<p>I'm gonna take a bar tending class and I'm only 18.</p>
<p>I'm wondering...</p>
<p>a) How will I know I'm making it right if I can't taste it. I mean...measuring is all good but what if I can make it taste better...
b) How easy is it to get a bar tending job when you're only 18?
c) How awesome is it?
d) How good is the pay or rather the tipping?
e) Where will a 18 yr old bartender be working? clubs, restaurants, pubs etc.</p>
<p>i think in most state's you're not legally able to serve alcohol. if it's a class...i doubt they'll care if you're underage and taste alcohol.</p>
<p>tips are sick if you're a bartender, especially in places like vegas or big clubs and such.</p>
<p>I go to college in Boston and the legal age to serve is 18 in MA.</p>
<p>Tips can be quite good depending on the bar, but it's also pretty hard work relative to other things you can do to make money part-time.</p>
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How will I know I'm making it right if I can't taste it. I mean...measuring is all good but what if I can make it taste better...
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My friend's taking a wine tasting course in her school and I think she got a permission form allowing her to drink (or taste) in class. i'm sure they'll let you taste it..</p>
<p>In some states they let you serve when you're 18. And you can taste it, just don't tell anyone :) Pay sucks...like @2.50 an hour but you also get like $150 plus in tips a night. Usually you work at night which isn't too good if you have school the next day (normal shift is like 8pm-2am). You can work in a normal bar, hotels, casinos, racetracks, etc. Anyplace a mixed drink is served.</p>
<p>work in states with intelligent minimum wage laws too. the 2.50p/h that bojangles mentions are in states like the south or UT where they factor tips into minimum wage. in CA and more progressive states, minimum wages is what the employer must pay (in CA, minimum is 7.25 or 7.50 an hour, and that's what your pay from the employer IS). and then tips are added in which can make for some good bank.</p>
<p>try and work unionized jobs (hotel, and restaurant workers unions) as they make more money and you've gotta union behind you.</p>
<p>1) All the restaurants I ever worked in, hated people who thought they could bartend b/c they took a class. It was the surest way NOT to get a job. Basically, you'll learn a lot more working your way up from being a server (at a restaurant) or doorman/barback (at a bar). Bartending is worth the money, but if you want to make the most money, you will work very hard during your shifts - managers want to know that you can handle the load.</p>
<p>2) He probably doesn't have the choice of states in which to work.
3) If it's just a part time job, he probably won't be eligible for union membership
4) If he's just needing extra spending cash, bartending and serving are the best way to go - HANDS DOWN. When I was still serving, I could easily average $15-$17/hr, and much more on a busy friday or saturday night...and I wasn't working at places where the checks were that large (Old Chicago, restaurant at a public golf course). I could work only 2 nights a week and have plenty of spending money.</p>
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1) All the restaurants I ever worked in, hated people who thought they could bartend b/c they took a class. It was the surest way NOT to get a job. Basically, you'll learn a lot more working your way up from being a server (at a restaurant) or doorman/barback (at a bar). Bartending is worth the money, but if you want to make the most money, you will work very hard during your shifts - managers want to know that you can handle the load.
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<p>Yea I plan on being a barback for a bit. People already told me that taking classes makes you look stuck up. My friend and I just want to be bartenders because it looks fun. Although being a barback sucks (from what I hear), we plan on paying our dues to become bartenders.</p>