horrible managers...I need to rant.
I began working at this club 9 mths ago....during that time I have never been promoted to nights....
Supposedly the manager Patty has a imaginary issue with me (as she does with many other dancers, she once told my friend she just didnt like her and would try and get over it!)...
I have repeatedly talked to Patty about her "problem" with me but to no avail....
so I confided in another dancer at the club about our mutual scheduling issues...recently her issues disappeared...
I called her today and she was acting very strange and I let her know I was leaving the club at the end of the week....
she explains to me she cant talk because she is at Pattys house and blah blah...
WTF?
Has this dancer been selling me out for her own gain?
Do I have to hang out with my manager on my days off in order to get shifts??
Who has time for that??
Patty often has "problems" with dancers for no reason at all...could be something as small as you didnt say "hi!" or "bye" properly...it is also a well known fact the more fucked up you are the better shifts you get....well how in the hell...???
Should I invent a drug problem? A miserable life?
For once I am happy and drama free and I dont think I should have to act like a flake and be codependent on my manager in order to obtain decent shifts.....
I love this club....I mean LOVE this club...I am devastated....
The few nights I did work I made $500 easily all off of stage....I would only need 1 shift a week there to make my budget....damnit!
the working enviroment (besides the manager) is the best I have ever had the opportunity to take part in....complete freedom with the music, complete freedom in appearance, performance is highly appreciated, awesome young crowd, great regulars, only 2 girls a shift....and now I have to leave....
I am so f*cking depressed.
Portland sucks.
:'(
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I am so sorry that happened to you *hugs* Be sure to tell your regulars the club you move to and keep your head up. I'm sure Patty is a lot more miserable than you are, take a little solace in that.
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I think I know which club you work at. Maybe you don't want to say which one, but is it downtown? Everyone I know who has worked there has had serious problems with the manager.
I've had some eerily similar problems with the manager at one of my clubs. It really sucks, because there are a lot of things that I like about that club, but I'm planning on leaving soon. A bitchy manager can really ruin your work life.
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AnnaPDX...yup thats the one....its a well known fact that its pretty impossible to get on schedule there...
I have worked in many clubs over the years but I have honestly never, EVER worked for the kind of management I have encountered in OR....
amazing.
Time to hit the road....
I must say this though, I have been working at the Dancin' Bare....wonderful people there....
;)
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Hey I live practically next door to the Dancin' Bare! You really like it? I've kinda wondered about that place, because all the times I've been in there (maybe four times total) it's been completely dead. It would be convenient to work so close to home, but I don't know if they would hire me because all the girls I've seen there have been pretty skinny and I'm like a size 12. Also I have tattoos, and most of the girls seem to be more "normal", sorority girl-style.
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yeah...true...most of the girls are skinny or super athletic but I have also seen variety in there as well...
I am highly tattooed and have had no problem with customers or management....
I would say more than anything at the Bare it depends on your dancing ability and how you carry yourself...the girls can be very entertaining...
It has been dead lately but the customers that come in understand the meaning of TIPPING!!!
Its the first club I have worked at in Portland (well besides Magic Gardens) that I recieve large bills regularly on stage...
try it!!
Thats the wonderful thing about OR its not always the same old barbie look over and over in all the clubs...so much creativity here!
Where do work currently??
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I also live in Portland (hi anna) and have run into problems with mgmnt here and there. Which club are you referring to ? You can PM me if you don't want to post it...I just want to make sure I stay away!I've though about Dancin bare but I live a little too far.
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Ahh, okay thanks. It's always nice to hear a "behind the scenes" opinion of a club. Sorry for your experience.
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Hey SUSD - sorry to hear about the shitful time you are having! (Great avataar btw - is that you?)
I used to freelance as an aerobics instructor back home in Oz (when you could still make money from it over there) and the same shit would happen at the gyms. If the co-ordinator liked you you got the great slots, class subjects and covers (relief classes). Unfortunately, it always seemd to work out that the clubs with the best members had the asshole managers.
Like you, I really don't want to play the "lick management's botty" games, or make friends with these people out of hours to advance my career. And yep, I had my share of supposed "friends" selling me out too. It made walking away from the whole damn thing sooooooooo much better. :) ;)