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Subject: Question for Mangers and/or those who helped with hiring!
From: AyumiGirl
Posted: Sun Aug 7. 2005, 09:03 UTC
Followup to: "getting screwed (a rant)"  by AyumiGirl  (Sun Jul 31. 2005, 20:54 UTC)
A family friend and former bartender of 10+ years suggested that if I can put 
up with the place, then stay there for another month or two and I can use it 
as a reference for barback...since my offical job title is barback/cook. 

But I would like to know if I would be wasting my time doing it? 

The barbacks job duties at my current place is mainly walking around and 
picking up glasses for waitresses, washing/stocking glasses, and cleaning the 
place after it closes.  So there isn't much "knowledge" gained and I would 
only see the back of the bar when I stock the glasses if they ever let me 
barback (which I doubt that).  There are a couple places in town who are 
accepting apps that have the barbacks as a direct right-hand to the bartenders 
instead of out on the main floor the whole shift. 

Also when I was job hunting, it was recommended to go to bartending school and 
have signed up...it starts at the end of next month.

Thanks for any insight!


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