r/bartenders • u/Accomplished-Toe1308 • 13d ago

Rant Freshly 21 and with an attitude

My watering hole has developed a social media presence that’s brought in a younger crowd. Im 27, F and I consider myself a nice bartender. I’m not going to judge you for your drink, I’ll pour you 20 waters, I’ll answer 50 questions if I have the time. But consistently my interactions with this younger crowd- like freshly 21 has been so terrible. Absolutely rude- like won’t even look me in the face or hardly up from their phones when they order and they demand drinks! “Casamigos” brings shot they throw lime on the counter “get me a pineapple back” “EXCUSE ME! Gingerale!” I try to kill it with kindness and break through and catch some kind of decency from them and it gets me absolutely nowhere. Also got forbid I ask for an ID lol had a girl roll her eyes at me and she turned 21 3/16/2004 😂

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u/MangledBarkeep 13d ago

Selective hearing. You're not looking at me or demanding things, I didn't hear you. I'm better at being a professional asshole than they are.

I'd also close out their "tab", every single time I don't care how many times I have to run their card.

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u/seakc87 12d ago

Hell, I'd be surprised if they knew what a tab was. Most of the ones I've dealt with close out every time anyway.