> Listen to your friends. If they are bartenders, they know what's
> going on in your area. School can give you specific knowledge, but
> bars are as different as the people they serve. What works in one
> place won't work in another. Will you be mixing classy drinks, or
> slamming shots? Your friends know "the lay of the land." They can
> also be good references, and if you decided to go to school and not
> listen to them, it might just piss them off.
>
> I also had one chick in my bar once crying to me about not being able
> to get a job, and she "went to school!" You're right about places
> not wanting to hire school graduates. When managers/owners give
> newbies orientation on how things are done in their bar they
> seriously don't whant to hear "But that's not how we did it in
> school!"
I don't understand why bars don't just hire bar school graduates as
barbacks... they're usually about 18 and eager to get the opportunity to work
behidn any bar. And, if you end up in the shit, they can help you with a
quick highball order if you need.