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miss.a.p1600
06-28-2020, 06:26 AM
Im in Dallas Texas guys. Most of our strip clubs that are licensed as bars are closed. Some of the clubs are technically open as of right now, those classified as restaurants. In the Dallas Texas area, right now this includes Mens Club and Bucks and maybe a couple more but those are the bigger better ones. Im not sure if they are hiring right now, but always good to call and check. Now, my thoughts are this.....the virus is going to keep throwing us blows like this for the rest of this year and even possibly into next year. I honestly feel that we could all see a government shut down again when fall and winter come. We need vaccines to get up and running again, good strong vaccines! Even though some vaccines are currently in phase 3 (almost done), we don't know how long its going to take for these vaccines to get manufactured and produced to meet our needs. Heck, we don't even know which vaccines will work best yet. Im guessing, at best, we MAY get some vaccines by early next year. This means we are going to be dealing with the effects of this virus hitting our world economy hard for a while. You need to prepare for employment outside of this dancing industry, do online work or something else. In my mind, dancing is not worth it at this time but that is for you to decide! Just my two cents! Best of luck to each and every one of us dancers out there!

In a lot of places it was barely worth it before corona virus.

I believe politicians were going to hit strip clubs now that they got rid of backpage but corona beat to the punch

These times are a true testament that adult entertainers, the wise ones, will diversify their income. As an independent contractor (hell even as an employee) it is never safe to rely on one source of income.

moonangelko
06-29-2020, 01:59 PM
I danced in Dallas last week. The nude clubs were open, no issue

cede
06-29-2020, 05:21 PM
I would change my survey answer to “busier” now that I have worked a handful of times. At least on the weekends. The weekdays are about the same or a tad slower. Dancers are knocking down the door trying to get hired because my club is outside the city limits w/ no capacity limitations and bordering state being very strict too.

I think the clubs are being foolish about not having any procedures to help ensure that, at least, the dancers are not infected. One or a few cases will get us shut down or put a dent on business. They should be giving free house for dancers who get tested weekly to try to encourage frequent testing. It’s a good look too.

Selina M
06-29-2020, 08:38 PM
Bars & clubs shut down for another month again, womp womp.

I guess my club has given up pretending to be a restaurant as they are just accepting it and closing up.

StellaRose
06-30-2020, 04:01 PM
Aaand Colorado bars are going to be shut down again within the next 48 hours. Cases went up slightly, and the state doesn’t want to be the place people from Texas and Arizona flock to. I wonder how the Midwest will react next. I feel like somewhere like Wyoming or Utah will only stop as a last resort.

Tho I have to say, the customers were so especially nice after this recent opening. I hope they are like that again the second time it’s allowed to open back up.

Ladycaxe
07-13-2020, 01:14 AM
Gosh this is cray.
Has anyone NOT been back to work since clubs have opened?
1. My club in Guam still shut down (closed again after 3 days of reopening)
2. LA STILL hasn't opened up
3. Was possibly going to Virgin Islands, my friend had a trip planned but the clubs shut back down :(

It sucks. I'm actually going to just get a cosmetic procedure cuz i figure i won't be working for a while and it's the perfect time.
But Damn i'm gonna have to get back to work at some point?

What's up w texas? Are they open (Houston / Dallas)? Last i heard Austin shut back down.

At the same time, I'd rather collect unemployment cuz I'm REALLY not trying to get sick. But the $600 is ending soooon.

After I heal from surgery (prolly a 2-3 months), I'm still deciding if i'm going to go back to work. I'd like to say "Maybe i'll get a vanilla job"....But the risk is just as high :/

ava$
07-13-2020, 05:26 AM
^if u get unemployment they backdate it so you’ll get it the whole time you didn’t work so it should be a nice check

Prettyglitter
07-13-2020, 01:37 PM
Whew! This is awful. I think onlyfans is where it’s at right. Now I could do it anonymously, I totally would (nothing hardcore though).

ava$
07-13-2020, 02:46 PM
So this week I went to certify for benefits and there asking me to click one of these qualifications for pua, my club has re opened but I’m pregnant so my immune system is down and I could die if I get corona plus there’s a limited amount of people who can be in there so I won’t make the same $$ even close, I’ve not been to my obgyn yet cause she’s been booked but have appointment for tomorrow so we’ll c what they say but apparently I need them to tell me I need to self quarantine due to COVID reasons... like common sense isn’t enough? And where is the button that says “tips will be next to nothing compared to what they were so my job has completely changed”

AChildOfBoredom
07-24-2020, 06:14 AM
It seems a lot of the dancers haven’t returned, so they’ve been making a push to try getting some of us to come back. I’m kinda on the fence about it. I won’t go back to doing it most weekends as I did before, but I do kinda miss it a little sometimes.

msincredible01
07-25-2020, 05:13 AM
My clubs open as a restaurant we’re allowed to chat and ask for tips. Left with 100 bucks for 6 hours of nonstop socializing.. Average of 16 an hour. Asking very nicely yet aggressively for tips and compensation, explaining thats all we’re allowed to do thanking them in advance for their support and generosity.

Im pretty skilled and comfortable with making conversation, have a killer rack and nice outfits on. Cranked up the flirtations. But the customers seem very put off by tipping for company. Its alot of work and alot of risk for not much money. One week open they’re already struggling to get girls to come in. The guys are there. Its decently busy. Most get visibly annoyed and out of spite hand over a couple dollars. But thats it. Literally, a couple of dollars but will tip the waitress no problem. I mean its been really tough trying to butter them up enough for a decent tip. Got alot of “I’ll def come back to see you once you can give me a dance!”

StellaRose
07-28-2020, 05:03 PM
^ yeah I dealt with that when the clubs opened back up and I had to do the same thing in my area. But the silver lining is that they were being honest. Once dances come back, it’s really likely to be a boom.

anaisnicole
07-29-2020, 08:37 AM
Yes! The world does not stop!

305gurl
07-29-2020, 08:57 PM
Still close. But I always have money saved up. But school was cancelled which is a bummer for me since I want to finish as soon as possible. Several of my gillrlfriends are struggling to make payments.

Selina M
09-13-2020, 09:48 PM
It's been a while for this thread...

Anyone in the same mental boat as me? I keep wanting to go back to work, I'm getting frustrated at all the income I'm losing, but still pretty anxious about the inherent risks in a club environment.

I believe most of the clubs here got in trouble for offering VIP dances and have gone to stage only. I might be ok with doing that. Idk. Then I think about being stuck in a tiny club for hours and viral particles in the air and ick.

Danni
09-15-2020, 11:20 AM
It's been a while for this thread...

Anyone in the same mental boat as me? I keep wanting to go back to work, I'm getting frustrated at all the income I'm losing, but still pretty anxious about the inherent risks in a club environment.

I believe most of the clubs here got in trouble for offering VIP dances and have gone to stage only. I might be ok with doing that. Idk. Then I think about being stuck in a tiny club for hours and viral particles in the air and ick.

I feel you. With the 600 boost gone I had to go back to work. I normally work in the state next door but allllll the clubs are completely closed still. No stage, nothing. I’m at club closer to home and I’m pretty sure they are operating beyond the restrictions but our state just won a case against the governors orders to shut down, restrict, etc. so we will see how that all plays out. Since i started school and I need someone to watch my daughter, nights are really the only feasible shifts for me anyway and I’d rather pick and chose my days, etc. So right now I’m working slower nights but I’m making surprisingly good money. Not amazing but I’m happy. Also since it’s slow, Im only in contact with a small number of people rather than higher volumes. I realize it supposedly stays in the air for some time and it does make me nervous but I have to work. I have to pay my bills. I’m limiting my exposure but it’s still a risk.

AChildOfBoredom
09-17-2020, 08:09 PM
I’ve been back once. A lot changed, but it wasn’t dead in any way. I’m curious to know of this is just a post-lockdown surge that’ll die out or if this about the norm to be expected. Not a bad night, but it was kinda padded by one of my regulars being there. Fair number of new faces there, as well. Talking with one of them, she’d been a waitress before the pandemic, and the one she worked at went under. So she started stripping, camming, and doing OnlyFans since waitressing was the only work experience she had, restaurants weren’t hiring, and taking a minimum wage job wasn’t going to do. I imagine she’s not the only new faces with such a story. She was a little too forthcoming about herself, and I told her it would be in her best interest to scale that back a little bit.

The old house mom is gone. I hope she’s doing alright. For whatever ills she had, she was nice and she really did seem to care about her job. The one I dealt with that night was wary of me, but she did pay me a compliment on my stage sets and said she hoped I’d make a return to it. Whether it was sincere or something she just said for the sake of saying something, I don’t know.

And I may have hustled the club owner, we’ll see how that goes. They use little blister pack FRS radios and have for a long time had problems with being disrupted by locals, kids trolling them, etc. I might get persuade him into a contract to rent commercial NXDN radios and the use of one of our licensed frequencies.

moneybags
09-18-2020, 08:09 PM
It's been a while for this thread...

Anyone in the same mental boat as me? I keep wanting to go back to work, I'm getting frustrated at all the income I'm losing, but still pretty anxious about the inherent risks in a club environment.

I believe most of the clubs here got in trouble for offering VIP dances and have gone to stage only. I might be ok with doing that. Idk. Then I think about being stuck in a tiny club for hours and viral particles in the air and ick.

I’m torn. I don’t see how dancing in the club can be done safety. Not that the environment was germ free to start with. I dunno. I really can’t judge because I don’t see how it’s sustainable to wait until a vaccine next year. I’m pretty sure my club isn’t enforcing any rules. Honestly how can you other than just doing air dances. COVID-19 Sucks!

Selina M
09-20-2020, 01:40 PM
I’m torn. I don’t see how dancing in the club can be done safety. Not that the environment was germ free to start with. I dunno. I really can’t judge because I don’t see how it’s sustainable to wait until a vaccine next year. I’m pretty sure my club isn’t enforcing any rules. Honestly how can you other than just doing air dances. COVID-19 Sucks!

Yeah clubs are not germ free by any means... Every time I think about going in, I think about some stranger putting his face right up in mine, ick. It was often gross enough in normal times but now it's extra unappealing...

Most of our clubs have since either closed again or went to stage only, so while that might be safer it's probably not worth it financially to bother. Only one of my clubs is still open and offering dances but it's just a matter of time until they get told to shut it down.

trustfundkiller
09-22-2020, 08:02 PM
Miami clubs are supposedly reopening within the next two weeks. No lap dances or champagne rooms. I don't feel safe going back to work.

305gurl
10-19-2020, 06:07 PM
Nope. Not yet but my club is open.

But I'll come clean. I got a valid Florida-issued security officer license for the longest. In other word, I work as a security guard. But only work spodically out of a year or consistently one or two night shifts a week for couple of months on weekday nights when I'm bored or/and want extra easy money and also keep my employment history consistent with no gaps.

The last couple of months, I've been working as a security guard 4 shift a week.

crystalize
10-19-2020, 08:44 PM
Nope. Not yet but my club is open.

But I'll come clean. I got a valid Florida-issued security officer license for the longest. In other word, I work as a security guard. But only work spodically out of a year or consistently one or two night shifts a week for couple of months on weekday nights when I'm bored or/and want extra easy money and also keep my employment history consistent with no gaps.

The last couple of months, I've been working as a security guard 4 shift a week.



they're going to enforce the curfew again tomorrow in Miami.... shit is a hot mess

305gurl
10-19-2020, 10:55 PM
Ha! Not going back until everything is normalize. Ugh... Wish I focus on a technical certification years back.

StellaRose
10-19-2020, 11:33 PM
^ not too late. Use the time off to your advantage xD

LoveyDovey
10-20-2020, 03:37 PM
Nope, and even when it does, I don't think I am going back. Don't feel safe.

moneybags
10-20-2020, 04:06 PM
Nope, and even when it does, I don't think I am going back. Don't feel safe.

Yeah, the more I think about it i probably won’t go back ever unless the money is really good after the vaccine. Also, the vaccine only has to be 50 percent effective to be approved. We also don’t know if this fucker is gonna mutate and become seasonal. There’s just so many unknowns about this virus and the vaccine. It’s hard to really say anything with certainty.

Hopefully, we can eradicate this fucker like small pox. I’m getting vaccinated as soon as it’s approved. Buy bye Corona.

whirlerz
10-20-2020, 07:10 PM
I will not be going back, we are allowed no more than 10 people gatherings and there trying to open just the patio area, also we have to socially distance, theres no way to make any money, the next phase which is 4 allows for 50 people gatherings at max and thats the most it can be till theres a vaccine/cure so theres no way to make money at least in illinois anymore, everything has changed, SUCKS!!

Idk if you've heard, some of the counties (Will, DuPage, I forget the other 2) are going back to Stage 3 soon.

Saw an cl ad for entertainers/bartenders in Bedford Pk

whirlerz
10-20-2020, 07:16 PM
I considered doing commute travel where it is open, but my body just hasn’t been in the mood for all that back-and-fourth and driving. Oddly enough, the lingerie modeling studio has been open a few days even if the clubs haven’t in my area. I read tuscl reviews on it and it doesn’t seem like funny business goes on, so I’m probably going to go in tomorrow to apply and give it a shot.

Most of what I’ve heard is that customer volume is down but so is dancer volume.

We've had massage places open back up^

moneybags
10-24-2020, 11:35 PM
We've had massage places open back up^probably safer. Honestly escorting is probably safer. It’s better to get some good middle class clients then go into the club with a bunch of randoms

AmethystPrime
10-26-2020, 02:43 PM
I've been back to work in Florida and it feels ... kinda weird sometimes. Like people are trying to act normal but they're worried that there's some kind of etiquette they're transgressing. When I put their minds at ease or calm their nerves, they really open up to me. Money is good, too.

GoldSolutions
10-26-2020, 07:57 PM
The last time I was in the club was in March. Girls I have spoken to said it's been really bad although they do hit the jackpot once in a while. I can't see myself ever going back unless there is a really effective vaccine, which could take a really long time from now. The club I was at put plexiglass around the stage and there is plexi between the dancers and customers in VIP. I don't see why anyone would even buy a dance. Just focusing on my vanilla business now.

Selina M
10-26-2020, 08:32 PM
The club I was at put plexiglass around the stage and there is plexi between the dancers and customers in VIP. I don't see why anyone would even buy a dance. Just focusing on my vanilla business now.

See, like I look at clubs like yours versus one of mine and it blows my mind. Mine is doing absolutely nothing to protect us except a lot of lip service and concentrating on making it look good in case the health dept comes in. They are still allowing full contact dances in the VIP and girls to take masks off pretty much as soon as their butt is in a seat with a customer. I don't get it. Safety issues aside, 2 clubs have lost their liquor license here in the last week for this sort of thing. I don't get why the owner is gambling with theirs.

I really don't think it's worth it for most of us to go in when you compare $$ to the odds of getting sick anyway. I keep trying to talk myself into going in, but I just imagine if I got sick & was one of the 2% who needed hospitalization - I'd be sitting in the hospital thinking "Was your $300 that night worth it?" Even if I made $1000, was it worth it? What if I got an asymptomatic case & brought it to my mom or in-laws, or even just some random old person in the community?

I just can't justify responsibly going to work in a club environment right now.

juliette_
10-26-2020, 09:12 PM
Health and safety aside, as long as the money is ambiguous on account of limited customer interaction possibilities and limited customer interest, I don't want to be paying anyone's house fee. My calculus has always been I pay house fee because I don't want to do the leg work in terms of promo and vetting that would be required if I were to go indie/FS. If these places think they're getting a dollar of my money upfront so I can sit with the 2 loneliest guys in the city for hours and *maybe* sell a VIP, they're mistaken. I'll get banned from every dating app first.

GoldSolutions
10-27-2020, 01:20 PM
See, like I look at clubs like yours versus one of mine and it blows my mind. Mine is doing absolutely nothing to protect us except a lot of lip service and concentrating on making it look good in case the health dept comes in. They are still allowing full contact dances in the VIP and girls to take masks off pretty much as soon as their butt is in a seat with a customer. I don't get it. Safety issues aside, 2 clubs have lost their liquor license here in the last week for this sort of thing. I don't get why the owner is gambling with theirs.

I really don't think it's worth it for most of us to go in when you compare $$ to the odds of getting sick anyway. I keep trying to talk myself into going in, but I just imagine if I got sick & was one of the 2% who needed hospitalization - I'd be sitting in the hospital thinking "Was your $300 that night worth it?" Even if I made $1000, was it worth it? What if I got an asymptomatic case & brought it to my mom or in-laws, or even just some random old person in the community?

I just can't justify responsibly going to work in a club environment right now.
Well, I've been spying on the owner's facebook page and he is very much against the protections and even mask wearing on a personal level. He's very conservative for a strip club owner.�� I think he is entirely concerned about keeping the club open and keeping their liquor license. I don't understand why anyone would risk that, regardless of personal beliefs. I would feel maybe 75% safe to go in IF it were worth it financially, but it seems like my coworkers are struggling to make $100 on day shift. Maybe night shift is better, but I'm old and don't do that anymore ��


Health and safety aside, as long as the money is ambiguous on account of limited customer interaction possibilities and limited customer interest, I don't want to be paying anyone's house fee. My calculus has always been I pay house fee because I don't want to do the leg work in terms of promo and vetting that would be required if I were to go indie/FS. If these places think they're getting a dollar of my money upfront so I can sit with the 2 loneliest guys in the city for hours and *maybe* sell a VIP, they're mistaken. I'll get banned from every dating app first.

I completely agree. The house fee should definitely come with some benefits. How do you get banned, if you don't mind me asking? I have heard a lot of FSSWers are moving app convos to Google voice texts immediately. Maybe some broke dudes are reporting you?

mm621
10-28-2020, 10:27 AM
I called a club I got hired at/worked at maybe twice Last night, just to see if they were open. To my surprise, they were. Not sure how, given all the gov restrictions, but I’m thinking of going back... maybe not yet, but sometime soon? Lol This has been an interesting read, as I can’t quite picture how the environment would be with social distancing and whatnot.. and if there are actually any customers. I know that people are getting pretty sick of COVID, but are they so sick of it that they would risk getting sick at a strip club? Lol .

Selina M
10-28-2020, 02:15 PM
I called a club I got hired at/worked at maybe twice Last night, just to see if they were open. To my surprise, they were. Not sure how, given all the gov restrictions, but I’m thinking of going back... maybe not yet, but sometime soon? Lol This has been an interesting read, as I can’t quite picture how the environment would be with social distancing and whatnot.. and if there are actually any customers. I know that people are getting pretty sick of COVID, but are they so sick of it that they would risk getting sick at a strip club? Lol .


I believe you are in my area still, curious which club you called? PM me if you want :)

I was also surprised when they all opened up. 4 have been shut down in total over the last couple months. The news articles are kind of vague about what exactly they considered a violation of social distancing guidelines.

mm621
10-28-2020, 02:57 PM
I believe you are in my area still, curious which club you called? PM me if you want :)

I was also surprised when they all opened up. 4 have been shut down in total over the last couple months. The news articles are kind of vague about what exactly they considered a violation of social distancing guidelines.

Unfortunately, I moved to Michigan, and am now navigating the Detroit market lol not sure how it’s gonna work out, especially now with COVID, but willing to give it a try. Lol

[edit to add/clarify: not unfortunately in regards to moving to MI per say- it’s a beautiful state. But more so about what I’ve read about the Detroit clubs. But, you never know unless you go for yourself lol the club I went to was fine - super slow for day shift tho, and there was a schedule. I like coming and going as I please lol]

And a violation of social distancing guidelines... I seriously can’t see how social distancing and strip clubs can coexist.

neverendingkneebruises
01-21-2021, 11:31 PM
My club has been awesome. I haven't worked & left with under $400 yet. ANd we close at 10pm due to state ordinances.
They temp check at the door and require masks except in VIP, and I frequently wash my hands & sanitize. Haven't gotten sick.
I'm only ever work & home, & my family lives a few hours away, so I'm not worried about being asymptomatic & passing it on to loved ones.

We can't do lap dances, only VIP rooms, but they added a 15 minute option. From what I've heard, some of the girls are trying to convince the managers to do away with $25 lap dances and just do time based rooms.... keep the nicer upstairs rooms for 30-60 minutes and convert the downstairs lap area into 15 minute VIP rooms. Hell I would not complain. My average has gone way up. More $$ for less time. :D

arielbriel
01-22-2021, 09:47 AM
That's awesome! ^ They should though. Lots of clubs have increased their prices. You have less time to make money and the more expensive it is, the less guys you will encounter but you will make the same amount. Less guys but more money in the dancers pocket.

tempest666
01-22-2021, 11:27 PM
Tommy the Tyrant shut down the clubs in December but my main club didn't comply and stayed open. It's been fucking phenomenal. My only gripe was the gyms being shut down. More businesses should grow some balls and stay open.

Winged Dinghy
03-11-2021, 08:11 AM
I got my first dose of the Moderna vaccine yesterday. Going back to the clubs two weeks after my second dose, when I'm fully protected--probably 6 weeks from now.

I'm equal parts excited and nervous. I hear the money hasn't been great. But I really miss dancing.

whirlerz
03-11-2021, 10:51 AM
I heard that!^

Selina M
03-11-2021, 12:41 PM
Also fully vaccinated now! It's nice to be able to go back to 'normal' to some degree.

I'm really procrastinating going back to my home club even though it's closest & my license is up to date. There's no $20 dances, just rooms, so you have to really be on your game to make anything right now. The house/tipout is also sky high. I don't feel like I have it in me to deal with that + the bad blood between a couple girls & I + just in general how annoying I find most of the other girls and the customers to be.

I'm probably just burnt out of that club in particular. I seem to burn out of not dancing, but a particular club, after ~2 years. Might also just be tired of night shift.

Thinking I might stop into my secondary club. Their day shift is usually just as much $$ and with a much nicer clientele (aka nobody under 40, ha) and laidback atmosphere.

I'm not reading great things on the hobbyist sites though, it sounds like almost everywhere is doing no-contact rooms only :/

arielbriel
03-11-2021, 03:34 PM
I got one shot so far but I have antibodies so. I returned to one of my clubs and it’s decent. They close
Early which I kind of like lol. Also only rooms which I also
Like.

carmen_b
03-11-2021, 03:38 PM
^ I’m jealous of you guys who are working ! :/

StellaRose
03-11-2021, 06:21 PM
I’m excited. After a couple of weeks I’ll be somewhere other than the home club I’ve only been at for a long time. Nothing wrong with the home club, just going to enjoy being able to change things up again. And excited to not have to wear a mask. Already received the vaccine so I won’t be feeling guilty about it.

LoveyDovey
03-12-2021, 05:29 AM
See, like I look at clubs like yours versus one of mine and it blows my mind. Mine is doing absolutely nothing to protect us except a lot of lip service and concentrating on making it look good in case the health dept comes in. They are still allowing full contact dances in the VIP and girls to take masks off pretty much as soon as their butt is in a seat with a customer. I don't get it. Safety issues aside, 2 clubs have lost their liquor license here in the last week for this sort of thing. I don't get why the owner is gambling with theirs.

I really don't think it's worth it for most of us to go in when you compare $$ to the odds of getting sick anyway. I keep trying to talk myself into going in, but I just imagine if I got sick & was one of the 2% who needed hospitalization - I'd be sitting in the hospital thinking "Was your $300 that night worth it?" Even if I made $1000, was it worth it? What if I got an asymptomatic case & brought it to my mom or in-laws, or even just some random old person in the community?

I just can't justify responsibly going to work in a club environment right now.

I agree. I have so many life plans to look forward to, I don't want to risk going to work at a club and getting sick. Not worth it. I let my permit die and I am not renewing it. Not only that, but I've been wanting to retire for a while now. So much negative energy at my club that it's not even fun anymore. Girls hating on me for pursuing goals while they rot in the club well into their 50s because they don't want to do much else other than drink.Focusing on my acting & writing vocation now. Too burnt out on the club to ever want to go back. It got so slow in there due to the negativity, I make more money delivering groceries than I do sitting in a boring ass club all day.