'k, so this is in relation to Susan Wayward's post below. She gave me a great idea to post about the club. In advance, sorry if this is not all that articulate. I wanted to do this now before I forget and am in a rush and my mind is on something else. If anyone has q's, please pm me.
It's true, there are no dancers on some closing shifts right now, so if someone wants to work, they are more than welcome, and they can get 2 free drinks and a meal too. No promises money wise. You may make very little or average by Portland standards. It's been wonky, but I stay there because I always average the same weekly, and I've been doing this long enough to only pay attention to the averages, so $80 shifts don't discourage me at all, because I never had a crappy shift 2 days in a row, no matter which club I worked at, including this one. This is not for everyone tho. Personally I'm content with whatever I make because I don't have many needs and am very good at saving, and am not particularly ambitious/money driven by nature.
Riverside really is low drama, has been when I started working there anyway, and drama queens just don't last. But few that have been hired, then sat in the dressing room the whole shift spewing forth negativity, bitching about everyone and whining about making no money have tended to go out with the bang, screaming bloody murder once they decided to quit and this has hurt the biz, since it's a small club and customers hear everything.
So whoever wants to try it out, look at the positive rather than the neg. No fees, hence no pressure to make anything at all (lol, j/k), no obnoxious loud DJ to tip out (for having him play not what you want anyway), no one chasing you with their hand out/breathing down your neck, no stress, and just in general it's a mellow place to come and chill. I don't feel exploited by the management here. And once it's over there's no way in hell I'll hook up with Rockstar, lol. They made me appreciate places like Riverside tho.
The club is not being advertised which is not helping, but dancers don't have to feel powerless. There's always PDX Blackbook (and I may take my own advice).
This place CAN be turned around. All it would take is dancers with good attitude working together.
Once again, pardon the rambly way this all came out. I may add more once my head in more clear.


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