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That's how my club is, and this is my usual tactic on holiday weekends such as this, but that Sunday I have a family event to go to... so I'm going to have to work my usual Saturday night shift instead. Boo. :(
Family event cancelled, so I'm swooping in tomorrow and taking advantage of it. Most likely, there will be less dancers because it's Sunday, and more custies due to the holiday. Also, school has already started over here, so I'm going in tomorrow night and I'm gonna BANK!
Sophia_Ashley
08-30-2008, 01:37 PM
I think those Fridays and Saturdays are universal. Period. I swear that's why most of us after 25 years of age attempt to avoid weekends. I always feel worse for wear when I work weekends. My soul takes a beating
britt244
08-30-2008, 01:38 PM
^ really? i prefer fridays over saturdays!
Sophia_Ashley
08-30-2008, 01:42 PM
Honestly I really have to be in the mood for a weekend. Around here though, Saturdays we are open till 5am. It's a LOOOONG night. And Fridays till 4am. So either way you are just fucking exhausted.
I can't handle drunks. Or young drunks at that.
michele_b
08-30-2008, 01:45 PM
Most places I have worked the Friday's are worse than Saturday's. I have worked a couple of places Friday's are better. I love Saturday's, last Saturday got packed at this place and I did great. If I didn't need the money I would probably take this weekend off but I am in that group that owes rent. There were way less girls too, like half of the amount from last week.
Ms. Mia Roberts
08-30-2008, 01:54 PM
^ Do you have to work 11 hours?! Honestly, I think in most places tomorrow will be a "late" night.
Yea....11 long hours...3-2am.
and what is a "late" night??
Optimist
08-30-2008, 02:10 PM
In tourist areas it tends to be smooth all weekend. I find that guys come in on packages so you see them a few times throughout the week. So, weekends are good if you can get through all 3-4 days. I'm like an animal at work so I'll work all four as long as my feet and patience don't give out. I find it's worth it.
Susan Wayward
08-30-2008, 02:38 PM
I had a perfectly fine night last night. I do think there's a geographical difference -- if I were in a major city I think the chances of a shitty weekend are a lot higher than if you're near an area where people escape to from the major cities. But then, my holiday working experiences, everything from Thanksgiving to Christmas to the Fourth of July, have been overwhelmingly positive.
keira0304
08-30-2008, 02:44 PM
this week/weekend has sucked for us. We thought the DNC would bring in a lot of customers, but it hasn't. We thought that school being back in session would bring in lots of customers, and it has, but no money. Last night it was absolutely DEAD (like 5-10 customers and 18 dancers) until 2AM, when all the bars closed, then it was slammed full of drunk college kids, most of which did not spend money and just sat at the rail with their arms crossed looking "too cool" and drunk. Hopefully tonight will be better, I'm going in...I think it's the first time in my dancing history I've worked a friday and saturday back to back, usually the drunken insanity is too much and I can only work one or the other.
iambonbon05
08-30-2008, 02:50 PM
Ha, I thought labor day weekend was NEXT weekend so I did work last night. A little better than it has been lately, but only during the day which was kind of odd. Good for stage although we're supposed to sell 10 drinks and another girl and myself didn't manage to sell any and the other girl only managed two. Only a small handful of dances going on too.
Just before I left at about 8:30, we went about 20 minutes with no customers in the building and then very very few customers. So I'm glad I've got today off, I do work tomorrow.
Corey
08-30-2008, 02:50 PM
How's it going for the girls who've worked so far?
I worked yesterday. It wasn't that crowded but I got rescued by some custies I hadn't seen in forever and my main reg.
austinatalie
08-30-2008, 05:39 PM
You know how rent is a surprise so it must be earned at the last minute.
:rotfl:
I'm thinking about siggying this![/QUOTE]
NewMoon
08-30-2008, 09:20 PM
I did well Friday. A lot of guys getting off work for the long weekend dropped by my club. However, my Sat day shift is THE WORST shift I've had in 2008 :(.
NewMoon
08-30-2008, 09:23 PM
And you know how rent is a surprise so it must be earned at the last minute. LOL. I always play this "trick" on myself. I am working to pay off debt accumulated from my 5 years of university (down to 5 grand! :) ) and so around the 25th of every month, I transfer all available cash save $100 or so to my credit card so at the end of the month I have this "OMG rent is due" earning spree. If for some reason I can't make rent (sick, whatever), I can just pay it from my CC anyways.
Yeah I know, it's very lame but whatever works, right? }:D
txchick008
08-30-2008, 09:34 PM
if I were in a major city I think the chances of a shitty weekend are a lot higher than if you're near an area where people escape to from the major cities.
I don't know. I would consider Dallas a pretty "major city". I worked Friday from about 4:30-9:30 (banked!), and I worked 4 hours tonight and did well too. The club was packed (and probably even moreso, now that it's almost midnight).
Woo! This thread scared me at the beginning - but I am so glad I went in.
NewMoon
08-30-2008, 09:39 PM
^^^I definitely agree about the "not getting scared" when you see threads on SW about "bad days" to go in. :)
shakti
08-30-2008, 09:44 PM
I think one of the glorious benefits of being a stripper is truly enjoying a holiday weekend if you want to. Whether it was busy or slow today at the club I don't know, but I had a wonderful hike in the mountains and will be enjoying a weekend of saying goodbye to summer without wondering about what I might have made at work. If working this weekend is what you want to do, just go. Otherwise, enjoy these strippery perks!
Emily
08-31-2008, 01:23 AM
well, hopefully nobody that would have normally gone in, didn't, because of this thread. But if you were on the fence, then maybe it's helpful.
I ended up doing okay tonight even though I was worried at first because there weren't any less girls than would normally be there. We had 4 bachelor parties that came in. Wouldn't say I banked, but it was better than staying at home.
MeanGirl
08-31-2008, 01:42 AM
I don't know. I would consider Dallas a pretty "major city". I worked Friday from about 4:30-9:30 (banked!), and I worked 4 hours tonight and did well too. The club was packed (and probably even moreso, now that it's almost midnight).
Woo! This thread scared me at the beginning - but I am so glad I went in.
my club was DEAD until almost 12:( I did really bad b/c i didnt start making money until then. BUT, i think it's b/c ALL the girls wanted to get tonight outta the way for the weekend and we had like 80 girls. So im thinking SUN/MON there will be few customers but fewer girls so i may go in one day and see.
keira0304
08-31-2008, 03:49 AM
I did awesome tonight.... club was completely dead until around 12-1am... and then it was nonstop until closing.
Jeska
09-01-2008, 05:08 AM
my club is giving away free house fees to any girl who gets in before 8 tonight.. I wonder what the deal with that is? Super busy or super dead? I guess I'll have to find out.
she sells sanctuary
09-01-2008, 06:20 AM
i'm not sure what to think...i haven't worked a weekend (save a single friday) in over a year. i did a lot better than i ever used to. well...
friday, i did one dance till about an hour before close. than i danced for a couple, then two girls. then all of a sudden, i was busy! it also looked like most of the other girls had left because it was so crappy, or maybe i just looked happy cos i'd gotten to dance for girls. almost everyone tipped too, which helped a bunch!
saturday, i danced for a total of 3 people. well, a guy, a couple, and a guy. the first two felt like sheer luck. i'm really proud of the 3rd...he was one of those cute young guys who "doesn't get dances". he ended up getting 3, tipping well, and being surprised enough by the lapdance experience to call it almost as good as sex. i think we may have a convert! lol.
i can say...there were a lot of girls. i can't imagine there being more on the typical weekend. saturday, there seemed to be fewer. all day both days, it was raining. i think if people had been able to spend the day at the beach, it probably would have been slower.
i didn't work last night. i wish i had. no way to really know how it was, but i wish i'd found out either way. i needed the night off.
working tonight. i'm not even gonna try to guess how it'll be.
txchick008
09-01-2008, 07:07 AM
I went in Fri and Sat night and did well....but didn't go last night (Sunday night). I am contemplating going in tonight, but I am thinking that actual Labor Day might be bad.
Everyone goes back to work tomorrow, etc. I think everyone is going to be spent by this evening....thoughts on tonight?
hot4ablackchick
09-01-2008, 08:05 AM
I worked Friday, and I did HORRIBLE. About $120 take home. My club was dead and there was a ton of girls there. I passed on Sat, and Sun, but I will be going in tonight(Mon), I am scheduled. Hopefully there will be a few girls and I can make some money.
Gwennnnnn
09-01-2008, 08:29 AM
Worked Fri and Sat nite here in NYC. I did pretty well...there were not a lot of girls!
msincredible01
09-01-2008, 09:06 AM
A lot of girls last night! I did much better than I usually do! Lots of girls did well...probably because we had a huge concert last night nearby....lots concert go-ers wind up at our place afterwards. Kid Rock and Lennard Skynard (i think thats how you spell it) played....KidRock was supposed to stop when we were about to close.
phairestofthemall
09-01-2008, 02:44 PM
Also on the fence here about going in tonight... fingers crossed.
i.breathe.in
09-01-2008, 02:45 PM
i have to go in tonite i hope its ok.
txchick008
09-01-2008, 05:06 PM
^^
I'm skipping it. Going to work tomorrow night and Thurs/Fri. Hope to see you @ work again! *hugs*
glitzy
09-01-2008, 05:15 PM
i have to, we're on a schedule. i hurt my knee really bad yesterday too. :(
i'll probably be doing my homework at the bar all night with an ice pack on. fun.
keira0304
09-01-2008, 05:52 PM
I wish my club was open sunday-tuesday.. i have a feeling it would be really busy sunday and tonight especially because there's a festival going on. I can't wait until there's enough business/dancers for it to be open 7 days a week.
StarryEyes
09-01-2008, 06:20 PM
I'm going in later. They waived the house fee! So I have really nothing to lose. Wooooo!
glitzy
09-02-2008, 01:52 AM
tonight sucked infinite ass.
cinammonkisses
09-02-2008, 02:18 AM
I worked Sunday and did very well. Not to many girls, a nice quality amount of spending customers through the evening.
kitana
09-02-2008, 07:51 AM
I worked Sunday and did very well. Not to many girls, a nice quality amount of spending customers through the evening.
Same here. And Sunday was actually better than Friday, go figure!
We were closed Monday, but I am going to work tonight.
hot4ablackchick
09-02-2008, 02:12 PM
Monday was ok, not a lot of custies but a few spending custies and not a lot of girls. Sunday night was really busy at my club though. I should have worked but I was busy all day.
cinammonkisses
09-02-2008, 03:28 PM
Same here. And Sunday was actually better than Friday, go figure!
We were closed Monday, but I am going to work tonight.
Yup! Sunday was so good for me, I'm even considering making it one of my 'regular' shifts to work.