Ever notice how sometimes your best laid plans and good intentions just don’t seem to happen? That was last week for me. The Durham Bulls were on the road so I had a whole week free from bartending, or so I thought! My plan was to take pictures of all my jewelry I currently have and get it all listed on my website www.cksventures.com so that this week I could continue getting my studio organized, start work on some new jewelry pieces and start formulating some essential oil perfumes and body butters. I had good intentions. I really did!
But what did I do instead? Get another bartending job! I interviewed on Monday, I met with the General Manager on Tuesday. Wednesday I had orientation. Thursday I had my first day of training. Friday my second and Saturday my third. I was good after my first. It is not like I never bartended before. The big difference with this bartending gig is that I have to take the food orders for people sitting at the bar. Not so sure I am going to like that. And, the bartenders are also responsible for making all the servers’ orders. I like making drinks. It helps feed “the mad scientist” in me. What I don’t like is to constantly be making drinks with no people interaction, which is primarily what I like about bartending, the people I meet!
I have a test on Tuesday. Basically I have to know all the food items. What they are, how they are prepared and what comes with them. Not only that but I have to know all 32 draft beers. AND all our import and domestic beers in bottles and cans. That is a whole lot of beer and memorization. Maybe I won’t pass and I won’t have to decide whether I should stay or go. Or maybe the money won’t be what I was expecting. We shall see. It is a sports bar. On the second day I noticed that there are only women servers and bartenders. That is a huge negative for me! Had I realized that before I may have not taken the job. Sorry ladies, I have always enjoyed working with guys better or at least a few guys! Then again I had several successful years in Mary Kay. I digress.
On a positive note, I did get most of earrings listed. So I am about half-way there to getting everything listed on my website. Once again it is my “intention” to get everything listed this week. Never mind that I work bartending either at the bulls or the sports bar every day this week but Thursday.
Ta ta ‘till later,
Cheryl