Anyone here a bartender?

[ndto]

I was told today at work that i should be a bartender

i know you have to be hot, have the right certification but what else do you need to be a bartender?

my current job uses the same tools (shakers, shots, scoops etc) so ive become quite accustomed to them to the point where when i make drinks people are usually impressed

ive always wanted to be a bartender but never had any motivation to persue it, and ive always thought it would be a cool second job or just somehitng on the side

how hot do you have to be to sling drinks?

 

[Razorguns]

hot

female

if you're a male - young, well-built, caucasian and have connections.

anything else?

r

 

[needtogetarmy]

hot

if you're a male - young, well-built, caucasian and have connections.

anything else?

r

+ =

 

[ndto]

k plan B, guess i have to get more hot or look elsewhere for work

 

[Razorguns]

k plan B, guess i have to get more hot or look elsewhere for work

rule of thumb:

the louder the music - the hotter the chicks - the hotter the bartenders must be.

r

 

[nimbus]

looks like your stuck at jamba juice bro

 

[AAP]

Male or female you have to have nipples that strain at the fabric of your shirt for your entire shift.

You also have to possess great dick sucking skills so you can just apply and start working as a bartender immediately and not pay your dues as a bar back first.

 

[drsketch]

I hear college can get you places in life.

 

[NEO1]

<---former bar owner and bartender. Luv'd it. It was a blast and I disagree with needing to be hot. It's all about being able to hold a conversation/being witty.

Alcohol cures the uglies but can't make you any smarter.

 

[AAP]

Alcohol cures the uglies but can't make you any smarter.

Someone should tell the drunks that.

 

[Razorguns]

<---former bar owner and bartender. Luv'd it. It was a blast and I disagree with needing to be hot. It's all about being able to hold a conversation/being witty.

works in dive bars. But in clubs, dance clubs, etc. - there's no time to have conversations. plus the music is way too loud to talk to anyone.

plus can't put 'witty conversation' on a resume.

r

 

[AAP]

Here in Ft Lauderdale, the boys at the gay barrrrrr that are bar tenders, they work 3 nights per week, get health benefits and insurance, and make over $80,000 minimum in cash yearly.

There are barbacks there that have been waiting YEARS for the chance to step up and fill a bartender role.

 

[txbondsman]

I hear college can get you places in life.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[txbondsman]

Here in Ft Lauderdale, the boys at the gay barrrrrr that are bar tenders, they work 3 nights per week, get health benefits and insurance, and make over $80,000 minimum in cash yearly.

There are barbacks there that have been waiting YEARS for the chance to step up and fill a bartender's hole.

fixed....

 

[NEO1]

I disagree totally, I can teach any monkey (no offense PM) how to make a drink. I can't teach them how to interact. There's a lot more to communication than the spoken word.

works in dive bars. But in clubs, dance clubs, etc. - there's no time to have conversations. plus the music is way too loud to talk to anyone.

plus can't put 'witty conversation' on a resume.

r

 

[GoldenDelicious]

there are bartenders and there are bartenders. if you waqnt to work at an APP style club, you arent a bartender - youre a promoboy that serves. if you want to work in a pub, then you usually just have to have good work ethic nd to come across well to customers - which means having enough social skills to banter with them etc so as to add to their night

anyway i dj now and so dont give a shit (i make per hour what the bartenders make in their entire night) but were i to want to get into the bar game again, id go to a college bar or somethign like that, and be willing to work. then id smile and act nice to EVERYBODY (and hang as much shit on them as possible). result: endless girls and as much work as you can handle

id also consider being a dj. you make 5x more

 

[NEO1]

I've done both...dj and bartended (sp?). I dj'd professionally in and out of clubs and on the radio for over 12 years. Did the bartending thing for over 6 years PT. I'd have to say there are advatages and disadvantages to each.

Overall, golden you are pretty much correct.

 

[fistfullofsteel]

i know plenty of ok looking dudes that are batenders that work at good places. even 10 years ago, they were making 800-1200 on busy a saturday night.

 

[Spartacus]

I was told today at work that i should be a bartender

i know you have to be hot, have the right certification but what else do you need to be a bartender?

my current job uses the same tools (shakers, shots, scoops etc) so ive become quite accustomed to them to the point where when i make drinks people are usually impressed

ive always wanted to be a bartender but never had any motivation to persue it, and ive always thought it would be a cool second job or just somehitng on the side

how hot do you have to be to sling drinks?

it's more usefull to have personality and interact with the customers
a slick suave male bartender can pull tips equal to or greater than a hot babe
the hot babes are typically lazy and just serve the drinks with no flair

I bartended for a dozen years

the best combo is slick guy and hot girl behind the bar
all girls behind the bar is lame and telegraphs mgmt has limited thinking

a good guy bartender will develope a female clientele
chciks at the bar=more guys at the bar spending money

how many bars you go to and the bar is loaded with men
and yup there's barbie behind the bar

fuck that
I want a bar with chciks at it

 

[Spartacus]

Male or female you have to have nipples that strain at the fabric of your shirt for your entire shift.

You also have to possess great dick sucking skills so you can just apply and start working as a bartender immediately and not pay your dues as a bar back first.

I barbacked at age 20 in the busiest club in town for 9mos.
and then got promoted to bartender

but that club fizzled and at age 22 I got on at a new high-end downtown hotel
it had a ritzy jazz bar and a danceclub

I worked the Jazz bar
the woman who hired me was very tough on me and taught me how to entertain and involve the customers

 

[Bikini Mod]

<---former bar owner and bartender. Luv'd it. It was a blast and I disagree with needing to be hot. It's all about being able to hold a conversation/being witty.

Alcohol cures the uglies but can't make you any smarter.

Me too LOL (Well my parents owned the bar so it was a family business but I tended many years thereafter in other places too.)

My husband has owned clubs, restaurants and hotels. So for the both of us if the bartender sucks, we will not go back to that establishment. You have to be witty, accomodating, charming and EXCELLENT memory. If I patronize your place once, you should remember what I was drinking if you waited on me personally.

Being hot is not remotely mandatory. It doesn't hurt but it is NOT necessary.

I LOVED tending bar, most of the time. Other times I wanted to jump over the bar and slap the shit out of drunk (and many times sober) dickheads.

 

[Spartacus]

works in dive bars. But in clubs, dance clubs, etc. - there's no time to have conversations. plus the music is way too loud to talk to anyone.

plus can't put 'witty conversation' on a resume.

r

that's true and I spent most of my "career" in high volume dance clubs
but you can still have flair and panache

I was faster than the other bartenders as I would add up the drink order in my head while making the drinks and present the drinks with the price on the spot

instead of wasting time to go to the register to ring up the total
and then returning and telling the price

that's valuable time when the bar is covered up
club in cincinnati I worked at would put 2500 through the doors on the weekends
16 bartenders
that's about 150 per bartender
it was nonstop form 9 until closing
they ran a 1 dollar long island tea special from 9 to 10
I'd make a dozen at a time
pouring 4 bottles simultaneously
skipping the tequila
rum,vodka,gin and triple sec

 

[Spartacus]

and be willing to work. then id smile and act nice to EVERYBODY (and hang as much shit on them as possible).

never prejudge the customer
I prided myself on pulling tips out of the kind of people you wouldn't expect to

lesbians though were tight
they pick up the quarters

I'd try to richard simmons them
not even that worked

so fuck it
here's your damn michelob light

 

[needtogetarmy]

I hear college can get you places in life.

an education takes too much time, costs too much money, and it overrated.

Real world experience >> college >> trannys

 

[EZ_E]

I've been bartending on and off since '95. Here in New Jersey, it depends on where you work;

Hot trendy club: hot chick or who do you know....Hell, they take your picture @ most of the open calls

anywhere else: be in the right place @ the right time

the big problem here is that there are about 100 bartenders chasing down every 1 job.

and 4 bottles @ once while making a LIT is child's play.....

 

[Spartacus]

I've been bartending on and off since '95. Here in New Jersey, it depends on where you work;

Hot trendy club: hot chick or who do you know....Hell, they take your picture @ most of the open calls

anywhere else: be in the right place @ the right time

the big problem here is that there are about 100 bartenders chasing down every 1 job.

and 4 bottles @ once while making a LIT is child's play.....

I'll take you on
I won a fastest bartender in cincinnati contest that ran for several weeks

you had to make a
B52
LIT
margarita
martini
bloody mary

the catch was once you picked up a bottle if you set it down you couldn't use it again
so you had to order your pours

how would you do it?

 

[Spartacus]

I used to drink like a fish when I worked
and my drawer would be off 50 cents

those other clowns would have to spend an extra half hour tracking down a missing 20 bucks
I was gone

but I didn't steal
drinking was tolerated
2500 X $5 is 10 grand plus just at the door

the Jewish owners brought in spotters
fired all the bartenders but me and a navy seal guy
offered me the managers job

I was 28

 

[fistfullofsteel]

I used to drink like a fish when I worked
and my drawer would be off 50 cents

those other clowns would have to spend an extra half hour tracking down a missing 20 bucks
I was gone

but I didn't steal
drinking was tolerated
2500 X $5 is 10 grand plus just at the door

the Jewish owners brought in spotters
fired all the bartenders but me and a navy seal guy
offered me the managers job

I was 28

i'm suprised the jew owner didn't fire you for 50 cents

 

[EZ_E]

I'll take you on
I won a fastest bartender in cincinnati contest that ran for several weeks

you had to make a
B52
LIT
margarita
martini
bloody mary

the catch was once you picked up a bottle if you set it down you couldn't use it again
so you had to order your pours

how would you do it?

OK, 2 questions about this:

#1, what kind of martini?
#2, do you have the bloody mix pre-made?

I'd line up 4 glasses with ice, a shaker, chill a martini glass, pour the vodka in the LIT, Bloody, and the shaker, pour the tequila in the marg and the LIT, add the triple sec to the lit and marg, add the rest of the ingredients and mixes, shake, pour, and garnish everything. Then I'd make the B52 and laugh @ the attempt to stump me. (Bailey's, Kahlua, Grand Mar in a pony glass)

Hoo Ahh....

Also, did you work @ the Red Cheetah in Cincinnati?

 

[fistfullofsteel]

OK, 2 questions about this:

#1, what kind of martini?
#2, do you have the bloody mix pre-made?

I'd line up 4 glasses with ice, a shaker, chill a martini glass, pour the vodka in the LIT, Bloody, and the shaker, pour the tequila in the marg and the LIT, add the triple sec to the lit and marg, add the rest of the ingredients and mixes, shake, pour, and garnish everything. Then I'd make the B52 and laugh @ the attempt to stump me. (Bailey's, Kahlua, Grand Mar in a pony glass)

Hoo Ahh....

Also, did you work @ the Red Cheetah in Cincinnati?

that's it!!!!! it's a walk off zoolander style!!!!!!!!! walk the runway while mixing different drinks without spilling anything or messing up your hair and you have to walk a straight line then do a turn and walk back doing the same. it's game time, bitches!!! http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/061020/15711__zoolander_l.jpg and the winner faces AAP for the bartender of 2008.

 

[Spartacus]

OK, 2 questions about this:

#1, what kind of martini?
#2, do you have the bloody mix pre-made?

I'd line up 4 glasses with ice, a shaker, chill a martini glass, pour the vodka in the LIT, Bloody, and the shaker, pour the tequila in the marg and the LIT, add the triple sec to the lit and marg, add the rest of the ingredients and mixes, shake, pour, and garnish everything. Then I'd make the B52 and laugh @ the attempt to stump me. (Bailey's, Kahlua, Grand Mar in a pony glass)

Hoo Ahh....

Also, did you work @ the Red Cheetah in Cincinnati?

i was surprised at how many couldn't get a pour order set in their head

I think I made the b52 first

I worked at a warehouse danceclub down on pete rose way close to the stadium
and then in 1991 some other Jewish family opened this multimillion flaoting entertainment complex and I worked there

what a comedy of errors that whole deal was
they thought they were going to make all this money

it took about a year after opening before the whole complex was organized properly

I worked in a dance club in the complex
they thought it would be packed
it was packed 6 hours a week
11-2am friday and saturday

you can't cover the overhead with 6 hours of sales

 

[Razorguns]

When I'm at a dance club or velvet rope club - I want my beer and be gone. I don't want some stupid male bartender trying to make small talk with me. WTF? Fuck off and serve the others who are still waiting in line.

Hot Chicks. well they're hot chicks. They just have to be hot and guys flock!

If the bartender has time to chit chat, it's nto a busy club.

r

 

[Oceano]

I usually just want a drink

 

[Spartacus]

When I'm at a dance club or velvet rope club - I want my beer and be gone. I don't want some stupid male bartender trying to make small talk with me. WTF? Fuck off and serve the others who are still waiting in line.

Hot Chicks. well they're hot chicks. They just have to be hot and guys flock!

If the bartender has time to chit chat, it's nto a busy club.

r

trust me maxwell I know when it was appropriate. In a busy club I was mostly a one liner guy. And would talk while I was making drink order,so I'm not wasting any of your valuable club time. A place doesn't have to be covered up busy to make dough. As the volume increases the tip percentage decreases. That's known as inversely proportional.
I bartended in just about every environment except for a gay bar and strip club. Football games,illegal black-jack houses,special events
such as the 2 week gig in the players lounge for the senior PGA tour
me and a black dude for 2 weeks
only the sponsor's and family members,a few other high ranking people involved with the event and the player's and their family members were allowed in

club members weren't even allowed in
and no other hired help
bro and I were to handle everything w/o anybody else coming in that lounge
breakfast,lunch and evening cocktails
they treat those guys like gods
I'm fuckin' serving arnold palmer and his wife
chi chi
lee trevino
etc.

you don't get a gig like that if you interview like a dweeb

 

[Spartacus]

and then in 1991 some other Jewish family opened this multimillion flaoting entertainment complex and I worked there

what a comedy of errors that whole deal was
they thought they were going to make all this money

it took about a year after opening before the whole complex was organized properly

I worked in a dance club in the complex
they thought it would be packed
it was packed 6 hours a week
11-2am friday and saturday

you can't cover the overhead with 6 hours of sales

 

[Spartacus]

the place in the process of being demolished in 2007 (1991-2007)
I snapped this pic as I was returning from the arnold in columbus,ohio

 

[BlueBird]

<---former bar owner and bartender. Luv'd it. It was a blast and I disagree with needing to be hot. It's all about being able to hold a conversation/being witty.

Alcohol cures the uglies but can't make you any smarter.

TITCR.

My dad owned a bar/restaurant and bartended for many years. If it's a neighbourhood bar, it's about building local clientale and that requires you to be congenial and personable at the very least...you needn't be hotter than hell. Just give your patrons good conversation, lend an ear and mix a solid drink.

 

[Pat_McCrotch]

Man I can never here the bartenders!!! Its too loud