[Stuff Bartenders Hate] Drinking … The Abused Redheaded Stepchild of Privileges
October 6th, 2009 by T Mecca
Who wants a drink?!?!
Well, I know I do!
One of my friends, dare I say colleagues, wrote an article a couple of months ago on revitalizing the village. To which there was a huge response. I was pretty transfixed on one specific comment though. The comment was about Ball State students just being visitors on their way to bigger and better things. The average student IS only drinking for two years, legally, before they do move on. Unless you’re like the afore mentioned “colleague” and myself who are at the six year mark in Funcie, four of which in the bar phase of our lives. When I go into work, regardless of my task for the night, (Bartender, Server, Bouncer) I can be sure of a couple things. The regulars will trickle in, make their rounds, and find their spot. At least one person will come to the door too drunk, be denied, and throw a fit or ask for the manager which is not a good idea… trust me… the answer will just be a more enthusiastic no. Someone will go into one of the restrooms and punch, kick, spit, bite, lose their lunch, or generally make a mess. Someone will fall out of a chair or down the stairs, and if it’s a REAL good one we’ll mark the time and watch it over and over again on the camera. Someone will order food and more will end up on the carpet then the persons’ mouth. Lastly we can all be sure that everyone will pretend they didn’t hear the staff say time to go so that they can hang on to three minutes and thirty seconds extra drinking time… In case the five hours previous wasn’t enough
Oh I almost forgot, you can be sure people will come in and spend $40+ on alcohol and $0 on tip. Let me make this clear. If you don’t have the money to tip a person who is serving you and is making $2.13 an hour because they work strictly on tips… You shouldn’t be out… period… or you should go play in traffic. Don’t bother trying to refute this. Anyone who says otherwise has never worked a service job, and has no right to comment. If you have and you still decide I’m wrong, I’m not but thanks. As is the case with most things
I mean I work at a certain establishment that had a basketball game up and running for one full night before some drunk Godzilla came and demolished that. You make snide remarks about how gross the bathrooms are, and then you stand next to the trashcan and throw your paper towel on the floor. These are the same people who take plastic shot glasses, throw them on the floor and stomp on them like you’re at a bar mitzvah
Out of all the aforementioned things I can be sure of, most of them are of a negative stature or impact. I mean if you’re a visitor in someone else’s home do you sit at the dinner table and launch your food onto their carpet or take your beer and shake it in their face? Granted most homes you visit don’t compare to Muncie, Ind. Regardless you should take pride in yourself and respect others, especially those serving you the nectar of the gods. Again, trust me on this one.
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