I have been doing this for quite a while and it is a fairly entertaining and a half decent way to pay for school and life. But, there many reasons why working in a bar is both the worst and the best.
The extremely late hours.
When you are up till 3 or 4am working and have 8:30am class the next day… well, it is the worst.
But, I have an excuse to not go out on Friday and Saturday nights, so I don’t spend my entire weekend hung-over.
Plus I save so much money not going out to bars.
When customers don’t know what they want but they flag me down anyways.
I have tons of customers to deal with, do you think I have time to chit-chat with you while you decide whether you’re going to order a vodka-cran or a whiskey-sour? And that is literally the fake smile I am giving you.
Because people do things like order “a beer”… not a specific type of beer, just “a beer”.
Is this your first time?
Then they try to pay with a card at a CASH BAR. Who comes to a bar without cash?
Shake. My. Head.
Or when customers ask you what your favourite drink is?
I do not drink here… I am working.
But I love the people I work with.
We spend the entire night making fun of drunk people and they make the night super fun.
Getting to watch the hook-up culture and terrible dancing is like a documentary of college and it is awesome.
Nothing funnier than seeing a guy strike out with four different girls in a row.
And even though I am not actually going out, I get to dance, sing, and feel as if I am a part of the party, even though I am behind the bar.
Oddly enough, I love flirting with people at the bar. It is fun and I have a girlfriend at home, but it still feeds my ego.
Thanks, but truly, I am doing it so you will tip me more.
And well… the money.
If it were not for my hefty school bills I probably wouldn’t be doing this. So please, tip your servers and bartenders.