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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 21, 2020 14:26:01 GMT -5
I was just watching an old Tales From thr Crypt episode called “Three’s a Crowd.” In it a down on his luck guy is yelling at his rich friend about how he has to bartend at some rat hole. The rich guy looks upset and says, “I thought you said you were selling insurance.”
It got me thinking about how these two things really aren’t that different in terms of social status these days. At least before the pandemic a bartender could really clean up in a nice place. Even in some rat hole a bartender could hypothetically do better than some novice salesman. Bartending is associated with blue collar work, but really that’s about it as far as snobbish stigmas go.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2020 14:49:09 GMT -5
Depends. Did you have a successful MLB career before becoming a bartender?
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 21, 2020 15:12:56 GMT -5
Depends. Did you have a successful MLB career before becoming a bartender? No, but what if the bar is on a boat frequented by b-list celebrities? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2020 15:28:45 GMT -5
Depends. Did you have a successful MLB career before becoming a bartender? No, but what if the bar is on a boat frequented by b-list celebrities? Sounds like a sweet gig to me. |
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Post by "American Cream" Dusty Loads on Dec 21, 2020 16:26:05 GMT -5
I made bank working at the shittiest bar in my neighborhood pre-pandemic. Wasn’t worth the mental anguish of working there though haha.
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Post by Rolent Tex on Dec 21, 2020 17:53:56 GMT -5
I’m a bartender and one of my best regulars sells insurance.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Dec 21, 2020 19:35:10 GMT -5
Granted I've never worked either job, so I could be wrong, but a bartender at a really crappy bar probably implies really low pay (minimum wage?) and not much in the way of tips. Plus the "really crappy" description probably implies it's in a bad neighborhood, fights are common, unruly clientele, etc. Basically your safety might be questionable.
If you're a passably decent insurance salesman you should at least be making enough money to pay your bills and do a movie and Chinese food night once a week, plus you probably won't have to worry about some rando taking a swing at you.
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Post by jimmyjackezekiel on Dec 21, 2020 21:27:24 GMT -5
Alcohol, and Insurance two of the biggest and oldest racquets in the modern world.
I honestly can't tell which is worse?
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Post by fw91 on Dec 21, 2020 23:42:52 GMT -5
I mean dive bars are awesome.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Dec 22, 2020 0:33:43 GMT -5
I’m a bartender and one of my best regulars sells insurance. I feel like this conversation happens 86 times a night. Guy: I’m Ed Other: Hi Ed, I’m Peter. Ed: Why don’t I buy you a drink? Peter: Ok! Ed: So how you fixed for insurance?! Peter: f***! |
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Post by salz4life on Dec 22, 2020 10:09:11 GMT -5
I'd trust a bartender over an insurance salesman every day of the week. I say that as someone that tried to sell life insurance for a month and absolutely hated it (and the people that did well at it)
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Post by Matt on Dec 22, 2020 10:39:18 GMT -5
I would rather talk to Davey, who is still in the Navy personally.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Dec 22, 2020 10:41:57 GMT -5
Neither is anywhere near as bad as being a shoe salesman.
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Post by salz4life on Dec 22, 2020 11:25:13 GMT -5
Neither is anywhere near as bad as being a shoe salesman. Only shoe salesmen that were also All City in Football back in high school are trustworthy. |
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Post by 4TheGlory on Dec 22, 2020 12:32:06 GMT -5
Sell insurance at the bar, everyone wins
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Post by SmashTV on Dec 23, 2020 14:24:01 GMT -5
A bartender - in my head I’m there wiping glasses, pouring beers and being a source of advice to the regular drunks. An insurance salesmen immediately brings up negative connotations.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 15:09:31 GMT -5
I mean dive bars are awesome. Do you have a favorite dive bar? |
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Post by fw91 on Dec 23, 2020 15:18:20 GMT -5
I mean dive bars are awesome. Do you have a favorite dive bar? Not in particular, but I've found that I am able to have better conversation with others at a dive bar. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 15:20:31 GMT -5
Do you have a favorite dive bar? Not in particular, but I've found that I am able to have better conversation with others at a dive bar. I like Lucky 13 in Philly, if you ever find yourself that way. |
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Post by Larryhausen on Dec 23, 2020 15:25:42 GMT -5
Not in particular, but I've found that I am able to have better conversation with others at a dive bar. I like Lucky 13 in Philly, if you ever find yourself that way. Lucky 13 is cool, but I wouldn't even put it in the top ten Philly dives. |
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