Did you see it, did you see it? I was on the telly last night! Everyone did a big cheer when my face appeared for my three seconds of fame. There were also a couple of good shots of the inside and outside of the pub as well. It was pretty exciting. George made it on too, wandering around behind the presenters when they were doing a piece to camera, and everyone did another big cheer. I've had a taste of fame people, and let me tell you, it was well moreish!
It was a good end to the day because I'd been having a bit of a rubbish shift at work. I love working at the pub, but sometimes you can't help but get in a bit of a bad mood. You know what it's like, when every little thing really bothers you. When it seems like someone has written down a list of all your pet hates, photocopied it and secretly distributed it to everyone around you with instructions to pick a few and just go nuts. It's a hazard of all jobs in public service, a hazard of daily life in fact, but when alcohol's involved it seems to get turned up a notch. A whole notch. So, in the interests of good karma and the smooth running of pubs everywhere, I give you my top tips on how not to order your drinks.
1: Don't order a drink and then wander off to the toilet or something whilst it's being poured. It only takes about 10 seconds to pour a pint.
2: Don't order a round and then ask for a Guinness right at the end. Everyone knows it needs time to settle.
3: Don't stand at the bar waiting to be served only to turn around and try to figure out what your 12 mates want when it's your turn. I could be serving other people while you're doing that.
4: Don't assume you can pay by card. Ask first and carry cash.
4b: When told "we don't take cards" do not say "not at all?". What does that mean!? "Oh, yeah, we take cards a little bit. "
5: Don't order your drinks one at a time or twenty in one breath. I am neither a moron nor a robot.
Well there's five hot tips for you. I'd better leave it at that or I run the risk of sounding like a right moaner and having to give up my 'good natured' mantle. Feel free to comment if you think I've omitted anything that the people need to know. It doesn't have to be specifically pub related, just to do with serving the public. We've all got to learn.
P.s. Whatever you do, do not combine any of the above bar room errors. That would be like crossing the beams in Ghostbusters. Do not cross the beams!
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what? are you too good to serve "Joe Public" now you're all famous from being on telly? you've changed.
Ps. people ordering they're drinks one at a time might be my fault as whenever I do a shift i struggle to remember more than two drinks at a time. sorry. xxx
Here's one that really bugs me. When people ask you to do something and when you say "Yeah, sure" or whatever, agreeing to do it, they say "Please" in quite a rude way afterwards. As if they not only need you to do something for them, but they also need to assert themselves in the situation. Like they need to regain some kind of control they've lost by asking for help. It's using manners to be rude, and it really fucks me off.
So stop doing it people!
not talking on your mobile when someone's serving you..it's pretty much the rudest thing ever..especially when it's accompanied with throwing yr money down on the bar, counter because you can't be bothered to make eye contact..goddammit..
I hate fuckers who talk on their phones while being served. I don't know which I hate more, the street rudeboys who are all like 'NAAAH NAAAH BLOOD, I WAS LIKE YEEEEEAAAAH, IT'S DA SHIZNEEETT', fucking hate that shitty slang anyway, that'll be another blog entry! OR the wanker business types thinking they are simply the shit, although you don't get many of those in threshers, only underage idiots (another blog entry) and addicts of the nicotine and alcohol!
another tip: don't try and chat up the barman/barlady whilst ordering your drinks, they DON'T CARE and DON'T want to chat with you!!!! grrrrrr and no, she didn't take that "you look like a beautiful canadian bear hunter in that top" as a compliment...grrrrrr (this is rhyannon x)
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