Kaitlyn sat next to me on the couch in the basement. She turned her body towards me and smiled shyly. Kaitlyn stroked her long, black hair and stared at me with her dark, gorgeous eyes. She laughed at my joke, leaned in, and waited for me to make a move. *** I was working at…

I’ve always said bartending is “all acting and it’s all bullshit.” The hardest part of the hospitality industry is having to be the life of the party and pretending to be happy for everyone, when your whole world is collapsing. It’s not the customers fault, usually, you aren’t having a bad day, I had to…

There’s nothing so insulting as giving great, friendly service and getting no tip. Except for doing this and being tipped with something without currency value. *** Three young, good looking women came into the lounge at my least favourite bar job. They were in their early 20s, seemingly polite, and First Nations. I only mention…

It had been more than five months since my last job in the industry. While I was enjoying time off from the bar scene I realized my student loans and E.I. wouldn’t cover my expenses forever. I bit the bullet and searched online for a part time bartending gig. A local brew pub was hiring…

We were on the beach late at night. I leaned in to hug and comfort her. “I’m sorry how you’ve been treated in life,” I said. “I wish there was something I could do or say to make it better, but I know I can’t.” I caressed her hair and wiped away her tears. Then…

There’s plenty of racism in the industry and I’m not just talking about old, white drunks who hate everything that isn’t British, American, and German. Restaurant workers can become racist overtime if they’ve dealt with many negative experiences, like drunk behaviour and poor tipping,  from certain demographics. Of course I could point out that social,…