Message 20405 of 22774 in Behind the Bar

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> Hi,
> 
> I've read your "pros & cons" of hiring recent grads and they are all 
> valid.
> 
> I am 40. I'm not "cocky". I'm open to learning YOUR establishments 
> house pour and way of presenting any drink from a beer to the most 
> complex, fad cocktail. I'm not out to become the star bartender with 
> (and I HATE this word) - FLAIR and fling bottles around the bar (thus 
> creating liquor loss and just plain breaking bottles and looking like 
> an ass in your establishment). 
> 
> I just want to help a new patron or a regular to enjoy their 
> experience in your bar/restaurant/hotel,catering event, etc., from 
> when they walk in the door until they leave and help create such an 
> experience that they will return; become regulars/keep the regulars 
> coming back and to have them bring in their friends. Just because I 
> learned from a bartending school does not mean I'm out to rewrite 
> your place's way of doing things. I'M the one that needs to adapt to 
> YOUR way of service and bring money in for YOU.
> 
> I know what I want to do and went to a school to learn the basics of 
> a the trade.  The basics I learned are merely recipes/guidelines. 
> Like cooking, they can be altered and, I think with few exceptions, 
> can not be altered. In fact, with the advent of the cocktail craze, 
> most if not all bartenders, both new and experienced, need to learn 
> the new drinks as well having a solid grounding in the basic drink 
> recipe families. So in some respects, all bartenders are in a 
> constant learning phase and could be considered "new".
> 
> Therefore my question to you who have difficulties with bartending 
> school grads - what do you want to see in us? Help me to understand 
> aside from the obvious rookie mistakes why recent bartending grads do 
> not appeal to you?
> 
> Remember...ALL of us started somewhere and those of us that have 
> dedication and are not afraid of hardwork will go somewhere and again 
> - MAKE MONEY FOR YOU.
> 
> Thank you,
> Joe

Joe, who is this "you" character?  Firstly, it seems as if you're writing this 
letter to a bunch of bar owners and unfortunately for you the majority of 
tenders on this website do not own bars.  Secondly, I got the jist that this 
"you" character are tenders that did not go to bartending school.  A few of 
the most recognized tenders on this website did, in fact, go to tending school 
so not everyone on this site is here to bash tending schools.  So, who exactly 
are you addressing this letter to?

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