Well I went out with my cousin and her friends tonight (my cousin and her bf have been together like 7 years now and he still hasn't popped the question... yet the have a house/mortgage and a dog... she's getting frustrated and was holing herself up until tonight and she called me to come out/DD so I did)... the first bar we went to was actually the place the whole bunch of us had gone for New Years and that night we discovered that my junior prom date is a bartender there... so my cousin immediately called him over and I showed up and it was awesome to see him again
(also, my cousin and her friend had been there since 5, had some beers and dinner, then the friend's bf showed up for a few and I had 2 beers and when Karl - the prom date - brought over the bill it was only $35!!! We left him a $30 tip and thanked him continually throughout the night via text after we'd left)...
So after we left there, we went to a country bar, Prospectors, for awhile... I'd been there before and the local country station broadcasts live there every Friday... so the 4 of us were hanging out in one corner and kinda chatting it with the bartender (kinda cute lol) the station was giving out tickets via raffle to their annual anniversary show this summer - hard tickets to get - I already have tickets but my cousin was upset that she hadn't landed one... well, sweet-talking the bartender not only got her a ticket but landed me a job interview for Sunday!
I'm excited but scared... the bartender said he was the floor manager and to come back Sunday around 5 and told me what to wear... then he asked if I'd ever been behind a bar to work before.... I said no, cuz I haven't - his response was lie and say I had! How do I do that?! Like what if they ask for references?! I was thinking I'd just say I did a little bartending on and off in college but be non-specific about it... I won't be overly upset if I don't get the job... I mean I really do need a job, but I also need really steady money - my student loan payments (currently on unemployment deferment) are about $1000/month... it's my understanding that bartenders make minimum wage and basically live off tips, but tips aren't consistent.... and if I have to barback (ie: not make drinks... just fill the coolers, ice buckets, garnish trays etc) first, that's sure to be less money
I mean I know it's worth a shot and I won't be any worse off than I am right now if I don't get it, but it would be kind of a cool job to have...
So any suggestions on this situation? I mean I can pour beer from a tap and open bottles and make basic drinks like gin and tonic, rum and coke, etc... but without the recipe in front of me at the moment, I can't do fancy stuff like cosmos and all yet.... I took an at-home bartending course but that's all....
So after we left there, we went to a country bar, Prospectors, for awhile... I'd been there before and the local country station broadcasts live there every Friday... so the 4 of us were hanging out in one corner and kinda chatting it with the bartender (kinda cute lol) the station was giving out tickets via raffle to their annual anniversary show this summer - hard tickets to get - I already have tickets but my cousin was upset that she hadn't landed one... well, sweet-talking the bartender not only got her a ticket but landed me a job interview for Sunday!
I'm excited but scared... the bartender said he was the floor manager and to come back Sunday around 5 and told me what to wear... then he asked if I'd ever been behind a bar to work before.... I said no, cuz I haven't - his response was lie and say I had! How do I do that?! Like what if they ask for references?! I was thinking I'd just say I did a little bartending on and off in college but be non-specific about it... I won't be overly upset if I don't get the job... I mean I really do need a job, but I also need really steady money - my student loan payments (currently on unemployment deferment) are about $1000/month... it's my understanding that bartenders make minimum wage and basically live off tips, but tips aren't consistent.... and if I have to barback (ie: not make drinks... just fill the coolers, ice buckets, garnish trays etc) first, that's sure to be less money
I mean I know it's worth a shot and I won't be any worse off than I am right now if I don't get it, but it would be kind of a cool job to have...
So any suggestions on this situation? I mean I can pour beer from a tap and open bottles and make basic drinks like gin and tonic, rum and coke, etc... but without the recipe in front of me at the moment, I can't do fancy stuff like cosmos and all yet.... I took an at-home bartending course but that's all....