Stay away from Phoenix Nightclub in Austin! I'll tell you why. Because the general manager is the BIGGEST DOUCHEBAG I have ever met. And that's saying a lot. Here's what happened.
There was an after-hours rave at my club last night, and I stayed until past the break of dawn busting my ass to buy Christmas presents for my family and friends. The challenge was: The DJ blended all the music together so you couldn't tell when a song ended or began. I had been doing fine all night just guessing when it sounded like the time signature was changing or something, and I was pretty confident that I can feel how long an average song is.
Towards the end of the night, around 6 a.m., I run into this guy who is bragging about how he is the manager of a night club in my city called Phoenix, and is also bragging about how he is completely sober at the moment, which, later on, only indicated how much of a dick he naturally is. He wanted a dance from me, so I led him to a nearby booth, asked if he was ready, and gave him a lapdance. When it had been a little while and I heard the music change, I got up and told him that I hoped he had enjoyed himself. He said, "You know that wasn't a whole song!" in a threatening tone, and I told him yes, that was a song, that will be 30 dollars. He said, "I'm not paying for a whole song, because that wasn't a song." and in my head I'm going… How the fuck would you know better than me? This is my goddamn job. He handed me a 20, and in a contemptuous, unappreciative, dismissive tone, said, "Appreciate it. Have a good night."
Since he walked away so quickly and I was tired, I let it slide for a moment before thinking, why should I let someone bully me around and underpay me at my workplace… Maybe one or the other wouldn't have gotten me as angry, but combined, OH BOY. Mind you, this is a pretty tall guy, like 6'5, so he is probably used to getting what he wants by intimidation. I am only 5'2 so it was kind of scary walking up to him, not knowing how crazy or violent this guy is. But I walked up to him, pushed him aside from a friend he was talking to, and said in a stern voice "You owe me 10 dollars." He said, "Sweetie, I don't owe you anything, that wasn't a whole song." I informed him that yes, it was a whole song and this is the club I work at, not the one YOU work at, and you do not make the rules here. He said, "Do you KNOW who I AM? Go get the manager, you're not gonna win this battle sweetie." Yes, he actually asked if I knew who he was. And no, I didn't know who he was. He is not a celebrity, he has a managerial position at a failing night club. And he obviously does not know the structure of a SC if he thinks that the manager will be on his side.
I walked by the managers' office as one of them was walking out, and burst into tears as I told him what happened. It was the first time I had ever cried at work, (maybe the long hours got to me?). The manager said he would try to find the guy and get my money, and walked upstairs to go find him. After waiting and cooling down for about 15 minutes, he still hadn't come back, so I decided to just call it a night and head home.
The lack of closure to that experience pisses me off, but even more so it pisses me off that people like him exist, and it would piss me off even more to think or know that he is successful in any aspect of his life, because I know how he would get to that success: through making people feel cheap so the will do what he wants (in my case, accept a lower pay and leave him alone).
Sorry about the long post and the rant etc. etc…. I know I may not be able to make a difference, but I should at least try, right? I admit I am feeling extremely vengeful right now, but even from an objective standpoint, I think it's not okay to act like that and people should not be rewarded for such behavior.
So, ladies and dudes, please spread the word about Phoenix Nightclub being terrible, not just for the sake of philanthropy, but also because it is not a good club. Almost all of the yelp reviews say that they have overpriced drinks, shoddy music spinning, rude waitstaff and clueless bartenders.
Much Love



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