OT: Bartending

SunDancer · 05-01-2003, 05:44 PM

I know we have some bartenders in the FOFC community. As a college student, I am interested in maybe getting into bartending on the weekends. Is it a feasible way to earn money, and is it good money? What do you need to become one? Do you enjoy it, and what kind of things do you learn? Any other feedback.

Fritz · 05-01-2003, 05:47 PM

it can be fantastic money.

rules for bartending vary from state to state.

sabotai · 05-01-2003, 05:54 PM

First rule of bartending: Do not talk about bartending.

SunDancer · 05-01-2003, 06:37 PM

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Originally posted by sabotai
First rule of bartending: Do not talk about bartending.

What you mean by that?

Fritz · 05-01-2003, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SunDancer
What you mean by that?

Tequilla Sunrise

scc27 · 05-01-2003, 07:12 PM

Make sure you card people, the rules these days are that the bartender is responsible. Was not as bad 10 years ago.

korme · 05-01-2003, 07:22 PM

I think Butter is a bartender. Or I could be a retard and be completely wrong.

Blade6119 · 05-01-2003, 07:25 PM

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Originally posted by Shorty3281
I think Butter is a bartender. Or I could be a retard and be completely wrong.

Wow...the pefect set up for a joke and yet I feel obligated to hold back...what is this....are these what you call emotions?

SunDancer · 05-01-2003, 08:21 PM

Yeah, I believe Lathum is a bartender.

sachmo71 · 05-01-2003, 08:40 PM

Usually to become a bartender, you have to work up to it from being a server. Some people go to bartending school, but my personal experiences with those hires have been poor because they don't train their students how to take care of guests.

Unless you have some bartending experience, you probably won't be able to get a job bartending. Now waiting tables isn't a bad way to make money. It's hard work, but it can be fun and you can make lots of friends. I know you will have some interesting stories to tell!

Good luck with your job hunt!

Philliesfan980 · 05-01-2003, 09:07 PM

Yeah I was a waiter all through college and late high school years. Averaged about $15-20 an hour. Great money, and pretty easy. I agree with sachmo in that its a good way to make friends (met my fiancee through work). As long as you don't live in the south, waiting tables is the way to go! (Kick in the groin to the CHEAP southerners - if you aren't I appologize)

sabotai · 05-01-2003, 09:15 PM

The second rule of bartending is you don't talk about bartending.

sabotai · 05-01-2003, 09:16 PM

dola...

You don't say anything because bartending exists only in the hours between when bartending starts and when bartending ends.

ACStrider · 05-01-2003, 09:22 PM

It really depends where you're serving, and in what type of resturaunt. I was a server at an Applebee's in a residential area in Nashville for two summers, and while I didn't do badly, I didn't do great either. (Probably between $10-15/hr...not bad for 20 hours a week). I had a couple of nights, however, where I filled in at an Applebee's near the Opryland hotel, and let me tell you, I raked it in that night.

Philliesfan980 · 05-01-2003, 09:24 PM

AC;

Yeah, my friend works at a Ruby Tuesday's near University of South Carolina. Maybe she's just bad and not telling me, but she says 10% is the norm and 15% is rare.

korme · 05-01-2003, 09:29 PM

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Originally posted by SunDancer
Yeah, I believe Lathum is a bartender.

Aha, thats the name I was thinking of!

Butter_of_69, Lathum.. eh, it's all the same..

ACStrider · 05-01-2003, 09:33 PM

Wow...that is a little low. At the first Applebee's, I got to serve a lot of (for lack of better terms) cheap, white trash. They got a special deal through their employers to get a discount on their lunches (since their cafeterias weren't big enough to support the entire staff), so without fail, they would come in, order salads and waters, and leave you with $0.40 for a tip. Gee, how generous of you. I'm glad I spent an hour and a half on your table.

Even with that, though, I managed to pull off around $7/hr at lunch and closer to $17/hr at dinner (more often familes came in at dinner, and generally dinners are larger meals on top of that). I found myself getting around 15% despite it all.

bosshogg23 · 05-01-2003, 09:49 PM

I went from bus boy to server to bartender while I was in high school and part of college. Can get hectic as hell but it can also be alot more fun than waiting tables.

sachmo71 · 05-01-2003, 10:10 PM

Nice stereotyping, guys.

SunDancer · 05-01-2003, 10:26 PM

Does certification matter?

mckerney · 05-01-2003, 10:51 PM

The third rule of bartending is if someone says "stop" or goes limp, taps out the bartending is over.

sabotai · 05-01-2003, 11:01 PM

Only two guys to a bar. One drink at a time. They serve drinks without shirts or shoes. The bartending goes on as long as they have to. Those are the other rules of bartending.

mckerney · 05-01-2003, 11:05 PM

One more thing sab. If this is your first night at bartending, you have to bartend.

sabotai · 05-01-2003, 11:10 PM

korme · 05-01-2003, 11:11 PM

hahaha, this thread has become great

korme · 05-01-2003, 11:13 PM

I am Jack Daniel's smirking revenge.

KWhit · 05-01-2003, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mckerney
The third rule of bartending is if someone says "stop" or goes limp, taps out the bartending is over.

Just make sure you go through his wallet so you can get the money for the drinks. And a tip. 50% is customary for this service.

sabotai · 05-01-2003, 11:25 PM

You weren't alive anywhere like you were there. But bartending only exists in the hours between when bartending starts and bartending ends. (End Scene)

Anthony · 05-01-2003, 11:31 PM

nonsense. just think, you could be using this time to be producitve memebers of society. at least write down boring stuff that makes sense.

korme · 05-01-2003, 11:32 PM

I am Jack Daniel's raging bile duct

sabotai · 05-02-2003, 12:00 AM

To make soap, first we render fat.

ACStrider · 05-02-2003, 02:07 AM

More testicles means more iron.

Mountain · 05-02-2003, 08:01 AM

I bartended for six years while going to undergrad and law school. Where you bartend makes a huge difference in the amount of fun the job will be. When I was in undergrad I bartended at a typical college bar. It was a termendous amount of fun. It was like having a social life and getting paid to do it at the same time. I've also bartended at coroporate reestaurant chains and those aren't nearly as much fun. Money is better at the college bar as well. Try to go for a successful independent place rather than a corporate chain.

I forgot who posted this about waiting tables at the Ruby Tuesday's in Columbia, but maybe your friend just sucks as a server if that's all she's making. I've been to the Ruby Tuesday's you're talking about before and generally the service sucks there. Getting the orders wrong, not refilling the drinks, taking forever to greet the table, yada yada yada. I also waited tables for many years in the South and in my experience the servers didn't do poorly at all down here particuilarly at chain type restaurants. Hell, when I used to manage for Shoney's, which has some of the most redneck clientele you could ever want to see, the servers used to make tons of money. Gererally because we were so busy and they turned the tables quickly.

mckerney · 05-02-2003, 10:40 AM

Yep, with enough bartending soap one could blow up just about anything.

Philliesfan980 · 05-02-2003, 01:45 PM

Mountain;

Yeah, now that I think of it she might just be a shitty server. Its all about turning those tables.,

05-01-2003, 05:47 PM	#2
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	it can be fantastic money. rules for bartending vary from state to state. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

05-01-2003, 09:22 PM	#14
ACStrider High School JV Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX	It really depends where you're serving, and in what type of resturaunt. I was a server at an Applebee's in a residential area in Nashville for two summers, and while I didn't do badly, I didn't do great either. (Probably between $10-15/hr...not bad for 20 hours a week). I had a couple of nights, however, where I filled in at an Applebee's near the Opryland hotel, and let me tell you, I raked it in that night. __________________ "I'm evil." "Oh you are not!" "Oh I am too." -- Brak

05-01-2003, 09:33 PM	#17
ACStrider High School JV Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX	Wow...that is a little low. At the first Applebee's, I got to serve a lot of (for lack of better terms) cheap, white trash. They got a special deal through their employers to get a discount on their lunches (since their cafeterias weren't big enough to support the entire staff), so without fail, they would come in, order salads and waters, and leave you with $0.40 for a tip. Gee, how generous of you. I'm glad I spent an hour and a half on your table. Even with that, though, I managed to pull off around $7/hr at lunch and closer to $17/hr at dinner (more often familes came in at dinner, and generally dinners are larger meals on top of that). I found myself getting around 15% despite it all. __________________ "I'm evil." "Oh you are not!" "Oh I am too." -- Brak

05-01-2003, 10:10 PM	#19
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Nice stereotyping, guys. Last edited by sachmo71 : 05-01-2003 at 10:12 PM.

05-01-2003, 11:10 PM	#24
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	w00t

05-01-2003, 05:54 PM	#3
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	First rule of bartending: Do not talk about bartending.

05-01-2003, 07:12 PM	#6
scc27 n00b Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oak Ridge, NC	Make sure you card people, the rules these days are that the bartender is responsible. Was not as bad 10 years ago.

05-01-2003, 07:22 PM	#7
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	I think Butter is a bartender. Or I could be a retard and be completely wrong.

05-01-2003, 08:21 PM	#9
SunDancer College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2002	Yeah, I believe Lathum is a bartender.

05-01-2003, 08:40 PM	#10
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Usually to become a bartender, you have to work up to it from being a server. Some people go to bartending school, but my personal experiences with those hires have been poor because they don't train their students how to take care of guests. Unless you have some bartending experience, you probably won't be able to get a job bartending. Now waiting tables isn't a bad way to make money. It's hard work, but it can be fun and you can make lots of friends. I know you will have some interesting stories to tell! Good luck with your job hunt!

05-01-2003, 09:07 PM	#11
Philliesfan980 Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Exton, PA	Yeah I was a waiter all through college and late high school years. Averaged about $15-20 an hour. Great money, and pretty easy. I agree with sachmo in that its a good way to make friends (met my fiancee through work). As long as you don't live in the south, waiting tables is the way to go! (Kick in the groin to the CHEAP southerners - if you aren't I appologize)

05-01-2003, 09:15 PM	#12
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	The second rule of bartending is you don't talk about bartending.

05-01-2003, 09:16 PM	#13
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	dola... You don't say anything because bartending exists only in the hours between when bartending starts and when bartending ends.

05-01-2003, 09:24 PM	#15
Philliesfan980 Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Exton, PA	AC; Yeah, my friend works at a Ruby Tuesday's near University of South Carolina. Maybe she's just bad and not telling me, but she says 10% is the norm and 15% is rare.

05-01-2003, 09:49 PM	#18
bosshogg23 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Philly	I went from bus boy to server to bartender while I was in high school and part of college. Can get hectic as hell but it can also be alot more fun than waiting tables.

05-01-2003, 10:26 PM	#20
SunDancer College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2002	Does certification matter?

05-01-2003, 10:51 PM	#21
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	The third rule of bartending is if someone says "stop" or goes limp, taps out the bartending is over.

05-01-2003, 11:01 PM	#22
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Only two guys to a bar. One drink at a time. They serve drinks without shirts or shoes. The bartending goes on as long as they have to. Those are the other rules of bartending.

05-01-2003, 11:05 PM	#23
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	One more thing sab. If this is your first night at bartending, you have to bartend.

05-01-2003, 11:11 PM	#25
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	hahaha, this thread has become great

05-01-2003, 11:13 PM	#26
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	I am Jack Daniel's smirking revenge.

05-01-2003, 11:25 PM	#28
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	You weren't alive anywhere like you were there. But bartending only exists in the hours between when bartending starts and bartending ends. (End Scene)

05-01-2003, 11:31 PM	#29
Anthony Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Astoria, NY, USA	nonsense. just think, you could be using this time to be producitve memebers of society. at least write down boring stuff that makes sense.

05-01-2003, 11:32 PM	#30
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	I am Jack Daniel's raging bile duct

05-02-2003, 12:00 AM	#31
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	To make soap, first we render fat.

05-02-2003, 02:07 AM	#32
ACStrider High School JV Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX	More testicles means more iron. __________________ "I'm evil." "Oh you are not!" "Oh I am too." -- Brak

05-02-2003, 08:01 AM	#33
Mountain Mascot Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Columbia, S.C.	I bartended for six years while going to undergrad and law school. Where you bartend makes a huge difference in the amount of fun the job will be. When I was in undergrad I bartended at a typical college bar. It was a termendous amount of fun. It was like having a social life and getting paid to do it at the same time. I've also bartended at coroporate reestaurant chains and those aren't nearly as much fun. Money is better at the college bar as well. Try to go for a successful independent place rather than a corporate chain. I forgot who posted this about waiting tables at the Ruby Tuesday's in Columbia, but maybe your friend just sucks as a server if that's all she's making. I've been to the Ruby Tuesday's you're talking about before and generally the service sucks there. Getting the orders wrong, not refilling the drinks, taking forever to greet the table, yada yada yada. I also waited tables for many years in the South and in my experience the servers didn't do poorly at all down here particuilarly at chain type restaurants. Hell, when I used to manage for Shoney's, which has some of the most redneck clientele you could ever want to see, the servers used to make tons of money. Gererally because we were so busy and they turned the tables quickly. Last edited by Mountain : 05-02-2003 at 08:02 AM.

05-02-2003, 10:40 AM	#34
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Yep, with enough bartending soap one could blow up just about anything.

05-02-2003, 01:45 PM	#35
Philliesfan980 Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Exton, PA	Mountain; Yeah, now that I think of it she might just be a shitty server. Its all about turning those tables.,

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