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Subject: Re: Work in Oregon?
From: Josh
Posted: Wed May 17. 2006, 16:09 UTC
Followup to: "Re: Work in Oregon?"  by Spellbinder  (Wed May 17. 2006, 04:00 UTC)
I've been out of the country for the past two years, so I'm out of the loop as 
well - it seems that the "hot" bars come and go. It's a catch 22 - The more 
popular you are, the more incidents (fights, drugs, duii's etc) you'll incur 
and the OLCC will put you on their list and within a couple of years you'll be 
forced to shut down. I've seen that with more than a few bars.

Anyways, you'll be pretty limited in Eugene, and face more competition. 
Bartending is a prime college gig, and Eugene just happens to be full of 
college kids, all wanting the job, and probably know someone at the bar 
personally, which will give them just enough edge to get it over you. 
Obviously Portland is a much bigger city, and although it has it' own share of 
colleges, the competition isn't as high.

Check out craigslist - you'll find the most recent job listings there, and 
many that you won't see listed in the newspaper. Also, to get a feel for the 
portland restaurant/bar job scene, check out the forums on 
shamelessrestaurants.com - portland has a ton of posters. In any event, 
there's enough chain restaurants in Portland that you can easily find a job if 
push comes to shove.

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Cheers! - Josh @ BarSim
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