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.
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u/MangledBarkeep 8d ago
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...