Bartending[views:2527][posts:16]_______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 3:01pm - Y_Ddraig_Goch ""] I heard they make decent money, like 200 a night or something. Does anyone know if you need a license in NH, I heard it was a scam. I also heard it's really heard to find a job as a bartender, you have to start off at restaurants usually...as a waiter...then get promoted. |
| _______________________________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 3:03pm - thuringwethil at the library ""] I took a course a few years ago and never bothered after that |
| _______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 3:11pm - Y_Ddraig_Goch ""] do you need to take courses? I heard it's useless, you learn everything on the job anyways. I'm trying to find a job to work when I am at college. |
| ______________________________ [Apr 17,2008 3:16pm - Yeti ""] most reputable places require you to be certified, though you will learn most on the job. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 3:31pm - goatcatalyst ""] who the fuck wants to work at a reputable bar, dude? sketchy whores and coke deals in the back or gtfo brah |
| ______________________________ [Apr 17,2008 3:31pm - Yeti ""] hahahaha fair enough |
| ______________________________ [Apr 17,2008 3:49pm - poop ""] dont bother with the course, i have 2 friends that took it and neither of them work at a bar i just learned on the job |
| ___________________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 4:22pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] i think alot of places when you dont have experience require you to work crappy shifts with minimal tip potential. but i'm probably wrong. i'll ask my dad though.. he spent half his life slingin drinks. |
| _____________________________ [Apr 17,2008 4:43pm - mOe ""] if you wanna make good money i hope you're prepared to never have a thursday-Saturday night ever again |
| __________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 8:01pm - Samantha ""] I took a bartending course, got certified, and was never able to get a bartending job. Most places want someone with experience. They don't care if you've taken a bartending course. |
| _______________________________ [Apr 17,2008 8:29pm - benfo ""] Work at a hole in the wall bar part time just to get some experience. Don't bother with courses. Getting TIPs certified might be a good idea, but besides that, don't bother. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 8:40pm - the_reverend ""] guess you aren't joining the military then? you have to take the course. you can make more like 75-120 a night |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 8:55pm - Sacreligion ""] I know that in MA you need to have gone to bartending school and be TIP certified. I'm sure it's not much different anywhere else unless you go under the table. benfo's right, the places that will make you good money want you to be experienced so you can fire drinks out at will. a friend of mine went through the whole deal and just finally started getting fridays at a local dive after working there for a year(granted, they were forced to shut down for illegal gambling for like 8 months but that's neither here nor there). you can make the same money being a waiter at a decent restaurant on a good night, and might not have to give up your weekends. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 9:08pm - the_reverend ""] I agree with sac. |
| _________________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 10:57pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Protip: Go back in time, get a job at the Cambridgeport when you're 19. You'll be hip-deep in free drugs and women for whom their availability is conversely related to their desirability, but see "free drugs." Also, you'll get a great course in "how to calm somebody down with a barstool." |
| ___________________________________________ [Apr 18,2008 12:01am - DaveFromTheGrave ""] There's only one thing you need to know to make money bartending. Lesson 1: Have big tits. lesson over. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 18,2008 2:50am - the_reverend ""] is that why you make so much? looking like douchebag nut helps too. [img] |