Post: #1

I got a part time barback position at a laid back bar. I dont want to give to much info because of the lurkers, but its not a ghetto or douchebag place. I expect a lot of young to late 20s and tattoos. No fights or bouncers. The owner was cool and seemed high.

Anyone done this and have any stories? The 2 bartenders I met were females if that means anything. Plenty of female customers according to the Facebook page so I need to figure out how to fuck them!

Post: #2

Expect "female clients" being nice to you so you can give them free drinks.

Post: #3

Houston, I use to barback before I became a bartender. Work wise it is pretty easy unless it gets crazy busy. In relation to picking up girls it is very easy. I use to get a ton of numbers as a barback and it helps that there is no male bartenders.

Post: #4

I'd say stick it out and try to work your way up to bartender, as a barback you probably won't be directly dealing with customers since you won't be taking orders and making drinks. I think we all know that bartenders typically or maybe purportedly get a lot of pussy for whatever reason, at least in the U.S. Working as a barback though, if it's not too busy you might be able to spark up convo with some ladies as long as the bartenders and management are chill about it.

I was told I could get a job as a a bouncer at one of the bars I frequent downtown and have been toying with the idea for the future, at least as a part time job. I won't lie I'd do it in large part for the "perks" as bouncers are supposed to get a lot of poonanie as well, but I am kind of skeptical, and think it might be over-hyped or the chicks may all be not that hot or loose ass bar skanks. Either way, working in a bar or nightlife setting will put you around a lot of women, and working as a bouncer or bartender will give you status within that venue.

Post: #5

Good luck @OP.

That's a good gig. The barbacks I know in LA make an average of $1,000 cash a week not including their hourly. And that's only for 17-20hrs a week. I've even considered it.

Barbacks in Vegas kill it making more than that.

Poonanie for Anyone working in the club is plentiful.

Post: #6

Do bartenders have to give you a chunk of their tips? I was under the impression that was all theirs and the owner didnt mention it. I should help the bar advertise to get more people if im getting a percentage.

Post: #7

Barbacks get a percentage of Bartenders tips and if it's a club and they do bottle service, the barbacks who clean the tables + help the COCKtail waitresses get a percentage of her tips.

It's honestly a good gig. Learn everything you can and work up to bartender because that is one job that you can do literally anywhere in the world and make good money.

Post: #8

Do you usually need an inside connection to work in a bar? I can't recall ever seeing any sort of bar job being advertised.

Also, are barbacks required to do custodial work beyond cleaning the tables? Like do they have to clean the bathrooms?

Post: #9

Mcqueen should I try to negotiate a percentage with the bartenders or who do I even talk to? I dont wanna sound all greedy my first day. They said it gets pretty busy on the weekends so they better give me some.

Speakeasy ill tell everyone how my first day was. I got hired today and start tomorrow!

Post: #10

Houston just go in and work; you'll get tipped out at the end of the night. I've never heard of barbacks not getting tips.

What did they say about pay when they hired you?

I expect some free vodka tonics if I'm ever at your bar in Houston (?) haha

Post: #11

@Speakeasy:

Check LA Craigslist; those types of jobs are advertised constantly, however, to get hired at a moneymaker bar or club, it's usually through who you know.

Post: #12

Some of the easiest pussy ever, in my opinion, if you work in the club/bar industry. Even as a bouncer, where all I had to do was stand around, look tough and tell people to fuck off, your social value is increased for the sole reason that you are staff.

Sort of like a pseudo-fame game. Just be careful if you decide to slay some of the waitresses and bartenders, that shit can get dramatic quick, since those girls love to gossip. I had a situation where I was fucking one of the waitresses, and this other bouncer dude was also trying to work her, and when he found out (opened her big mouth about it, of course), the dude was pretty pissed and we almost got in a little tussle, haha.

But other than that, the fact that you work there will make slaying pussy a lot easier.

Post: #13

(10-30-2013 12:36 AM)speakeasy Wrote:  Do you usually need an inside connection to work in a bar? I can't recall ever seeing any sort of bar job being advertised.

Also, are barbacks required to do custodial work beyond cleaning the tables? Like do they have to clean the bathrooms?

I just started barbacking 3 weeks ago. I got the job from a friend who used to bartend there. In my limited experience in the nightclub industry (3 years), bartenders and barbacks usually get their jobs through someone they know at the venue. In addition to wiping down tables, we hafta clean up any broken glass/puke/trash.

Post: #14

The tip out is an unwritten rule in the industry, as far as I know. The best service goes to the bartenders & servers that tip. It's one of those things they learn during training "tip the help at the end of the shift, or you'll be fucked when it gets busy & you need their help". They can tip whatever they want, but the standard is 1% of each bartender/servers total sales.

Post: #15

Does anyone have a specific strategy of getting laid barbacking? I don't see how barbacks could even get a number with having to clean and get alcohol all the time.

Post: #16

(06-03-2017 10:50 AM)Thrill Jackson Wrote:  Does anyone have a specific strategy of getting laid barbacking? I don't see how barbacks could even get a number with having to clean and get alcohol all the time.

I just started barbacking, I pick up empty bottles/glass and run food to people. The only way I can think of for me is to do some small chat while picking trash or cleaning tables with the people nearby.

Post: #17

its better to bartend but you won't start tending bar and this is a good way to work your way up. If they have barbacks, its a busier place and therefore higher status. So its a tradeoff but a reasonable one. You will work harder than you expect but you'll have fun too. Go into to learn how to bar tend. You might be able to pick up a lunch or a weekday shift tending bar, or use your barback experience to get a job tending bar at a less intense place.

Post: #18

In my area most barbacks even at the higher end places in River North with all the nice clubs most barbacks are hispanic and speak little to no english, and like someone else mentioned your not really customer facing your job is to bring ice and cases of beer up to the bar. I'm sure while running around you'll get to chat it up a bit and I'm sure there's downtime. YOur ultimate goal should be to learn the industry so you can move up to being a bartender.

Post: #19

(06-05-2017 12:42 PM)jamaicabound Wrote:  In my area most barbacks even at the higher end places in River North with all the nice clubs most barbacks are hispanic and speak little to no english, and like someone else mentioned your not really customer facing your job is to bring ice and cases of beer up to the bar. I'm sure while running around you'll get to chat it up a bit and I'm sure there's downtime. YOur ultimate goal should be to learn the industry so you can move up to being a bartender.

Fellow Chicagoan?

My friend barbacked for a while at a now-closed club in River North years ago. Some days he'd make good money, others would suck--mostly getting ice buckets and shit like that.

Most bartenders downtown are going to be female anyway. No reason to hire a hot guy when you can have hot girls tend bar--girls aren't going to clubs to meet hot guy bartenders. This isn't Cocktail.

Post: #20

(06-05-2017 03:07 PM)Teflon1 Wrote:  

(06-05-2017 12:42 PM)jamaicabound Wrote:  In my area most barbacks even at the higher end places in River North with all the nice clubs most barbacks are hispanic and speak little to no english, and like someone else mentioned your not really customer facing your job is to bring ice and cases of beer up to the bar. I'm sure while running around you'll get to chat it up a bit and I'm sure there's downtime. YOur ultimate goal should be to learn the industry so you can move up to being a bartender.

Fellow Chicagoan?

My friend barbacked for a while at a now-closed club in River North years ago. Some days he'd make good money, others would suck--mostly getting ice buckets and shit like that.

Most bartenders downtown are going to be female anyway. No reason to hire a hot guy when you can have hot girls tend bar--girls aren't going to clubs to meet hot guy bartenders. This isn't Cocktail.

Hey buddy, yeah I'm also in Chicago. I imagine door guys make a killing. I'm not at the River North bars that often but fortunately in my circle of friends we have a few club whores so they always get us in for free because they "know someone" ie fucked someone at pretty much every club but I see people giving like $100 for a group of 3-4 people to skip teh line and get into some of these places.

Lately I have been hitting up that area more, had a few birthdays and stuff lately we went out for. I really like that Hubbard Inn for a slower paced place, not cheap but you can actually get a nicely made cocktail. There was a male bartender the other weekend hooked my group up with a free round of shots which was cool. Also been to that Celeste a few times lately, kinda cool they got a disco on the top floor with a real lightup floor. I know at one point was super hard to get into. Again club whore girl got us into the bar and it's almost setup like levels so they have like a supper club kinda level, then the garden area, we all got stamped and then whisked through the kitchens and all these back areas and finally up to the disco. Unfortunately we skipped coat check to get in and it was winter time so there my group is in this shoulder to shoulder disco all with big winter coats on so didn't wind up staying too long.

What's your favorite places to checkout in the city? I'm always looking for new fun places to checkout. Now that its summertime though I like hitting up a lot of the fests and stuff, we went to that Division street fest out by ukie village sorta this past weekend was a good time. I think Chicago Block party comming up if it hasn't already past too, that's normally a good time.

Post: #21

(06-03-2017 10:50 AM)Thrill Jackson Wrote:  Does anyone have a specific strategy of getting laid barbacking? I don't see how barbacks could even get a number with having to clean and get alcohol all the time.

Well, first of all you should be good enough at your job that you have the 30 seconds it takes to get a girl's number. If you are, you're already way ahead of the game. The only barbacks that make good money and eventually work up to bartending (that aren't a girl and giving away their pussy to move up) are the ones that become so good at barbacking that their bartenders love them because they help them make money. These barbacks get recommended to get put on slow shifts or to cover for bartenders that call in sick or whatnot. Otherwise:

1. Be a good barback, good enough that the bartenders let you pour waters/sodas. When girls need waters/sodas get them for them and maybe say something funny/flirtatious and then go right back into serious work mode and pull away. This is what good barbacks (and eventually bartenders) do. You are there for your money, you have tons of options, you don't need to stay and chase a girl when there's a new one showing up behind her for the next drink order.

2. Get these girl's numbers or better yet, let them know when you're off and have them come by. Then game them post-shift. They don't care that you're sweaty. Go to other bars with your work-shirt on whether you're with girls or not. The staff will ask if you work at your bar and you can let them know that yeah, you do. If they come to your bar, hook them up as much as you are allowed/can get away with. They will do the same to you. Now you have hookups (at least getting served with priority) many other local places. Bounce girls around.

3. If you have their number or you don't close them that or the next night, invite them to go with you to the bar. Roll with other staff or with other girls/cool dudes and drink at your bar. If you can get them hooked up, do it low key and not a lot. If you're the only one getting hooked up, enjoy it, let them see it.

4. If you get here and the girl isn't already into you/banging you, what the fuck more do you need than the social proof of being a successful staff member of a bar? This should be enough to get just about anyone laid that has even a modicum of game.

5. Become a bartender. Turn down girls left and right on busy days. Bang the waitresses, enjoy.

Didn't know this need to be laid out, but at least you posted in an existing thread instead of creating yet another dupe. Enjoy!