The Top Ten Ways to Piss Off Your Bartender at a Music Venue

jesus3138

I'm right there with you. I have been tending for 13 years. Any industry disagreeing with has never worked at a place that is high volume & late night.

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hrockgarden

@tnie What bands get tipped? I've been playing in bands for 15 goddamn years, and if someone were to ever tip me for playing, I would be beyond confused. Retard.

jesus3138

@hrockgarden @tnie

I'm pretty sure he said the band should tip the bartender. ANYONE who gets free drinks should tip and tip very well. It's a comp for the drink, not the service.

If you were saying you should get tipped (as a band member) (but since you don't,therefore you don't have to tip the bartender), maybe you should get a better following. Either way, your drink was free, the least you can do is tip.

JackGrimshaw

Jeez, a li'l hungover and cranky, are we, Rick? A pretty bad night, tips-wise? I wonder why?! If I ever plan on bar-hopping in St. Louis, okay if I eml you first, to find out where you're working? That way, I know WHERE TO FUCKIN' AVOID ...

jesus3138

@JackGrimshaw

Normally these well thought insights only come from experienced bartenders. So his bar is exactly where you want to be. It will probably be the best service you ever had at a bar.....that is if you have cooth and manners......which is exactly what these rules are referrencing. If you don't, we don't want you anyway. All you are to us , is a headache for no money. By the way I have bartended for 13 years now.

Nicole Smentkowski

Ah, those were the days....

sskillr

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It always cracks me up when the help starts complaining. . Im not afraid to say i completely agree with omgwtfbbg.

15 jagerbombs, STAT!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

jesus3138

@sskillr

I got your 15 bombs stat and omgwtfbbg's too. I could only imagine the service you guys (don't) get at the bar. You guys are hilarious. WE LAUGH AT YOU, among other things... Usually to your drink.

sskillr

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Wait, isnt this "writer" a failed "comedian" and/or part of a no talent hack "metal" band? bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Jason Brock

No wonder bartenders hardly get any of my business.

jesus3138

@Jason Brock

Don't want it. At this point, I would be happy with just manners, no tip necessary (I'll just work for the $3.50 a hour the bar pays me). Of course, the ones with manners normally tip the most too.

What he is referring to, is fucktards like yourselves, is those who demand the most and tip the least.

As far as my fellow industry goes, your disagreement shows your inexperience. So I would stop, because you all sound stupid. With exception to the guy tending in Vegas. Obviously you have to be seasoned to work in Vegas. Still don't understand your lack of acknowledgement on this. I see your point of course.... Kill them with kindness. But you of all people have to see his point as well.

Kristina Williams

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I agree with this except the part where they insist that you should know what you want to order. I get taking up space and picking your ass is shitty but if I want to talk to you about your selection, that's no reason to be pissy. If it's busy, I get it. Otherwise, it's your job to talk up the product you know? No need to be rude about it.

jesus3138

@Kristina Williams

I think he clarified that. It isnt asking what our selection is, its asking the price of everything because you're a broke ass bitch, that pisses us off. Just order what you want, if you dont have money for what you really want, then go home. You dont have money for the bar, you have money for 7-eleven.

kathmobley

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I thought it was funny & well written. Ala david sedaris. Keep writing. Trolls are trolls.

JackGrimshaw

@kathmobley Been a pal of tetchy Rick's a long time? (Uh, David Sedaris? Dream on!)

Moynonet

Hmmmm, why don't I have to deal with these issues very often? Maybe because most customers like me and know that I have their best Interests in mind. Sure, I act like an asshole if it is funny and the customers get the joke. I have hung out too many times with coked out service workers who feel the need to go into full detail about everyone of these type of customers. This article just seems like someone was taking minutes during these redundant sessions. Please tell us where you work so we can avoid it.

Vega$, who likes his job pretty much.

freakoftheweek75

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The reason people are getting all bitchy is because of the delivery of the post. It seems like the author initially intended a funny, witty point of view and with each of the passing 10 points he was trying to make just kept getting more angry. I AM in the industry though not a bartender. YES...sometimes the bartender has to put up with some really unrully offensive idiots but that isn't the norm.

The reason this article comes off so douchey is because of the elitist tone the author takes. Again...it starts out making some valid points and just ends with "fuck you all...i hate people, bartenders rule forevah!!1". It's like watching the movie "Waiting" for the foodservice industry, or "Empire Records" for music stores. 2 hour love-fests aimed at certain occupations to felate themselves and their brothers in employment while making their customers look like classless, tasteless, idiots who just don't get it.

I've been around long enough to know MANY kickass, friendly, great at what they do bartenders. They're usually the ones doing it as a gateway to something better job. Then you get the occasional handful of elitist, hipster, "I'm so counter-culture" pricks who, even though they rely on your tips, try toturn the tables and make it like you're living by their rules for the next 4 hours. (See: this whole article). Guess what...? A septic drain repair man could write a top ten article of ways people are dumb for fucking up their plumbing and sticking stupid things in the toilet bowl....but it still doesn't give them the right to look down their nose at anybody.

Lauren Dugan

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Hilarious article and well written in my humble opinion.

JackGrimshaw

@Lauren Dugan Humble it is.

smdrpepper topcommenter

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Having been working in a similar industry and usually working alongside bartenders, I have to agree. They really do not make a lot of cash all things considering, yet are expected to baby sit a bunch of drunken (usually) jerks. I work fairly often at one bar in particular, usually as a stagehand an sometimes as security. Just because you paid for your ticket to come in does NOT mean you now have permission to be an ass hat. This lesson has apparently been skipped on FAR too many who think just because they walked through the door, they need to be pampered from head to foot. Giving you a free drink does not make any money for anyone yet is almost expected from most patrons. And considering most bars now have cameras so the owner can check on this sort of thing, you are now putting that bartenders job on the line.

It takes skill and personality to be a bartender, but never forget they are people to. They have to deal with YOUR drunk ass on a regular basis. Just do not get how most of these comments are all upset because your BS is being called out. How would YOU feel if you were busting your ass and never received one iota of credit?

This is why people in the service industry generally always take care of each other. Just remember, your NOT in the biz so have no clue as to what it takes to actually do this job. Learn some respect people.

shmerica

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as an awesome tipper i'm just gonna say this - fuck you. no one's perfect, don't expect the folks paying you for your service to be either. if yr gonna act like a dick bartender, go ahead dude, but we're payin yr rent, and trust, yr gonna get a lot more cash with kindness and EVERYONE knows that. get real.

Marisela Rivas

Also on the other side. If youre a bartender (i used to be), be nice! Unless you own the place lighten up, sometimes they can be jerks bigtime. You know what I'm talking about. People will go to another bar.

gerry

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sounds like you hate working in public?stay home n work off your computer then

Lisa Criss Mueller

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Like the time I went to Halo Bar and asked the guy did he have a specialty? He bit my head off. Wasnt even busy. Then another time I went up to get a drink after a show and one of the bartenders was off work standing next to me and started talking to me, next thing I know, the bouncer is having me kicked out cuz the bartender(girl), her girlfriend thought I was flirting w/her woman.I am married and totally straight! Beware of the help there, lol...

Jim Ploudre

Wow the language in the article leaves something to be desired

justin.shire

It sounds like a lot of these issues are just the downside, like we all have, with life's occupations.

justin.shire

I like the flaming shots picture - looks like fun.

Cranky

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I'm not a bartender, but I wonder - does #2 really happen that much? I'd kick that to the curb and find room for "pay with plastic and want your card run for each round" - that puts you in the good graces of both the staff and the folks who have to wait out your sorry ass before they can get served.

While I found the tone of this rather caustic, I'm gonna guess that "omgwtfbbq" 1) has a small penis, 2) tries to compensate by driving something loud and/or gas-guzzling, and 3) is probably one of those ignorant ass-wipes that'll talk at loud-conversation level even when the rest of the room (except for people like him) are quietly/respectfully enjoying the music. In other words - Mega-Douche.

omgwtfbbq

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Alternatively titled: "I can't get a decent job anywhere else because I have no other marketable skills and I want to complain about it to people who don't give a shit and will continue to 'piss me off' regardless of my self-important diatribe."

Shut your mouth and pour my damn drink, barkeep. Bar tending is not, and never will be, a 'cool' occupation. It may seem this way at times, but I assure you it is only because you're the one holding the bottle. We could care less about you otherwise. You're a servant...fucking serve.

I'm sure the author, or some other misguided dipshit will attempt a witty rebuttal ..but it won't be read by me...as I've already wasted more time than I'd anticipated.

Top Shelf Manhattan, by the way, and make it fucking snappy.