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Subject: Is it necessary to work as a server/barback first?
From: CocktailKitty2
Posted: Thu Aug 25. 2011, 05:11 UTC
I am a graduate of an excellent bartending school and I have been freelancing 
since then, though looking for a more permanent restaurant/lounge position.  
It seems that these are hard to find though; I have been told more than once 
that bartenders reach the bar after putting their time in as a server or 
barback.

I am wondering if this is true, if this is the only way to get a job starting 
out?  Our school instructors insist that it isn't, but it helps to know if 
this is the way things are usually done in the real world.

If so, I would be happy to take a barback position if I thought I could easily 
move up to where I really want to be.  

By the way, I am also a mixologist and getting ready to sit for certification, 
so I don't know if this helps or not.

Thanks!


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