January 09, 2006
Professionals discussing their profession: Cocktail waitresses
Continuing an offhand point in my last post about learning about the different professions from members of that profession, I randomly came across this web site which is my new favorite site:
Yes, from a cocktail waitress. It is a wonderful read, everything is smart, subtle, perceptive, honest and sincere and without irony. I love it.
The pages on tipping tips, ordering tips, the FAQ. These are intended as instructions on how to buy drinks in casinos in Vegas, but, that aside, it's a great and honest view into how we all behave in bars--and how that comes off! For example:
"Are you going to school?"Maybe I get this question because I look kinda young (I mean, why yes... because I am young), but I think the real question behind this is, "Are you just doing this until you can get a real job?" It's true that some cocktail waitresses are going to school and are headed somewhere else when they graduate. But most of us consider cocktailing a real job. No, it's not emotionally rewarding like saving lives or discovering a new planet, but let's just put it this way...none of us are living in the poorhouse...and isn't that the ultimate goal of any "real" job?
My personal favorite is the page about "Who orders what" - yes, a group-by-group breakdown of which drinks people from each group drink according to her experience. You've always wanted to know what drinks Asians, yuppies, blacks, etc drink--find the list here.
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