Category: Bar Memoirs: “Tips Aren’t Worth It!”
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3 Girls, 1 Shift
Bob was a typical fuck boy manager. He was in his mid-40s, good looking, in shape, and silver-tongue. Bob was affable, approachable, and easygoing. In fact, he was so easygoing he’d let the staff pretty much get away with murder and toss us the manager card when we had to discount anything. But I appreciated…
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There’s Always a Mole… or Moles
Amy showed me the screenshots on her phone. I froze for a few seconds and my blood went cold. They were pictures of a word document on the manager’s computer. It was a list of countless things I’d said or done during my time at the restaurant. For the millionth time in my career I…
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The Addictions Counsellor Who Tried Selling me Drugs
“Addiction is a disease of the skin, the bar industry is a disease of the heart.” -the Author There are certain people who shouldn’t work in the hospitality industry. This includes people who can’t multitask, those who are painfully shy, and individuals who are thin-skinned and impatient. But more than anything else you shouldn’t work…
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The Time I Called Out the Waitress who was Secretly Screwing the Boss
Never do what I did that day… as satisfying and justified as it was. While it was fair according to karma, it was also highly unprofessional and wasn’t the proudest moment of my career. But it makes for a great bar story. It was a typical lunch shift at the my least favourite bar job.…
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Over-Served: The Man Who Drank 14 Schooners in One Sitting
“That happened and we all let it happen.” -Peter Griffin, Family Guy I’ve never seen someone so fucking drunk. I have seen customers fall from stools and booths, people puke alcohol back into their glasses, and a guy who pissed on the wall next to a urinal. But the customer that day was easily the…