> 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.