Ever worked somewhere and for reasons unknown, just been TAKEN off the schedule? What the holy hell??? I haven't worked at this club long, but I have not been scheduled for over two weeks (they make their schedules every week). I have decided to stop putting in requests as it seems to be a waste of time and just outright FUTILE.
I don't get it. i have been dancing in Portland for a pretty long time and like to think of myself as a very reliable and entertaining dancer who brings money and fun to the atmosphere of any club I work at (okay, a lil self ego strokin never hurt anyone!)
It bums me out because I have wanted to work here for a long time and finally mustered up the nerve to audition. So, I am hired, am given all the shifts that I request and am doing pretty well.Just when I was warming up to working at this new club, I am suddenly NOT SCHEDULED. Normally, the management calls or texts our schedules, but for the last two weeks, they haven't contacted me at all. I have not exactly been requesting 'prime shifts" either, by the way. Day shifts and mids for the most part and they can't even toss me an flippin bone.
I know that I am still establishing myself with this club, but i guess that I need to face the fact that they don't want me there and are too pussy to tell me. I had to take some personal time off during a family emergency that took me to the other side of the country earlier this month, and I think that they mistook that (though handled as respectfully and professionally on my end) for flakiness.
It sucks because I felt, coming back, that I had something to prove to management. I thought that i was doin a good job(working extra hard to let them see my value). I almost have to laugh at my own post here, because I just realized that I am trying to convince strip club managers that I am a dancer with her own firmly rooted work ethics! and I hear just how dumb that sounds. geez.
I am stripper hear me roar!
All was goin well... And now without another word, I am takin off the schedule. I am going to call the manager tomorrow. What would you guys do? just let it go? Obviously, i have to find another club. I need some damn money! I sure as hell am not going to hold out for the hopes that I get scheduled there again (when i could be putting my efforts elsewhere).I just wanna know what I did and why they chose this route of handling it. how unprofessional. Just fucking TELL me for cryin out loud and save me from wastin my damn time with pointless schedule requests!
This blows. all I want to do is settle into a cool club and build some regs and have a set number of shifts per week. is that so much to bloody ask?!



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I think I didn't myspace with him enough.

It's an extreme pretentiousness that I see all over Portland ( I try to ignore it). Yet I am aware that for every pretentious and posing ass, there is an talented, articulate and sincere person. I do try to remember that and the other things I love about Portland. Great restaurants. exceptional coffee. dog parks. And the coveted fact that we have a glorious number of strip clubs and can work them as we please. Many other dancers are not so lucky.

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