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Subject: Re: Question on faking it.
From: emmerlee
Posted: Fri Jan 10. 2003, 19:33 UTC
Followup to: "Question on faking it."  by shamu23  (Thu Jan 9. 2003, 19:14 UTC)
> I'm going jobhunting for a bartending position next week. I didn't go 
> to bartending school, but I memorized a lot of the popular drinks you 
> learn there. I'm going to say that I have a bit of experience, but 
> the one thing I don't think I can fake is that I've never used a soda 
> gun. I know it must sound pretty stupid, but I've no clue. Please 
> help. 
> 
> One other thing: can anyone explain how the money handling, tip-out 
> and cash -out procedures work? Thanks for your time.

Depends on the bar. The soda gun where I work has L for Sprite, C for Coke, T 
for diet coke, and Q for tonic water, plus soda and regular water buttons. I 
balonied to get the job, and one of the things that made this obvious was the 
fact that I mixed up the T and Q buttons right away. T = Tonic, right? Well, I 
poured diet coke into some guy's gin. Q stands for Quinine, BTW, which is what 
makes tonic water tonic-y.
We do not have juice or sour mix on the gun, thankfully, those taste foul out 
of a gun.
As for money, at my tiny bar we have one tender on duty at any time. At the 
beginning of a shift, the outgoing and incoming tenders each count everything 
in the drawer, writing it down on their sheets. Then, we count out the drawer 
again at the end of a shift. This guarantees that no mistakes are carried over 
into your drawer from the previous shift. Also, we leave two bucks in the tip 
jar for the next tender. But we have no other employees to tip out.

Good luck getting a job, if you're going to b.s. a little, I would recommend 
learning how to pour a draft beer, if you don't already know. I bs'd, and the 
soda gun plus my terrible draft-pouring skills gave me away. However, I still 
have my job, and I think that bar-owners expect a little bs. As long as you 
show up on time, do your sidework, and don't screw up your drawer, you should 
be fine.


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