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Subject: Contemplating bartending school in FL
From: burgANDI
Posted: Sun Jul 16. 2006, 16:03 UTC
Hi, all.  I have recently developed an interest in bartending and I am 
considering enrolling in a bartending school.  Here are my questions:

*I am a 43-year-old female, but I do look young for my age.  Am I considered 
too old for bartending?  Is there a general age in which people begin to do 
this?  Will I be considered "the old lady" in my class?

*Is it best to go to school first, then apply for jobs?  Does bartending 
school result in getting better jobs?

*What are the best schools in/around Florida?  I have contacted the ABC 
Bartending School in Orlando, but that will be an hour+ drive one way for me 
and I would like to find a closer location to Melbourne, if possible.

*Upon getting my first bartending job, does the establishment start a newbie 
with an afternoon shift (or slow shift) to break you in, or do they start you 
out with night shifts (basically just throwing you in the pool!) 

I appreciate any help you can give me!!


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