“I’m not saying bartending made me tired of human beings, I’m just saying I regularly look at the cost of real estate on the remote island of Saint Helena.” -the author It had been a fun night at Calvin’s place. We’d laughed, played games, and everyone had a great time. I’d met nice people, made…

As Chad escorted the unruly customer to the door I watched anxiously to see what would happen. Initially, the drunk, obnoxious man complied with my manager’s attempt to eject him from the bar. But as the customer neared the door he turned around, regained his balance, and spoke uncivilized remarks to Chad. Disappointed at this…

“He came, he saw, he capitulated.” -Winston Churchill Far too often incompetent restaurants get away with every rotten thing under the Sun and maintain a reputation they don’t deserve. They limp along with mediocre food and meh atmosphere so long as the price is right, regulars are loyal (and forgiving), and there’s eye candy to…

It’s no secret women, especially waitresses, are often treated terribly in the bar industry. I’ve already mentioned the rampant level of sexual harassment. Most put up with it due to several reasons. The most obvious is to avoid conflict and given men tend to be larger and stronger this is unsurprising. Many waitresses also assume…

There are many types of customers. Some we liked, others we hated. Most are fine, polite, and just want decent food and service. Being a professional oriented bartender I never had a problem with them. I’d give good service, they’d reward me with a fair tip, small talk was kept to a minimum, and I…

The sexy, big boob server was flirtatious and touchy. “Oh my god, you’re so hot,” she finally said as she leaned in. Pissed off that I was in my 30s and unavailable I thought “where the hell were you all those years I was single!” *** It was near the end of my career, my…