First of all, did anyone get my Michael McIntyre reference? If so, can we be friends? If not, it's not too late. I'll leave it linked below. It's hilarious.
Working part time for a popular pub chain, you come to realise that the general public assume that you are an idiot. There is a certain stigma attached to bar workers and people in retail in general that they are unable to get a 'proper job'. For some reason, the assumption that a person works behind a bar to support their studies, earn a little more money or just for the social aspect is not commonly accepted. For instance, I work with a woman who has a particularly well-paid job in a solicitors and only works two shifts of a weekend to earn some extra cash so that she doesn't have to worry about her car insurance each year. My boyfriend's mum retired from legal work to take up a job in a pub merely for the social aspect of meeting new people and integrating in the community. Of course, there are some workers that simply enjoy the job. Some actually make a career out of bar work and end up on good money, particularly when they reach the levels of management and running their own pub in a franchise. Others struggle to find other jobs even after graduating thanks to the economy and lack of jobs in the local area. We're not idiots and shouldn't be treated as such. One customer recently labelled me 'obnoxious' for stating that they shouldn't click their fingers at bar tenders in order to get served. Served. There's another word I loathe. Others simply enjoy being difficult just for the satisfaction. One customer always asks for a lemonade top in his pint, just a slight splash, and I suspect that it isn't because he liked the taste any better but because he enjoys the superiority of us knowing his order, of being a little different. My point is that bar and retail workers are not to be treated with a lack of respect and the assumption that they are stupid. Some are working on bigger things and others actually want to be there. So please, when you're off to bars and pubs on the bank holiday or the weekend and you see people working hard during the busiest times, don't assume that they are slaves there to serve you or that they could amount to no better. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVQ4Z21WK8g
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