10 things other bartenders don't tell you.

Monday, 24 October 2011 Labels: , , , ,

1) swollen feet after NO break for 13 hours. You cannot get your leather waiting shoes off at the end of this sort of hell on earth. If you're lucky and no moron dropped some pints, the management might let you mop the floor barefoot.

2) the blisters, cuts and bloody nails. These come from opening cans, opening bottles and forgetting WKD's are not twist tops. Do not underestimate the pain in your thumbnail and forefinger.

3) that glasses do break and you probably will lose the tip of your thumb eventually.

4) That you will get slapped on the ass, at least once. Especially in Summer when they're "good" enough to let you wear shorts for your shift.

5) you will see, and be forced to be nice, to your ex.

6) if you're a reasonably good looking girl, the extreme pickup lines and stalking behavior you will encounter.

7) that you will learn to run on 2-4 hours sleep a night, you will have no social life outside of the bar, and your paycheck will probably be late.

8) that the old women who come in to order coffee will probably be the most tedious thing you do all day.

9) that the live music band the advertisements have been talking up all week are probably bad. Really bad. So bad that you're actually thankful that you've gone deaf from the previous 6 hours of loud music.

10) that free liquor merchandise is completely worth it.

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