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What are the pros and cons of being a bartender?
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Name : Selina, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 17, City : Tillsonburg, State : na, Country : Canada, Occupation : Student, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Upper class,pros of being a bartender are the money and getting to meet so many different people. cons of being a bartender are that you work nights and weekends and that some people are jerks.
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Name : Tyler Mietz, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Age : 19, City : Flint, State : MI, Country : United States, Education level : High School Diploma,The pros…easy money with little responsibility. Allows one to focus on their more ‘serious’ interests. Co-workers are generally interesting types. Cons…being in an environment where you constantly view celebration, recreation and ostentation makes you a little too comfortable with excess. No one knows drinking better than a bartender. I could go on forever, but let me put it this way: it’s not a bad life as long as it doesn’t become your life. It’s easy to begin hating your customers. After hour parties become more and more tempting…sleeping the days away, etc. People fall hard.
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Name : Jason, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Unitarian, City : Burlington, State : VT, Country : United States, Occupation : Bartender, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,The best thing about being a bartender is the MONEY!! It pays very well for few hours. If you’re shy, bartending helps you to open up and be comfortable being around people – seeing that being behind a bar is like being on a stage. The bad thing about bartending is that you’re constantly hit on by creepy guys and you can’t run escape!! Also, when you’re off work all your friends are AT work, and when your friends are getting together YOU’RE at work. Also, you have to drink with customers and breathe in all that cigarette smoke – both of which are extremely unhealthy.
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Name : Jay31340, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States,The first thing I think of is a con:the cigarette smoke. I don’t smoke and can’t be around it, so that would be a big one to consider. Also, how do you feel about inebriated ppl? Your being a woman, you have to realize you’re going to get hit on, and have disgusting things said to you. On the pro side, I would think the tips get better as the night progresses. If you decide to go for it-good luck!
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Name : Georgia, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Lesbian, Race : Human, Religion : Pagan, Age : 50, City : Springtown, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : nurse, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,I’m a bartendar at a wine bar and my live-in boyfriend is a bartendar at a niteclub. Some pros? A bar is a lively social atmosphere. I’m always busy with something to do and I like the physicality of the work. I get to try new/unusual wines on every shift I work. The MONEY> TIPS are usually good enough that I make approx. $25/hour, and my boyfriend, $40/hour on a good night. Good/fun regular customers make the job more of a party than a job. You can always meet new people and probably find new people to date, all while getting paid. The CONS? As heavy drinkers we both have instant access to alcohol – not a good thing. It’s also not as glamorous as some regulars might think. We wash dishes, sweep the floor, empty the trash,do heavy lifting, and stand on our feet 8 hours at a time, which means our feet/lower backs hurt at the end of the night. Actual drunks are a problem because they are soooo boring to listen to – and as a bartendar you have to listen – and if you cut their drinks off/bounce them out, your likely to get into a fight/yelled at. I haven’t had to do this, but my boyfriend has. Also, the non-tippers and low tippers piss me off because I’m providing atmosphere, serving them, and cleaning up after their mess, all the while listen to their boring chat. So note: Tip you bartendars and waiters, or stay home and make your own party.
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Name : Jennifer, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 33, City : San Francisco, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Bartendar/Chef, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class,Money lots of money. New York City is a gold mine.
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Name : josie, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 29, City : new york city, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : bartender, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,The money can be good, depends on the place. Being around alcohol all the time can be a risk. I found it tiresome that the same people spent sooo much time at bars, and not with family or doing something productive. It’s not always safe, and second hand smoke is bad for you. Great to know how to mix drinks and learn about the craft side of the alcohol industry. If the place has live music you can become an authority on that kind of music.
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Name : M22298, City : W, State : NA, Country : United States,Well, the pros are (depending on the type of bar) the patrons can be really nice, it’s a fun atmosphere. I’t very hard physical labor, hauling cases of beer and switching out barrels, most places require you to do inventory and clean, clean, clean…..I enjoyed it a great deal and would do it again
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Name : mol, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Pagan, Age : 50, City : Round Lake, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : H.R./facility manager, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I’ve tended bar. The pros and cons of bartending depend mostly on where you work, but you should know that tips are everything. If you’re young, good-looking and friendly, and you work at the right place with good clientele (i.e. rich, young, horny) you can really rake it in, have a great time and build yourself a future. But if you work in the wrong bar, you could end up a broke, depressed drunk with lung and psychological problems. If your email address is ‘sexy_punk_420’ and you’re 17, you should get more life experience before tending bar.
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Name : Teague24671, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 28, City : Portland, State : OR, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,The Pros are easy: – Great Money – You work with and around people your age (provided you bartend at the right place) – Fast moving work environment. – You get to see what drunk people act like from a sober perspective – As a girl bartender, you WILL get hit on. The Cons are: – Your hours suck. – You work, when everyone else is at the bar. – You don’t get to hang out with your friends on weekends, you work. – You meet more than your share of scummy people. As a girl bartender, you WILL get hit on.
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Name : Brendan, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 26, City : Downingtown, State : PA, Country : United States, Occupation : Sales / ex-bartender, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,first of all it depends on what type of bar you would be bartending at. since you werent specific though i’ll list some general pros and cons… pros: 1. you have the chance to meet lots of people from many walks of life 2. you can make awesome money on tips cons: 1. if someone drinks too much at your bar you can be legally held responsible if they get behind a wheel and kill someone 2. when people drink it is inevitable that situations will sometimes get out of hand 3. you have to be able to put up with extreme attitudes and extreme personalities
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Name : brandi23156, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 21, City : jacksonville, State : NC, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class,Although I have only filled in as a bartender (I spent two years as a bouncer), my brother was a bartender for seven years, and all of his friends & roomates were bartenders or bar workers. Bartending is a performance related job. If you’re good, you make better tips. You can be good by being very fast and productive…and during slow times, learn the names, faces, favorite drinks and personal lives of you regular customers. The more drinks you pour, the more tips you get. At large bars, you’re the fighter pilot, and you have barbacks who will set your station up and restock your inventory. In smaller bars you’ll have to cut the limes and refill the mixers yourself. In a large resort town during peak season, a good bartender can bring home over $1,000 a night in tips, easy. Depending on where you are and what kind of bar you work at, you might bring home between $300 to under $30 per night. Your salary will be crap; you will live off of your tips. If you don’t claim these tips to the tax man, you’ll have trouble getting credit and buying a car, since you’ll have no proof of income. You will become a night owl, sometimes not getting home until after sunrise, and you’ll be sticky from spilled drinks, your feet will be tired, your shoes may be soaked, and you’ll reek of cigarette smoke. Your coworkers will become your best friends, and you’ll have no respect for 9 to 5 workers. You will develop a special bond with other hospitality service workers, and will become a better tipper. You’ll know all the best places for all-night food and breakfast, and you’ll usually sleep until late afternoon. While at work, drunk guys (sometimes girls) will hit on you, you’ll learn to hold your liquor since customers will often buy you shots, and you’ll be invited to lots of after-hour parties. You will have no real social life if you work at the bar full time, and nightclubs will seem like any other workplace. After a while, you’ll become a homebody, since you’ll have seen it all, and will prefer not to go clubbing when you’re not getting paid to be in a bar. One day, you’ll panic when you realize you’ve become the oldest person in the bar, and will seek a new line of work. You’ll also run an increased chance of alcoholism, taking up smoking and getting chubby. My response is probably your first, since I surf the internet at night, while most bartenders are busy at work or are sleeping through the day.
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Name : Mitch, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 44, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Occupation : Sub-contractor, artist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Pros- fun, money, sex, meet lots of people Cons- crazy hours, you will drink too much, meet lots of pain in the ass people
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Name : Jim30714, City : Tampa, State : FL, Country : United States,Worked as Bartender for 2 years. I hated it, but I hated doing service jobs and hated waiting tables even more. Part of my problem was the restaurant I worked in. Way too suburban and middle aged for a kid like me-21 in 1984. The wage was better than usual at the time and the tips were good to start, but petered out to nothing. It was a boaters bar on the water and noone carried enough cash. It’s fine if you don’t mind sucking up to drunk folks so they will give you money. People don’t become smarter when they drink more. Nor do they become more attractive. You see a lot of seamy stuff late at night in a bar.I didn’t feel better about mankind after that. I also workde briefly at a really dive place that was very,very,scary. You work hard, everyone else is having fun on the weekends but you. That’s the typical restaurant thing. You work so others can have fun. It used to be a good way to steal stuff, but with surveilance and pour control that’s a lot harder these days. You have to be cheerful always and often wear stupid clothes. Your feet hurt, back hurts from standing. Your hands get really chapped and you suck a lot of second hand smoke. You tolerate a lot of ignorance and aggression. You have to be confident enough to cut someone off or stop a fight. It’s better than waiting because you don’t have to depend on cooks to get your stuff right. It’s fairly independent. You do have to do a lot of cleaning and you always work an 8-9 hour shift without a lunch break or oportunity to sit and rest. That strikes me as illegal, but there’s nothing you can do about it. You will learn a lot about people and have many stories to tell. People will think you are cool. Read the memoir ‘Cosmopolitan’, it will tell you everything you need to know.
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Name : Ann, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 41, City : madison, State : WI, Country : United States, Occupation : homemaker, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class,
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