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oberliner

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49. Do you know what a "shot girl" is?
Mon May 29, 2017, 09:08 PM
May 2017

Here's an article you might find interesting:

Things I Learned as a Shot Girl

Excerpt:

A LOT OF DRUNK MEN ARE EXACTLY AS YOU'D EXPECT THEM TO BE

Being a shot girl is essentially the same as any other sales job: You're using your personality to turn a profit. However, unlike most sales jobs—which are conducted from the safety of an anonymous suburban desk cubicle—you're required to work in a dark room with the constant threat of an unwanted ass grope or boob-hand-brush.

Generalizations are lazy, but the one I'm about to make is accurate. There are two types of drunk heterosexual men: those who see you as malleable objects ready to be manipulated into bed, and those who see you as a person just like them, but with less showy genitals. As a shot girl, you're on the frontline of the sticky-carpeted battleground, constantly having to deal with the former bunch and every one of their sleazy lines.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/things-i-learnt-as-a-shots-girl-888

Here's another article on the same subject:

Being a shot girl isn’t easy

https://thetab.com/uk/aberdeen/2014/11/15/shot-girl-problems-6775

Here's one more:

My Daughter, Shot Girl

My daughter balances a tray of Leg Spreaders on her palm and works her way through the crowd at Chief’s Wings and Firewater. She is a Shot Girl. She has been told by her boss to dress “sexy not slutty.” She is poured into a pair of jeans. She is hiked up a little on red shoes I’ve never seen before. I am the worst father ever.

http://bittersoutherner.com/folklore-project/my-daughter-shot-girl/

That's the kind of job where they only hire attractive females and part of the job description is to flirt with the customers.

Is that not something that you've heard of?

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Nasty women! NastyRiffraff May 2017 #1
"fucking" is not the smartest word choice for this context, despite the wisdom of the notice. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #2
I would've re-located it...... lastlib May 2017 #13
Or is it? aeromanKC May 2017 #14
I have seen this clip... 3catwoman3 May 2017 #19
The female bartenders' jobs are not "to fuck". Yes it can be an adjective, but of two types. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #23
Love it! Duppers May 2017 #3
Why do bars make a point of hiring young, attractive female cashiers and servers? oberliner May 2017 #4
And why does their income rely so heavily on tips. nt Snotcicles May 2017 #5
Because guys as a rule are always thinking they have a shot with the "hot" girl 7962 May 2017 #6
sounds like you only visit Hooters. mdbl May 2017 #7
LOL.... pangaia May 2017 #12
Well, we know why they hire good looking folks. cwydro May 2017 #8
Agreed oberliner May 2017 #17
I've worked in bars in my younger days. cwydro May 2017 #24
That's not my argument at all oberliner May 2017 #31
Well, I agree with that. cwydro May 2017 #44
Not just bars and Restaurants. Johnny2X2X May 2017 #16
Agreed oberliner May 2017 #41
I was one of those in college. redstatebluegirl May 2017 #18
I would think your TheCowsCameHome May 2017 #20
No problem, I consider myself a feminist, but fully recognize I used my assets when I could. redstatebluegirl May 2017 #21
I've seen as many grizzled old guys as attractive young women behind bars. Squinch May 2017 #29
It seems like the sign in the OP is not in relation to "grizzled old guy" cashiers oberliner May 2017 #32
But you are contending that bars only hire attractive young women. And you are telling Squinch May 2017 #34
I think it's harder for an unattractive women to get one of those jobs oberliner May 2017 #38
No. I don't necessarily agree with that. As I have said, I've seen as many grizzled Squinch May 2017 #43
OK, fair enough oberliner May 2017 #45
So it's the fault of the bar then? Or the girl who is "flirting" with the customer by being civil Squinch May 2017 #46
Not at all - it is 100 percent the fault of the creepy guy who engages in that behavior oberliner May 2017 #47
What world do you live in where the job requirement of a cashier is flirting? Squinch May 2017 #48
Do you know what a "shot girl" is? oberliner May 2017 #49
So per the shot girl in the article, there are two types of men. The ones who manage Squinch May 2017 #50
Seems like they are encouraged to flirt with the customers oberliner May 2017 #57
But have you seen any grizzled old women? BlancheSplanchnik May 2017 #33
Only when they're the owners. Squinch May 2017 #35
Ha! Now that's a twist I like. BlancheSplanchnik May 2017 #54
I think grizzled old women are discriminated against in hiring oberliner May 2017 #39
Yeppers that's the truth. BlancheSplanchnik May 2017 #53
you get more obvious every day Skittles May 2017 #36
Thank you oberliner May 2017 #40
You must not go to many hipster bars DBoon May 2017 #52
Presumably those bars don't need a sign oberliner May 2017 #56
I went to a hipster Bar like a week or two ago. JoeStuckInOH May 2017 #59
And I bet you saved a bundle by switching bars DBoon May 2017 #62
Because men like it. tazkcmo May 2017 #58
great sign! luvMIdog May 2017 #9
??? GatoGordo May 2017 #10
The qualifier is being a creep. xor May 2017 #11
Poor dear. It's so confusing. Squinch May 2017 #28
it's always about them Skittles May 2017 #37
Yup. Squinch May 2017 #42
ding. AllaN01Bear May 2017 #15
Feminists should turn the tables on this issue IronLionZion May 2017 #22
They changed it because someone told them 'cretin' is ableist melman May 2017 #25
Ha! Solly Mack May 2017 #27
Good for them for being gracious! WhiskeyGrinder May 2017 #30
K&R Solly Mack May 2017 #26
Sad that they need that kind of sign to tell people the obvious which is that the cashiers are cstanleytech May 2017 #51
Threads like this always seem to contain... bagelsforbreakfast May 2017 #55
Pretty straightforward. liberalnarb May 2017 #60
Nice sign. 'That's actually her fucking job.' Really good. PatrickforO May 2017 #61
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