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male bartender?

just wondering how many male bartenders are out there, and how biased are clubs/bars when hiring ? i heard they mostly only hire females?

i wanna take a bar tending course and take up a part time job as it, nothing career wise. just have been noticing tons of post on craigslist pop up searching for them,and i have a interest in it so i thought why the hell not..


anyone have any experience?

You'll start off as a glassie/barback unlike most of the women, but you can progress much quicker if you have any sort of leadership ability.

Plus working with chicks is heaps of fun in a bar.

You will get over it though. After 4 years I'd had more than enough of bartending and drunk idiots.

my brother did it through college & university and enjoyed it immensely. He found that they hired a mixture of guys and girls in the student areas so didn't have any trouble getting a gig, just have to be prepared for the idiots and the late finishes.

I have zero experience in bar tending, but I have extensive experience in attending bars.

I would say all the ones in the UK are equal opportunity employers, with most places having around equal numbers of men and women working.

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Originally posted by Acton I have zero experience in bar tending, but I have extensive experience in attending bars. I would say all the ones in the UK are equal opportunity employers, with most places having around equal numbers of men and women working.

LOL, i have been in hospitality for years, as a manager and supervisor in restaurants and bars.

go for it, there is always plenty of work, reasonable money, good tips depending on where you are,

and like Fledz said you may start of as glassy, or doing stock etc, if your good like he said you progress. otherwise your stuck on glasses and cleaning up.. shit.

Edit: i generally had a mixed ratio of men to woman, some places tho may be biased

thanks i am actually pretty stoked now to go ahead with this.

my roomie is a bartender and he makes decent cash with it. he bartends at the hotel though, not club.

my answer depends on whether you will give us free drinks. tom cruse once did a bartending movie, though its name escapes me.

COCK-tail

What I've noticed in NYC...

At some hole in the wall shit bar they hire more males. Probably because no female in her right mind would want to work in that craphole.

At clubs if there are male bartenders they are super hot, and there are also a nearly equal share of female bartenders which are somewhat hot (sometimes) but their bodies look better than their faces for the most part.

Isn't there some type of labor law on sex ratio?

there are tons of male bartenders. If you are an ugly fuck, chances are that you will never make it higher than bus boy no matter how good you might make a drink.

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Originally posted by Fledz drunk idiots.

Makes u hate it.

here in toronto women definitely dominate the bartending industry.
i think the reason is because most customers at the bar are guys (buying drinks for themselves or for some girl they just met). women generally dont spend as much at the bar as men do. another thing ive learned in my years of doing club photography is women have no problem looking at other women. guys dont want to look at another guy.

while that may true about a certain club demographic, it is completely false for higher end establishments or restaurants. There is more to bartending than just a loud club playing electronic music.

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Originally posted by Schadenfreude while that may true about a certain club demographic, it is completely false for higher end establishments or restaurants. There is more to bartending than just a loud club playing electronic music.

This is LoveHate we're talking about here, he certainly won't be at any high end establishment.

the Blue Oyster imo.

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Originally posted by bas This is LoveHate we're talking about here, he certainly won't be at any high end establishment.

I agree ,

lovehate have you considered serving horchatas at a fast food place?

i've bartended in classy bar-restaurant and i didnt have problem getting hired. they basically gave me 3 nights to see how i would perform, i could see the owner was at the bar talking to regular customers and also watching me. if you're efficient with making drinks, fast, clean and know how to handle yourself with intoxicated people which requires some social skills, you'll do fine.

oh and don't drink while behind the bar. even though someone offers a shot to you. just say you don't drink while on duty. this might depend on management but most places don't like when bartenders drink

i had lot of fun bartending, met lot of interesting people and heard lot of stories, even though some i wish i hadn't. overall its good money(i also got paid hourly on top of tips) and good experience

It's alright.

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Originally posted by bas This is LoveHate we're talking about here, he certainly won't be at any high end establishment.

hey what are you trying to say.


well since i am turning 19, i bet small college bars would work fine for me, i have noticed that the workers there are usually, 1-2 guys to 3 girls.


i don't really want to start off as a bar back though, if i have a bar tending certificate, would it still be necessary to start at the bottom

protip: getting a bartenders certificate to work at a college dive bar is as useful as slylee's psychology book.

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Originally posted by Schadenfreude protip: getting a bartenders certificate to work at a college dive bar is as useful as slylee's psychology book.

You said it best brother.

http://www.artofdrink.com/2009/09/bartending-school.php

I work in a pub. Our assistant manager is the same age as me (24) and is put in charge of all menial tasks such as hiring. People come in looking for work every single day. We're not desperate for more staff at the moment, but if a really fit girl comes in then in all likelihood she'll get some hours, because everyone (especially the assistant manager) likes fit girls.

The point is, if a place is desperate for staff, then they'll take anyone. If not, then they can be really picky. And since bar work is something anyone can do (don't kid yourself into thinking it isn't) then fit girls will generally get the nod. But luckily for you, fit girls are rare, unless you're in Santa Monica or somewhere.

And no 'bar-tending certificate' (the very concept of which made me laugh my ass off), will get you out of glass collecting if that's what they want you to do. It's all about experience, something which is apparent instantly if you watch someone working.

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