*Yes, I really am carding you again. Do you look that old?
*Yes, Last Call means you. I don't care if you're dating the other bartender/waitstaff. This may be my second job, and by close, I may have been working for 20 hours.
*I know hundreds of drinks. But that one that so-&-so makes in Toledo? It's her recipe, same as mine are mine.
*Your "Wacky Character" after a few drinks is less wacky to me.
*I "know the owner" too.
*I work for tips. Period. I may love you, but there it is.
I am a bartender and I remember the days when I didn't have to worry about getting hit on by the clients. That's because I am a man and I had a 98% male client base. Now, I can't get a job in the bartending industry because I am male. Bar owners seem to think only female bartenders can make them a profit. That may be true for the first few weeks of employment. My experience is they stand at one end of the bar and talk to their boyfriends, leaving their customers high and dry.
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