Sly Bald Guys Forum
Confidence and Success => Business/Work => Topic started by: Robmeister on February 12, 2007, 08:58:57 AM
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Hey, Gang...
Any of you been a professional bartender for decent stretch of time?.....or known/worked with someone who has (like, Frosty is a bouncer at a club of some sort)
During the start up time of my new business, I was thinking of filling in the gaps by doing some bartending.
Night work would free up my days to work on the biz....and from what I understand you can do pretty good even on a part-time basis.
Post up mates
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Not a bad plan. If you do it, you should bartend in a place that you can network and meet potential clients.
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The both of you have one hell of an idea there. I don't know many bartenders anymore, my favorite one is about 5'11" blonde, and looks great in a pair of Rockies.
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Not a bad plan. If you do it, you should bartend in a place that you can network and meet potential clients.
I would agree that you can make some cash to fill the gaps, but I wouldn't want to try to get new clients. If people are going to trust you with the financial lives, they probably would have a hard time getting past the "Bartender" stigma.
When I first started in Financial Services, money was tight, so I took a job with UPS loading trucks at 3am. My cohorts at either job didn't know, and I kept it that way. When things got better money wise, I quit UPS and no one was the wiser.
In the end, its your decision and how you run your practice.
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The both of you have one hell of an idea there. I don't know many bartenders anymore, my favorite one is about 5'11" blonde, and looks great in a pair of Rockies.
So, she's a 5'11" blonde that has a nice pair of Rockies?
Is that what you call them in New Mexico?
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The both of you have one hell of an idea there. I don't know many bartenders anymore, my favorite one is about 5'11" blonde, and looks great in a pair of Rockies.
So, she's a 5'11" blonde that has a nice pair of Rockies?
Is that what you call them in New Mexico?
That's one word for them.
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Can definitely get some good $ out of it. Tended for 2 years at local hot spot. Need to get the weekend shifts with the biggest crowds. Speed, knowledge of odd drinks, and a good memory for the regulars and their choices will help bring in the dollars. Get on shifts the nights before the big holidays when everyone is out. Being a listener on the slow nights helps. Being Sly and confident should be big plus.
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took a job with UPS loading trucks at 3am.
That's brutal....been there...done that....
That's one of my choices, but MAN...I just remember how freakin' tough it was. Lost weight, that was a plus. Also, Benefits at P-Time hours works too......I dunno, man.
Paul....that's the kind of testimony I was fishin' for.....thanks O0
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My wife bartended for many years off and on (some while we were together) she loved the job. If you have the right personality and the right bar you can make load$ of cash w/o much time.
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The both of you have one hell of an idea there. I don't know many bartenders anymore, my favorite one is about 5'11" blonde, and looks great in a pair of Rockies.
PIGPEN. you can't beat a nice pair of rockies brother. makes a normal rear look awesome. i love rockies :@`
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I haven't bartendered "professionally" since... well a long freakin' time ago! The bucks are good at times, but it takes a toll on the body... plus, you need to know drinks and how to make them quickly! If you're inexperienced, most places won't put you on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday nights (or Happy Hours) until you learn the ropes. So you'll be stuck working Tuesdays or Sundays until you prove you can be
...the last barman poet / I see America drinking the fabulous cocktails I make / Americans getting stinky on something I stir or shake / The sex on the beach / The schnapps made from peach / The velvet hammer / The Alabama slammer. / I make things with juice and froth / The pink squirrel / The three-toed sloth. / I make drinks so sweet and snazzy / The iced tea / The kamakazi / The orgasm / The death spasm / The Singapore sling / The dingaling. / America you've just been devoted to every flavor I got / But if you want to got loaded / Why don't you just order a shot? / Bar is open.
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Thanks, Y'all !
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damn B-Rob, you seen cocktail a few times or what? O0
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or what Paulie :px :/O :D
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damn B-Rob, you seen cocktail a few times or ehat? O0
That's when Elizabeth Shue was looking her best, IMHO.
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or what Paulie :px :/O :D
No...I think he's asking if Rob's seen "cocktail" or the movie "ehat"....
That's the movie about virtual online headwear... :*)) ;D :*)) ;D
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or what Paulie :px :/O :D
No...I think he's asking if Rob's seen "cocktail" or the movie "ehat"....
That's the movie about virtual online headwear... :*)) ;D :*)) ;D
i don't see the ehat thing. :D >:D
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damn B-Rob, you seen cocktail a few times or ehat? O0
That's when Elizabeth Shue was looking her best, IMHO.
MMMMMMMMMM....Shue
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i don't see the ehat thing. :D >:D
Nice try, Mr. edit-the-post-and-then-say-"who? Me?" :x!
You got away with it this time, slymeister....since no one caught it and preserved it in a quote.
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>:D O:O 8)
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damn B-Rob, you seen cocktail a few times or ehat? O0
That's when Elizabeth Shue was looking her best, IMHO.
MMMMMMmmmmmm... Elizabeth Shuuuuuue! :@`
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MMMMMMmmmmmm... Elizabeth Shuuuuuue! :@`
She was friggen S-M-O-K-I-N' in "Palmetto"!! `dr**l `dr**l
@n(
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I would not recommend someone who is already a professional (account.... or what not) to start at a bar, if you were still in school/starting out that woudl be fine cause it shows me you are hard working and does what it takes to get the bills paid. However you appear to be in your late 30 or early 40's so I'd want to expect that you have already done what it too to get the bills paid and you are in a place where you can be at the bar and socialize oppsed to make ends meet.
In my opinion if you are over 30 moonlighting as a bar keep in an establishment that you do not own in some shape or form would not be a way to get my attention. Even if you just got out of school.
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I would not recommend someone who is already a professional (account.... or what not) to start at a bar, if you were still in school/starting out that woudl be fine cause it shows me you are hard working and does what it takes to get the bills paid. However you appear to be in your late 30 or early 40's so I'd want to expect that you have already done what it too to get the bills paid and you are in a place where you can be at the bar and socialize oppsed to make ends meet.
In my opinion if you are over 30 moonlighting as a bar keep in an establishment that you do not own in some shape or form would not be a way to get my attention. Even if you just got out of school.
Good stuff...you and Johnny are along the same vein....
Tyler had a good point though as well....
Both views are a bit of a moot point as my clients/prospects are generally in the 50- to 80-year-old range. So handing out a card at the bar would be few and far between...and only if the conversation went that far.
It would be like Johnny aluded to where--for the most part--no one would be the wiser...
Everyone has had good points to ponder.....from different points of view.
Thanks for the input. O0
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I would like to add something.
If you can get by without bartending, I recommend trying to fill your time with serious networking that will help boost your business out of the gates. This may hurt in the short run, but it could pay off big time in the long run.
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MMMMMMmmmmmm... Elizabeth Shuuuuuue! :@`
She was friggen S-M-O-K-I-N' in "Palmetto"!! `dr**l `dr**l
@n(
yessir. that she was.
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I would like to add something.
If you can get by without bartending, I recommend trying to fill your time with serious networking that will help boost your business out of the gates. This may hurt in the short run, but it could pay off big time in the long run.
That's an excellent point, Tylermeister....and one I've wrestled with for a while...
The point is that, with the time and energy going toward punching a clock ANYWHERE for that matter....if at all possibly affordable....that time & energy can go toward further efforts to get things off the ground.
I think I'm leaning in that direction....I have a killer training conference the end of this month in San Diego that will light the fire under my ass and probably make the prospect of bartending grow strangely dim.
BTY...anyone going to be in San Diego Feb. 23rd & 24th?
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Went ahead with the bartending gig to fill the gaps for now....
Got hired (today) by a top notch caterer (Paulie...'member Tony's Market?)
Anyway....pretty cool p/t gig...
they do a lot of stuff at Invesco Field (Broncos)...and high didge stuff that Shanahan puts on around town (and at his house) O0
And they do the spread to feed the Broncos everyday they're in town training...
Not sure where bartending for them comes in on that....but I could get on the rotation as a server and rub elbows with'm.
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Congrats! Be care about drinking on the job. ;)
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I big difference I have found between the bars in the US (NYC) and Australia were that the bartenders remembered what you ordered and all you had to do was say another one please - to easy - you def don't get that here - so we were tipping pretty big from great service - think the 10 double jd's contributed to that too.
But for reals it was really nice to have a chat and for the bartender to remember what you wanted, made it nice and easy rather then yelling over the bar! But one time I remember in Ohio when i said "rolling rock" with my aussie accent one guy was like rolling rawk what??? after that i was like pffftt jesse you can order from now on
My mum tendered bar at a wedding functions centre for over 10 years for extra cash, (she works in a medical centre normally) she enjoyed it - was a nice change of pace from an office environment
Hope you are enjoying it :)