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242_fair
11-25-2007, 07:22 PM
Manager didn't really care though, he just told us to not talk to each other for the rest of the night.
Classic, I love that ;D
Dr. Gregory Shack
11-25-2007, 10:11 PM
stuff
you're a huge cunt
sun child
11-25-2007, 11:59 PM
Welcome to SW! ::) Care to introduce yourself?
paintgoddess
11-26-2007, 02:24 AM
...some girls don't have those problems, but they become greedy, stick it out way to long, get a big head about it, act in anger and violence, and then justify their actions with bullshit excuses like pms or i wasn't getting tippd enough.
^^^ Well said. I had that problem at the Cheetah. Made good money to start off and then felt entitled to that certain amount even after the club had died off quite a bit. I was bitter as hell, and do remember flipping off some well-paying customers in the VIP section because they weren't ready to spend their money YET. What the hell was I thinking?!?!
I don't think you should quit dancing. Some people have said that. I disagree. Perhaps you're too narrow-sighted on this situation. This is what I mean--You're focusing on perfecting your hustle and the dollar amount you leave with. Aren't we all?! But that's not all you have to learn when it comes to dancing. I've learned so much about myself and about how the world works, and about how people really are... Perhaps that's where the learning curve is biting you in the ass right now. It's the real-life part of dancing. Not the hustle. You have the hustle. You're in the school of hard knocks right now. And the more idealistic you are the worse it'll hurt. Hell, I used to be so naive that I cried when I found out the only manager I trusted bought drugs off one of the only dancers I hated.
I hope that what's happening to you will help you gain perspective and not bitterness.
Just my 2 cents.
Oh, and you are not a cunt. Having met you, I'd say that you are fantastic and beautiful and are entitled to a few mistakes.
sun child
11-26-2007, 02:40 AM
I think Gypsy is on her fabulous trip to the Rainbow Gathering and then on to Europe...so hopefully that will bring her a lot of happiness and a breather from the stresses of dancing. :)
britt244
11-26-2007, 06:09 AM
I agree it is a very demeaning feeling. Even worse when you ask for the tip and get told no thanks or something.
i agree, too. i wasnt disagreeing. i'll be the first to say that yes, this job is degrading. but it is a job that we choose to do and therefore we must treat it as a job and be professional. how often do girls complain about the drunk girls or the crazy ones or whatever else? why should they have to be professional in one sense but not in another?
leogirl876
11-26-2007, 09:41 AM
i agree, too. i wasnt disagreeing. i'll be the first to say that yes, this job is degrading. but it is a job that we choose to do and therefore we must treat it as a job and be professional. how often do girls complain about the drunk girls or the crazy ones or whatever else? why should they have to be professional in one sense but not in another?
I have to say that's a VERY GOOD point!!!! You're so right on that!
Gypsy74
11-26-2007, 01:13 PM
I think Gypsy is on her fabulous trip to the Rainbow Gathering and then on to Europe...so hopefully that will bring her a lot of happiness and a breather from the stresses of dancing. :)
yup... leaving in 8 days. It's going to be beautiful.
Kaylinn
11-26-2007, 05:09 PM
i agree, too. i wasnt disagreeing. i'll be the first to say that yes, this job is degrading. but it is a job that we choose to do and therefore we must treat it as a job and be professional. how often do girls complain about the drunk girls or the crazy ones or whatever else? why should they have to be professional in one sense but not in another?
yep. that's pretty much what I was trying to say. Instead of doing somethign you may regret later, just ignore the idiots and turn your back to them. I mean, if you let every cheap or ignorant asshole get to you...you'd be miserable every night.
Dottie Rebel
11-26-2007, 07:01 PM
^^I don't think anyone is arguing that point. We're just sympathizing.
classy58
12-08-2007, 05:14 PM
Just Watch What You Say On The Net - Dean Might Read It.
I Know It Sucks - Believe In Yourself And You Will Be Fine
I Got Fired Twice From A Club On The Gold Coast Because The Owners Told Lies About Me.
I Now Work At A Great Club - Cabaret Club And I Made Great Money Friday Night.
Lysondra
12-08-2007, 07:21 PM
^ What the hell? She's in another country!
Susan Wayward
12-09-2007, 01:04 AM
Yeah, but she did reference real names of the club, owner, and manager, and at least two (non-dancer) employees at the club have read this thread. Imagine my surprise when I heard them talking about "this girl who posted about spraying customers and getting fired"!
I mean, I'm sure she doesn't care now that she's not working there and is probably knocked up, but, yeah, this is a public forum and can be read by those you're talking about.
Lysondra
12-09-2007, 01:28 AM
Yeah, but she did reference real names of the club, owner, and manager, and at least two (non-dancer) employees at the club have read this thread. Imagine my surprise when I heard them talking about "this girl who posted about spraying customers and getting fired"!
I mean, I'm sure she doesn't care now that she's not working there and is probably knocked up, but, yeah, this is a public forum and can be read by those you're talking about.
Oh my. I didn't even realize that. I also didn't realize she mentioned 'Dean'. I thought the new girl was saying she knew Dean or it was a club she had worked at. I was really confused. My fault.
And ::) at that happening.
I've definitely learned my lesson in posting names...locations...anything specific.
Susan Wayward
12-09-2007, 01:38 AM
Yeah, I mean, I'll post about the D2 because I like it just fine. If I want to talk some shit about anyone I sure won't do it by name, but then again I want to continue working there. If I didn't care about burning bridges I guess I'd feel differently.
Lola Rose
12-09-2007, 01:47 PM
Seriously. I'm glad other people who work there have read this.
what a shitty thing to do.... I hope gypsy doesn't intend on going back there ::)
sunnie
12-09-2007, 06:03 PM
This seems to me a lot like an attitude I have: "If only circumstances were different than I would do differently, too."
If I was a minor and worked at a club where minors couldn't hustle the floor, I'd be content w/ doing poorly because I knew that if circumstances were different (i.e. I could hustle the floor) then I could bank!
If I was in a place where low contact was the expectation (though I could possible work a few miles away at a higher-contact club) then I'd be content with lower contact and lower money because theoretically I could give more contact and make more money -- but only if there were ten other variables that were just in my liking.
Etc.
Attitudes need to change before circumstances do. I've found myself waiting for cubs to change before I could deal with hustling and it just doesn't work. Or other things in life. "If my roommate cleaned a little more often, my house wouldn't look like shit. If I lived ten blocks closer toTrader Joe's, I'd eat better and lose ten pounds."
Anomar...you are the shit! Very wise words indeed!
Susan Wayward
12-09-2007, 07:33 PM
Seriously. I'm glad other people who work there have read this.
I'm not 'cause it means nonstrippers at my club are on here!
PhillyDancer1982
12-10-2007, 10:33 AM
Speaking of nontipping customers...I dealt with a few nontipping bitches this Saturday.
These two women come in, stone-faced hard-ass type. I approach them and ask them what they'd like to drink, and they both only order cheap soda. Then they don't tip me a single dime. No smiles, just stone-hard scowls on their faces. Then 10 mins later, the one bitch spills her soda and breaks her glass, causing glass and ice to go EVERYWHERE and cause a huge potential safety hazard. When I ask them if they'd like anything else to drink, they respond with a cold, stone-hard "no." I asked a dancer or two if they were tipping, and the dancers told me "no." So basically they sat around with scowls for a good 2-3 hours not tipping any of the dancers nor complying to the 2-drink minimum.
I was bored and annoyed(it was an overall dead "cheap bastard" night), so I started viciously gossiping about these 2 customers to the DJ. That results in the DJ promptly getting on the mic and saying in an aggravated voice, "Okay for those of you who aren't going to tip, get out." It worked!...three minutes later the two bitches left. :)
I don't mean to threadjack...the point is, even as a cocktail waitress I know how aggravating it can be to deal with cheap assholes. The fact that I'm referring to those two thug-like women as "bitches" more than clearly shows what I think of them. And also, sometimes there's other ways to get them to leave or to "shape up" their attitudes/tipping etiquette that doesn't involve assault. Sometimes the DJ can help out if he's in a good mood. :)
britt244
12-10-2007, 11:25 AM
^ dont they HAVE to follow the drink minimum? i mean, that isnt optional.
PhillyDancer1982
12-10-2007, 01:09 PM
^ YES they are supposed to follow a 2-drink minimum. Like I said before, they were stone-faced ugly thug-like BITCHES. >:( I was VERY happy when they turned their fat asses out the door and left.
Perhaps I should have been more assertive and commanded that they buy at least one more drink. These days, I usually would have done that. But on Saturday, I was already tired and feeling a bit loopy from the pain medicine I'd taken earlier that night for my sore neck...so I didn't really bother. But perhaps I should have, and then I wouldn't have all this pent-up bitterness that's now exhibiting itself via angry colorful words on SW about them, like these words: "stone-faced ugly thug-like BITCHES"
britt244
12-10-2007, 01:39 PM
i wouldve informed management, after telling them the rule.
PhillyDancer1982
12-12-2007, 10:00 AM
^ Next time I will be sure to open my normally big mouth and do that. I think part of the reason I didn't say anything is because I didn't think the manager would do that much to deter it. He would probably just say, "Don't feel obligated to approach them for drinks or check up on them anymore." I love how laidback and easygoing my manager is, but unfortunately being laidback works both ways: sometimes he is a little too easygoing when it comes to customers. He doesn't get angry or blow his temper easily, and he likes to always stay calm and make sure everyone else is calm. I'm glad I told the DJ though.
See?...on one damn night that I'm not overly assertive, bitchy customers step all over me. That is why I'm glad that I'm turning into quite the bitch these days. :D
Gypsy74
12-12-2007, 11:36 AM
Seriously. I'm glad other people who work there have read this.
what a shitty thing to do.... I hope gypsy doesn't intend on going back there ::)
why and what was the shitty thing to do? put his name on here?? It's a message board, I know that anyone can access it- if I cared what he thought about me, I wouldn't have put his name up here. Also, it's a pretty common first name, it's not like I put his full name and everything up here. I don't intend on going back to the dolphin 2- why would I want to?
britt244
12-12-2007, 12:06 PM
^ would you want him (or anyone else) coming on here and posting information about YOU? it might be a common name but how many are there with the same name working at that club? ::)
Lola Rose
12-12-2007, 01:11 PM
^ would you want him (or anyone else) coming on here and posting information about YOU? it might be a common name but how many are there with the same name working at that club? ::)
exactly. I think it's innappropriate for anyone to mention names, unless you know for sure they wouldn't mind. Like, when refering to my boyfriend, I use his name. Because I know he won't mind.
but when i write about something that happened in the club, I don't use the dancer or managers name in any judgemental way that could get back to me.
imo, these managers probably also know a lot of other managers in portland. I for sure wouldn't take the risk that it would come back to haunt me......
Gypsy74
12-12-2007, 03:30 PM
I'm not going to be living in portland anytime in the near future, and if and when I return, I won't be dancing, I'll have come up with another way to make a living.
Lola Rose
12-12-2007, 06:45 PM
I'm not going to be living in portland anytime in the near future, and if and when I return, I won't be dancing, I'll have come up with another way to make a living.
well that certainly changes things!!!
Where are you moving? Is the boy going to be with you? Are you still going to be in school. Are you moving back here?
ps- sorry to be harsh before, I'm a little moody lately :( I'mma try harder to be sweet.
PhillyDancer1982
12-13-2007, 09:13 AM
exactly. I think it's innappropriate for anyone to mention names, unless you know for sure they wouldn't mind. Like, when refering to my boyfriend, I use his name. Because I know he won't mind.
LOL that's why I write my one guy friend's name as "M--k." ;)
There were a few times I wrote not-very-flattering things about people that I was sorta friends with, and in those instances I found it helpful to use fake names. E.g., Daphne or Bob.
When I read other peoples' threads on here, I automatically assume that the names have been changed to fake ones. But either way, it can be a good idea to use fake names...UNLESS the bridge has already been burnt with that person or you WANT them to read this, in order to spite them or shed some light on the situation. In that case...
I'll admit, there's been a FEW select times that I used a person's real name while writing not-nice things about them on SW. But these were people whom I didn't care if they found out I was trash-talking them. These were people that had initiated being mean to me, people that don't like me...being nice won't change that...therefore I really don't give a crap if they read this. But odds are, they probably won't, since they don't even know SW exists. ;D But yeah I'll admit...Eric Holden, Koty Gill, Teresa(I don't know her last name)...all real names. Do a search on SW and you'll find the shit I wrote about them. ;D But that is because I WANT to do something shitty to them.
The only thing shittier than me bad-writing my enemies on SW, is to write about them on StripClubList.com...wait I've done that too! LOL.
PhillyDancer1982
12-13-2007, 09:26 AM
PS -- I already admitted that I've bad-talked people on SCL, but please do not be mistaken. I've almost NEVER bad-talked people from the club on SCL, except for the one time I complained about something incredibly rude and ignorant that a manager did...but by this time, I had quit that club and was never going back. Any other talk from me on SCL about club employees is usually about proclaiming how hot I think the DJ is(lol! ;D), or disputing rumors that a girl is doing extras.
The ONLY people I've shit-talked on SCL were people that don't even visit the strip club...people like Teresa, a middle-aged woman who was friends with management at a non-strip club bar I used to work at, who tried to ruin my rep there...and it was more of an inside joke than anything, a way to distract the PLs from making up vicious stories about some of the dancers.
I just don't want you guys thinking that I'm one of the dancer-hating perpetrators on SCL...:(...that is all...
To the OP: Gypsy, I am glad to hear that you are going on a relaxing trip soon. I agree with you that the no-hustling-the-floor thing for people under 21 can suck, and I can see how frustrating that would be. Everyone needs a break away from dancing every once in a while! :) Perhaps the trip will make you feel a lot more refreshed and ready to start dancing again. But if not, that is perfectly fine too. When I got tired of dancing and started snapping at cheap customers, that's when I realized that I really didn't want to be dancing...so I found other types of jobs and haven't had to turn back. So whatever you choose to do, good luck and remember to do what makes you happy...being happy at a job makes it a lot easier to put up with the bad parts of the job!
occasional visitor
12-18-2007, 01:11 AM
Hey I just had a quick question about D2 and since this thread seems to have quite a few people in it that know about D2 I thought I'd just ask here.
Is Asia still there? I'm probably going to be in Portland again and she is definitely 'my type' of girl to get dances from so I'll stop by if she's still there.
Elvia
12-18-2007, 02:54 PM
^^ I'd try calling the club.
Gypsy74
12-18-2007, 06:08 PM
yes she is still there. works mainly weekend nights.
occasional visitor
12-18-2007, 09:28 PM
Thanks Gypsy.
chriss949
12-21-2007, 12:46 PM
Did alot of the girls go on vacation for the holidays? The past few weeks I go in on Thursday and didn't know of most if not all of the girls at night. Even the bathroom attendant is different....I even had to ask the bartender if some of the girls quit...So I'm really hoping the girl I like to go see is just taking the month off and will be back cuz I enjoy my time with her and her flickin me shit everytime I'm there to get me to smile/laugh...
Susan Wayward
12-21-2007, 03:51 PM
Y'all probably want to start a different D2 thread in customer conversation rather than asking questions in this one, which is a lengthy and dramatic one.