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Subject: Job Advice
From: Drunk Monkey
Posted: Wed Jul 9. 2003, 14:29 UTC
  This is long, just to let you know in advance. 
  About a month ago, I was finally able to secure a job as a bartender in a 
restaurant a few minutes from my house (I don't care about distance, but that 
was just a side note).  Anyway, since I am a college student, it is hard to 
find jobs because most places want long-term employees.  I was still thinking 
about quitting this job (for reasons listed below) and wonder what your 
opinions are.
   I am a bartender, not a server, not a line cook, not a food prep; here is 
the things that they have me do:
   1.  Serve people at tables, not just the bar
   2.  Answer the phones to take orders to go (one of the waitresses had to 
answer the phone once because I was really busy helping people at the bar, so 
I got in trouble for not answering it)
   3.  Go get lettuce or any vegetables they might run out of (I don't mean 
from the basement, I mean from the grocery store/supermarket near the 
restaurant)
   4.  Make salads or any small food orders
   5.  The obvious one--Help people at the bar (sometimes, bar patrons get mad 
because I am not able to help them right away because they have me doing all 
of this other work, I have to explain this to them, but you can tell they just 
want to get served and don't give a crap about anything else)
   Do I have "B*tch" written across my forehead? The last time I checked I 
didn't.  The new waitress (who is also the busgirl) complains that she has to 
help set tables and take peoples' orders.  Give me an f-ing break!!
   This place is not really into the whole bar thing, my first day they had 
about 1/2 oz of Midori, so I told them that they needed more (did not have a 
back-up bottle).  Four weeks later, they still do not have it.
   I took this job to gain more experience as a bartender (previously worked 
elsewhere), not run the whole f-ing bar/restaurant.  As you can see, I am 
pretty pissed with this place, but they really like me there and it is 
experience, plus I only have a month and a half til I leave for school.  So, 
should I stay or leave and try to find another job?  Thanks in advance.


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