Message 19694 of 22016 in Behind the Bar

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> > > 
> > > A high turnover rate because it has high volume?  Try again.  No 
> > 
> > > bartender leaves a job when they're making money because that's the 
> > 
> > > 
> > > reason we work, unless it's high volume and no money.
> > 
> > 
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> > 
> > I responded to this a week ago but I guess it didn't go through.
> > So I'll say it again.
> > 
> > Most bartenders want high volume for the bigger tips/money.
> > BUT NOT ALL BARTENDERS WANT THIS.
> > Particularly us beginners - we want a slow to medium paced bar where 
> > 
> > we can
> > learn and break in comfortably.
> > 
> > I remember at bartending school, several of us were talking about 
> > the
> > perfect job we were seeking - just a mellow bar where we only had 
> > to
> > make a 5-10 drinks an hour and in between just chat with the 
> > customers.
> > 
> > Unfortunately my job is just the opposite.
> > When I'm not making drinks, I am either serving food, bussing 
> > dishes,
> > or doing barback stuff.  There's no time for chat and relaxation.
> > Oh well.  I'll see how long I go.
> > 
> > John
> 
> I guarantee if you found that "dream job" of yours where you were 
> making 5-10 drinks an hour you wouldn't stay there very long because 
> you would make no money.   How do I know?  Because that's the kind of 
> job I got when I first started out.  Relying on shift pay to make 
> ends meet and finishing the day with 9 dollars in your tip jar aint 
> all its hopped up about I promise you.  Chatting with customers 
> doesn't pay the rent buddy.

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For a beginner like me who just wants to break into this industry,
making 5-10 drinks an hour would be great (Real drinks - not all these
gimmicky premix blended drinks that I do now).

As for paying rent...I don't have rent to pay.
So chatting with customers is something I can afford to do.

I'm sure you'll say that this example is an exception and doesn't apply
to you or most others.  I am aware of this.  That's why I said on one of
my earlier notes that most other bartenders do work mainly for the money.
But I was talking about MY SITUATION (and a few other bartending classmates)
and my preferences AS A BEGINNER.  So lose the 'tude dude.

John