Message 8417 of 22774 in Behind the Bar

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> Hi Kelson. I think your experience and outgoing personality would 
> make you an excellent bartender. I also began my career in the food 
> service end and it worked great for me. Having that experience is 
> very beneficial when it comes to organization. 

Thank you.  I'm hoping that my restaurant and customer service experience 
along with professional bartending training will keep me out of the "be a 
server first" category and put me into the "sure, I think you'd make a good 
bartender candidate" category.  Obviously, not everyone will see it that way.  
But folks graduating from bartending schools get jobs all the time, so I'm 
hoping it will help me get one at a decent place faster.

> Hopefully you are not intimidated by the last couple of threads I 
> started. Especially the one about newbies. It wasn't intended as a 
> slam to new people, rather a discussion about my situation and my 
> frustrations with that situation.....even though I LOVE my job :-)

Actually, I'm a message board veteran and I never try to carry over anyone's 
opinions from one thread to another.  Some folks are just too annoying in all 
their threads to NOT come with some carry over, but they are the exception.  
You could have a dozen threads here ranting about one thing or another and I'd 
never hold it against you when you posted a new thread.  I take each thread on 
its own merits, regardless of the poster.

> Not drinking should not hinder you. I would guess that it would 
> actually help you from management's standpoint. Especially if your 
> willing to taste drinks to make sure they are built right. When you 
> begin, ask your customers how their drinks taste. If they need 
> adjustment, you'll learn quickly. You'll also learn quickly what your 
> regular's quirks and special tastes are. 

I hope that's how it works out.  I really don't know much of anything about 
alcohol at this point.  I used to drink in college, but it was all just basic 
cheap stuff and not lots of professionally mixed drinks.

> Not drinking is a great quality as long as you understand that the 
> business  you are in is based on people who drink :-)

Hehe, definitely.  I don't have a problem with drinking for anyone except 
myself.  I've had a lot of friends with a lot of addictions in my lifetime and 
none of it bothers me unless they start developing some of the user habits 
that can sometimes go with them (stealing, lying, etc.).  I just prefer not to 
be under the influence of drugs (including alcohol and caffeine) because I am 
the type of person who likes to be in control.  I don't find pleasure in 
losing control like so many others do.  There's no judgement involved.  It's 
just the way I am.