• LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOP
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    11 months ago

    I was a bartender last year. I worked every holiday. It didn’t phase me because I had nothing else to do. But if I had a life I would definitely make sure I didn’t work holidays one way or another, either demand it of my boss or get an entirely different job that respects humans.

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      11 months ago

      I salute the work you did. Service jobs should come with military-style awards. A Purple Heart for Bravery in the Face of a Drunk Karen, for example.

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        11 months ago

        Three slaps per year, doled out as you see fit.

        People would get real fuckin’ polite in December and January. Start-of-year, everybody’s got a full magazine. End-of-year… use it or lose it.

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          11 months ago

          No problem, I’ve done retail and restaurant work, but I’ve never bartended. I know some folks who have though, and it’s really the trenches and in some ways the worst of the worst since all your customers are smashed. Yeah, y’all deserve much better pay, benefits, and protection from your patrons.