> Well, I'm not sure how directly this applies to the service industry
> (I would imagine about the same), but most of the time I'd say a job
> isn't worth putting on your resume unless you've been there at least
> 3 months.
I guess I'm in luck, lol...because by the time I finish the bartending
school..I would have been there for three months...give or take some days.
> During an interview they will ask you what you did at your last job,
> rather than giving them the barback title and having them be let down
> by explaining you didn't have the barbackduties, it's better to be a
> little more vague on the application and explain you simply worked in
> the bar but didn't get to do much behind it.
I agree. If I were to go through with this, I was thinking of explaining that
the barbacks duties at that particular place is not the norm.
> > Since you're already working there and it sounds like you're probably
> not very busy while you're on the clock, see if you can't arrange to
> work the door checking ID's once in a while, or find other tasks that
> you can do. Being able to say you've done these other bar-related
> tasks does add credibility to claims of working in the bar. Plus, if
> you've done enough things, you can spin your bar experience to be
> more of a general assistant/jack of all trades kind of role. It's
> not barbacking, but it shows that you can have more responsibility
> than simply cleaning.
The problem at this place is that they seem to have certain roles that they
only allow males or females work. Females are either waitresses, bartenders,
and rarely cooks (I was told that one is hired about once/twice a year).
Males are always the "barbacks", bartenders, and work the door. So even
though I hate to say this, I feel like that is why I am having a hard time
getting trained to do anything except for cooking (and probably waitressing,
if I asked). I'm going to be submitting a schedule request for college soon
and I thought about putting it on there, in writting, that I am available to
barback and work the door. Since at least 75% of the orders are drinks here,
I thought about asking to take a waitress shift, but I will wait to see if
they b.s. me about all the other jobs.
> I do have one last question...After my last job, I can't imagine a
> reason not to have barbacks actually barbacking. It speeds up
> service and makes a lot more money than having another person on the
> floor picking up for the cocktail waitreses. If they have people as
> barbacks, why aren't they doing normal barbacking roles? Are there
> other barbacks there who are doing normal barback roles?
Nope. Here, the bartenders do all the work behind the bar. But I must say
that at least 85% of the orders are beer (we specialize in imported beers and
such), so there isn't much mixing going on.