Curmudgeon!

[stressmint]

It sucks that my first post in quite a while will be a rant, but so be it.

For those that know, I spent money taking bartending courses so I could learn the trade and perhaps get a job doing said bartendering.

In fairness, they did warn us that a man becoming a bartender was difficult, but at the time, with all  was learning, I couldn’t see how my

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[fairyrune]

Have you considered looking for a job at a full-service bar in a restaurant? My brother does that part time, and he loves it.

[grigoricennui]

Ohhh, yeah. Like a Pizzaria Uno's or TGIF. Good idea.

J.

[fairyrune]

No. Like Velo. :P It's a fancy wine bar/bistro. They let Steve make me a chocolate martini even thought it's not on the menu!

[grigoricennui]

Any place called a 'bistro' is going to demand a bit more of a resume than Sasha has right now, most likely. Talented and trained, yes. Experienced, no. Though he can use pretty much anybody you would find on my floor as a reference. :)

J.

[stressmint]

I looked into the wine bar/bistro type thing, my mom's friend mentioned this place 3 Olives I think, but when I went there to check it out, her friend wasn't there and the staff had me wait for about 30 minutes before telling me that they don't give out applications after 6:00pm. Annoyingly enough, I was there before 6pm but I just hadn't gone back.
But yeah, places like that tend to want experience over training, and rightfully so.
I wouldn't mind slinging beers for a while before moving up.

[fairyrune]

Hrm. Well. Steve did get the job by knowing the chef.

Sasha! Go hang around culinary academies! Meet more chefs!