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Subject: Re: What Percentage of Bartenders View Tending as a Profession?
From: apetail
Posted: Thu Dec 15. 2005, 09:39 UTC
Followup to: "What Percentage of Bartenders View Tending as a Profession?"  by Chance  (Wed Dec 14. 2005, 22:42 UTC)
>
> Here is my question: Is tending still a profession for most of the 
> people behind a bar, or is it something to do until the parties get 
> old or something better comes along? 
> 

Little chance for me to become a proffesional some time. To bad for my health 
and to little money. 

And money is the answer to the next question.

> If tending is no longer a profession for most tenders, why do you 
> think that is? 

It won't change for the places were the bartender is not the key for succes. 
Go back to the places where you found bad service. Ever wondered why they 
still have many guests. Maybe there are more important factors than good 
service alone for people to like a certain place. 
Add to this that most people don't mind drinking cheap beers and wine which 
doesn't need a lot of skill to serve. Most complains you talk about are I 
guess about stuff which most people don't mind. You ask 'what percentage of 
bartenders view tending as a profession?'. My answer 'the same as the 
percentage of people that want a beerglass served with the brandlogo pointing 
to them'.

A bartender does need certain qualities and you can't learn them but you are 
born with them. Personality is what makes a bartender. You don't have to be 
educated to become a bartender. Because of this bartending is not seen as a 
skillfull job and pays little money. I think your country has the most of the 
few places were you can do bartending for a (decent) living. Did you found a 
place to work yet?


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