Today, as a bartender was carding my friends, I excitedly asked if he was going to card me. The guy gave me a blank stare before finally replying, "Look, lady, I don't have time to stroke some middle-aged woman's ego." I asked because it was my birthday. I just turned twenty-one. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went to a bar to celebrate my 26th birthday. I got ripped off by the bartender all night because she secretly gave me non-alcoholic versions of my drinks. Apparently I look like I'm 16, so she thought my ID was fake. Happy birthday to me. FML
Today, I went to the bar to celebrate my friend's birthday party. I gave the bouncer my ID and he kicked me out, saying that I should at least use an ID card with the correct gender. I'm 22 and female, he thought I was an underage boy. FML
Today, my friends and I went out for drinks. I'm the only one who's actually 21 or over, and they have fake IDs. Not only was I the only one to be carded, the bartender thought that my actual ID was fake. I got kicked out while my friends kept drinking. FML
Today, I finally turned 21, so my friends and I decided to go to a club. There, I met this hot waitress and we were really hitting it off. I ordered a drink. She replied, "No problem, kiddo." FML
Today, a cute thirty-ish chick walked into the bar I work in. I asked her for her license to make her feel young. She didn't have her license on her and started yelling about how stupid it was to even ask, when she obviously was old enough to drink. She then got up and left. FML
Today, it was my birthday, and even the person who seemed excited about me finally turning 21 and can legally drink forgot. Guess who got drunk alone tonight? This guy. FML
Today, while buying drinks, the cashier immediately refused me and said, “Don’t even bother showing me your ID, you’re obviously 12." I’m 31. FML
Today, it's my birthday and my friends and I went to our favorite pub to celebrate. As I'm a little broke at the moment, they all offered to buy me birthday drinks. Which I later learned meant that they would order them for me and bring them to the table, but put everything on my tab. FML
Today, I got mugged on the way to my 21st birthday party at a bar. I begged the thug to at least throw me my ID, only to have him laugh and run away singing, "Happy Birthday." FML
Today, it's my birthday. My best friend called me at work and offered to take me out to lunch. When he went to pay for the meal, his card was declined so I told him not to worry and that I would pay for the birthday meal. He looked at me and said, "It's your birthday?" He was serious. FML
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Jaywin 3
Ok seriously I MUST see a picture of you after reading that.
Katbot 0
Lmfao! What a jerk! Awww.
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altna 4
I have to go with #5.
life_is_a_hooker 0
Did you tell him it was your 21st bday and then hand him your ID to prove it? What a jackass... Aren't bartender's usually nice and flirty so they'll get good tips?!
kandy_fml 0
He was definitely out of line. Bartenders are supposed to be friendly. Not rude and unprofessional. #39. Stop complaining. Do you even know why you get paid so little by the hour? Because you can make a ridiculous amount of money in tips (on a good night) So seriously. Shut up. There are people around the world who get paid a lot less for doing a lot more work than you.
fuzzishmunkiebut 0
This seems very fake. Either that or you are aging way more that you should be...do you smoke? It's not only bad for your health and everyone's around you but it kills your looks as well.
fuzzishmunkiebut 0
#39 that not under minimum wage because if you get tipped your minimum wage is lower that those that don't get tipped. Quit being whiney.
Lolocheerio 0
I absolutely love how people who aren't I.T.B. (In the Biz) have no idea what they are talking about. Ever seen the movie Waiting? Watch it again and then come into a bar or restaurant with your ******* yuppy attitude.
greatnt249 0
I can tell that a lot of you don't go out to bars much, or at least not busy ones. Bartending is not some glamorous job where they suck up to the customers for tips; their goal is to get you your alcohol as quickly as possible. Being chatty and friendly is not conducive to accomplishing that goal, as other people waiting for their alcohol quickly get pissed off. Life isn't always nice; learn to cope, and if you can't cope, go to the bar.
hrucker 0
#39 is my hero.
Beth79 0
#59: I said one of the easiest, not easiest. And yes, compared to medicine, law, research, education, construction, waitressing, etc., I think bartending is much easier. You're right, bartenders do have to "be able to have the personality to go to every person at the bar you work at and make sure all 20-30 people are happy"--that's in the job description. If you can't do that, like the bartender mentioned by the OP, you shouldn't be a bartender.
greatnt249 0
#74, you contradict yourself in your post. You say you think bartending is an easy job, then go on to state that if someone cannot handle a number of rather difficult tasks in bartending's job description, they shouldn't be doing said easy job. That, and to throw waitressing in the list of difficult jobs along with medicine and law is just laughable.