So the bistro job is long gone. I succumbed to peer pressure and quit via text message. Thanks sister and boyfriend! It wasn't really my style - pretty saditty actually but overall it was the best choice. That job didn't even pay its damn workers minimum wage on time anyway. Super shady. After the quick quit, I was able to focus entirely on this week's first week behind the bar without pulling double shifts for shitty tips.
The restaurant I work at is super nice. Very chill (except for the servers but I will win them over eventually - btw why do servers have to be so damn angry all the time lol - they make so much money! mfers should be all smiles all day) and a lovely environment. I work less hours than the bistro and make more money. It's already a better job and I'm just showing up at this point, haven't even mastered where everything/who everyone is yet.
My bar manager and the general restaurant manager are both really cool guys. I like them. The chef is kind of a douche but I think hes just a weirdo and I'm staying casual and friendly with him so take that, grumpy chef!
No but really, that's just my tactic when dealing with unsavory people in a work environment. I am casual, friendly, but keep it light. I'm not interested in being everybody/anybody's friend that acts that way. But I'm not interested in being their enemy either. I am focused on my customers and navigating the ever-changing puzzle of figuring out how to get the most tips out of them. That's my main focus but I know work can be a fun place, so I try to be approachable at least. Not everyone does. But I refuse to add to negativity in the work place so I try my best to keep it light and smiling on the surface.
The tip-out procedure is unorthodox at this restaurant. Credit card tips arrive via paycheck once a week. Never done that before. Needless to say, I am eagerly looking forward to Monday now. And hourly paychecks are every 2 Thursdays. Paychecks came yesterday so I will have to wait 2 weeks for my first hourly paycheck...but it should be fat enough to pay rent just in time so I'm ok with that.
Back to bar issues...getting used to being watched all the time has been a lil tough. I haven't been behind a bar since January, and that bar I had worked at for a year so I was super comfortable behind it. This place has a double-sided bar so I am being watch by customers on all sides. I'm not super paranoid about it or anything, but it's taking a lil getting used to...I am taking more care with my appearance at work now. Since I have a bar manager that actually knows what hes doing (he even has shifts behind the bar!) the bartender's life is super easy. I have food runners, bussers, barbacks...its basically my job to make drinks, look good and make money...that's alright with me!
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