From the outside, the role of bartender can seem like a dream job. Nice tips, Lots of flirting, good hours and a 24/7 party.
Although there are perks of the job, like any job, bartending also has it’s drawbacks. Here are LifeDaily’s 12 Things Only A Bartender Would Understand:
12. Life is not an endless party
Bartenders may work until the wee hours of the night, but that doesn’t mean their lives are an endless party. On their nights off, they usually do not go out, as they have heard enough loud music and seen enough drunk people at work.
11. Bartenders don’t always remember a name, but they always remember a tip
Bartenders will forget the names of customers after seeing so many in one night, but they will never forget the person who gave them that big tip, and they will certainly give them great service next time they see them.
10. You have to have quick memory recall
“I will have a vodka soda, rum and coke, vodka tonic, barcardi sprite, and vodka sprite….say what?? And those are just the easy ones. When someone’s standing in front of you ordering 7 different martinis- 2 cosmos, 1 apple martini, 2 french martinis 1 chocolate martini and 1 dirty martini, you may have to ask for their order a second time.
9. You probably have gotten notes slipped to you during work
Phone numbers, one liners, poems, whatever your drunk customer can fit onto a napkin. You mostly always throw this napkin away, after you’ve snapped a photo of it, and laughed hysterically showing all of your coworkers and friends.
8. Bartenders are always big tippers
When you’re a bartender yourself, you understand how important the tip is. You are always extremely generous with your tips when going to other bars, and you definitely tip more than most people.
7. The customer is almost-never right
In most jobs this would apply, however in bartending, the customer is almost- never right, because they are drunk the whole time.
6. People coming to the bar without deciding what they want makes you go insane
This person has done everything humanly possible to get your attention to take their order, and all you hear is: “I’ll have a umm… i’ll have a ummmm…” So you wait, fake a smile, and keep your real thoughts to yourself. But really people, why go out of your way to get my attention, if you don’t even know what you want to drink?
5. Your friends and acquaintances expect free drinks from you
It’s like when someone see you’re working at the bar, they get really excited, knowing that they are about to get some free drinks. As much as we would like to not charge you, this is not ok with our boss. It’s like expecting your friend at the grocery store to give you free groceries, or your buddy at the Apple store to give you a free iPhone.
4. Your hands can get extra-dry
From all the cleaning of the shakers and citrus from the fruits, your hands have become extremely dry. You put moisturizer on, but that comes off the next time you wash another shaker. If you’re a girl, your manicure usually is always chipped from work.
3. People trust you more than their therapist
Advice from a bartender seems to come with the same air of authority as a professional counselor, without the $100 an hour payment (unless of course our customer is a big tipper). People start drinking, and will tell you all of their problems, ranging from their relationship, to their deepest darker secrets.
2. Drunk customers are the worst
You can’t run and you certainly can’t hide, because you need to serve everyone else at the bar. That one or two really drunk customers however will haunt you, as they stare at you, and lurk annoyingly behind the bar. You try and look away, but you hear them continuously calling you, it’s like a nightmare.
1. You see everything
That couple in the corner taking public displays of affection to a whole ‘nother level, and that drunk guy fighting with everyone- your bartender sees everything. They don’t miss a beat, nor a drink.
If you’ve enjoyed reading this article, please be sure share it with your bartender friends, maybe it will even score you a free drink.
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