's great because you can meet tons, literally tons, of people your age, both ugly and very attractive. Not to mention, you usually make good money if you're worth your weight in sand...

I'd say go for it. I'm currently looking to get back into the industry, and cannot wait.

I will warn you, it can be stressful and time consuming at times, but it's worth it.

 

[Master Bates]

Any books you recommend to wanna-be bartenders? I might check some out at the library.

 

[Bonez]

Any books you recommend to wanna-be bartenders? I might check some out at the library.

Vulpine any good websites you can recommend? I haven't been finding much lately.

Oh yeah, and bartending is a GREAT job! On your nights off chill where you work, and people bother you all the time. Girls stare too, they instantly recognize you as a hard worker, whether you are or not

Have fun if you take the challenge.

 

[Master Bates]

actually webtender looks pretty cool.

 

[Vulpine]

http://www.miss-charming.com/index.htm

 

[B4IFURU18?]

A close friend of mine made a lot of money doing this. So, yeah, it could pay off in the long haul if you're up for dealing with a lot of BS and poverty up front. But you should be warned that these guys who play up the role more then likely have been into it for years and earned their keep the hard way.

In the beginning, if you're lucky enough to get a job to begin with, you'll start off working the sh-t shifts that bring little if any tips and opportunities to meet people. Simply put, you'll work really f-cked up hours nobody else wants, tending to three, old, toothless cheap drunks that never tip and would love nothing more than to "score" with the fugly, 300 pound, sow ***** that gives out BJs freely in exchange for drunken love. Afterwords, you'll get to close up and clean up the pile of puke behind the toilet at 4 in the morning. *Joy!*

After you've proven that you love punishment for a wage well below poverty for longer than you had anticipated, you'll work your way up to slightly a bigger crowd. You'll get more love from attention hors looking for a free drink, and a whole lot less love from the two bikers that just cracked pool sticks over each others heads, which you'll have to break up. But you'll suck it up and love it, or at least appear so, because you're looking for that golden opportunity to pay off two months of back rent, and will gladly smile to get those tips you've been starving for all along.

Then one day, if you're really a glutton for punishment, you'll make it to prime time. You'll make the big bucks on a high capacity night full of even more BS. More attention hors. More fights. More puke to clean up at 4 in the morning. But it'll be worth it, because now you're actually making a living, paying bills and meeting people...at about the same salary you're probably making now. Maybe more if you're really ambitious, have no social life and love giving up your weekends (because that's where the money is made).

Of course, in the same amount of time it takes to get that far, you could earn a bachelors or masters degree, possibly even at the partial expense of your employer if they have a tuition assistance program. You also could be beefing up your 401K in the mean time, taking advantage of tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars in employer contributions over the long haul.

Brother, don't change careers just because you want to meet people and get laid more often. Weigh out all of the benefits and cons that your boring, piggish, corporate employer provides...things some shady, bar-owner who will more than likely be the first to give you a job with zero experience will not provide.

Want to meet more people? More women? Get a better social life first. Keep your day job.

Want to make a few extra dollars on your spare time? Then by all means, serve drinks and walk away from that BS whenever you want without crippling yourself financially.

LOL, stfu for a second plz...


Yeah, if you work at the hole in the wall in Hickville...

OP, don't buy into anything this bitter soul has said, he couldn't be more wrong. Working in the restaurant business is fun if you're not stuck at some chain place like Applebee's or Friday's...

 

[Master Bates]

Yeah I met a 22 year old bartender working at fairly popular college bar downtown and he'd been bartending for less than a year, and he said he'd been working there for quite a while. Pretty sure he started off there. It may suck badly at first for some people, but I know that some people break into the business fairly easily.

 

[Master Bates]

Well I think I'm gonna go out scouting for bars to apply to in the next few days. What should I do in terms of resume if I have no bartending experience? Most of what I've done is various computer support sh*t.