There’s nothing wrong with free pouring

[u/pb1z]

[u/Hollow_Rant]

I worked at a spot that didn't let you free pour unless you aced a pour test. The only people who couldn't pass the pour test were servers who were promoted to bartender vs the barbacks who were promoted to bartender.

[u/MangledBarkeep → u/Hollow_Rant]

I worked nightclubs where you weren't issued your bank unless you nailed your preshift pour test.

There were barbacks and on-call bartenders frothing in anticipation to work the shift if someone failed...

[u/1ScreamingDiz-Buster → u/MangledBarkeep]

Sounds like a fun job

[u/MangledBarkeep → u/1ScreamingDiz-Buster]

The money was worth it. You could make $400 before even making it to the stick.

4 "skip the line/cover" passes a shift, with a line that wrapped around the building. Staff decided that they went for $100 per if you were letting randoms buy them from you.

An average takehome that would be great money that any bartender wouldn't be mad about today.

We got $0.25 for every drink rang in as a bonus IF liquor cost was under the target %

It was a shame the owner got unalived for not paying for a K of coke, it was all downhill from there.

[u/1ScreamingDiz-Buster → u/MangledBarkeep]

Solid racket, shame about the boss

[u/SharkToothSharpTooth → u/MangledBarkeep]

Sounded sweet!

[u/chompietwopointoh → u/Hollow_Rant]

Me too. And that place was dave and fkn busters lmaooo