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Lol not a very good Buddhism question yetta, has anyone every worked as a Bartender?

edited October 2011 in General Banter
Was it fun? What was your income around if you don't mind? meet lots of fun people?

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  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    Not me, but my grandfather did. Whether it was a good job or not, I can't say. But IF you have any problem with alcohol, then it's the wrong job to have. I am pretty sure that doesn't include you.
  • I have a couple of friends who do or have tended bar, and it's hard work. I think they both made pretty good tips, but that depends entirely on where and when you work. I'd think you meet lots of people, but in many cases they'd tend to come and go pretty quickly...

  • I dated a bartender once. That was fun... sorta. She broke my little heart, but that's okay. ;)
  • A friend of mine was interested in trying that type of work, but she found out it's competitive, and it's best to go to bartender school. Also, you have to be able to handle tipsy guys coming on to you, without offending and losing customers. Tricky business. Think you can handle it?
  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran
    i never bartended, but i did wait tables for years so i'm pretty familiar with the bar atmosphere. it's extremely hard work. it can be dangerous for people with alcoholic tendencies. basically, being around it all the time can make people indulge more often. i know that i definitely hung out drinking after work all the time, but after i quit the bar, that sort of behavior didn't happen as often.

    i think the worst part for me is observing/contributing to the alcoholics. not all "regulars" are alcoholics, but many of them are. there were people who would come in and sit at the bar for hours on end...drinking all day... go home... come back tomorrow and do the same thing. i grew up with an alcoholic father, so i'm particularly sensitive to it, i think. some might disagree with me, but i believe that bartending/cocktail waitressing does not fall under "right livelihood" like i said, i did it for years to get by, everybody has to do what they have to do... but it really started to wear on me, so this is mostly from personal experience.

    "The 5-fold Definition of Right Livelihood:
    1: Earning a living not by trading with Living Beings.
    2: Earning a living not by selling Meat, Fish or Flesh.
    3: Earning a living not by selling Weapons.
    4: Earning a living not by dealing in Alcohol or Drugs .
    5: Earning a living not by selling any form of Poison."

    from this website.
  • Had a good friend who was a bartender. He said owning the bar might be different, but for the average bartender it is not like you see in the movies and television shows. It's hard work, you are standing on your feet and when you aren't rushing to get multiple drink orders right, you are cleaning and restocking. Also, he never had a boss who wasn't paranoid about every drop of liquor and wasn't constantly on your case if it didn't look like you were working hard. That includes conversations with the customers, where "I'm not paying you to stand there and talk" is the general attitude.

    But he made decent tips and except for the hours, said it was no worse than any other job.
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