

> Hello everyone. I am really new to the bartending business and was
> wondering about how much pay to ask for. I just started at a small
> honky tonk in West Virginia and to be truthfull the pay isn't much. I
> took it to learn the trade and since I was always there it seemed
> like a good idea. I started as a favor to the owner who I have
> become friends with. I bring in a lot of men who love to buy me
> drinks so business has really picked up. I am a natural behind the
> bar it seems. Customers like my sassiness and looks. I am just
> learning to mix drinks but am catching on quick. I thought about
> looking into a school but the owner of the bar I am currently working
> at has been in business for 40 years so I figured he can teach me a
> lot. I have already been offered another job by a customer who is
> opening his own bar closer to my home. He offered me the head
> bartending job but I am a little worried since I am so new to this. I
> explained to him I was new to bartending and he seemed really
> surprized. He said he was watching me with the customers and handling
> the money and I was really good at it. Even dealing with rude drunks
> and talking down fights. I have worked in security, retail stores,
> paralegal for awhile, physical thereapy and have managed other people
> at previous jobs. I have been out of work for 10 years because of
> some serious injuries I received and am just rejoining the job
> market. I am a karate student so I can handle myself in a bar fight
> or at least get out of the way. LOL I would love to own my own bar
> someday.
Everything you need to know is right here. Good luck to you.
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