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    Crossfingers getting on the night shift?!

    so i started working at a new club about 3 weeks ago (ive worked at 2 other clubs before this, and im at least an 8 ). my boss said that i wouldnt get to work weekend nights untill ive been here a while. So yesterday (saturday) as it was the end of the day shift i was getting ready to leave and the night shift was coming in, and another new girl who started a week after me was working that night! shes had no experience at all and shes a good dancer but dosent do any really spectacular pole tricks. shes like a 6 or 7 if you like mowhawks.

    so each week my boss asks everyone to tell him what days they can work so he can write the new schedule, and i ALWAYS tell him im availible friday night and want to do a double on saturday. i get saturday am shift.

    I cant work during the week because i have school, and were not open sunday am, so if i dont get to work friday/saturday night i wont have nearly enough to make ends meet.

    im working tommorow am because i dont have school, and hopefully my boss will be there so i can talk to him about this. does anyone have any advice on what i should say???

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    Default Re: getting on the night shift?!

    Unfortunately, it probably has more to do with your look and how the manager feels about you than your actual experience. Managers will say anything to keep girls off day shift without explicitly explaining their reasoning. You can try again, but if there's only one scheduling manager and he doesn't want you on night shift, he won't put you on it. Give it another shot, but if he says no, try and find another club that will give you the shifts you need/want.

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    Default Re: getting on the night shift?!

    first off, you are your own boss. the monkey in the suit running your club is the manager. big pet peeve of mine when ppl refer to managers as bosses.

    i dont know what you look like, but it sounds like your manager dislikes your look. this might mean you need to tone up, look less alternative, or it might just mean that he has a preference. in some areas managers will allow a lot to slide on blonde girls but will demand brunettes be super thin etc etc. is there another manager who you can talk to about this? if so, i would ask manager #2, although do be prepared for manager #1 to get all butthurt if you go around him. if manager#1 is the decider, you might need to pull him aside and be like 'look, i feel like i have improved. i need an honest answer for what i need to do to get on nightshift." it might be something simple, or he might just be difficult. if he wont help you out after asking for a direct answer then it might be time to seek another club.
    The best thing i have heard in a strip club to date:
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    customer: hmm... nah actually i will take the shotgun marriage. At least then we would be having sex.


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    Default Re: getting on the night shift?!

    you're in SF, right? What club are you at?[/quote]

    i quit SF after about 3 days, now im at cheetahs in sunnyvale. super nice club. i'll ask my manager about it today. i have a very innocent/young look, so i think maybe he wont put me on night shift because he thinks im too vulnerable. problem is, theres really not much i can do to make myself look older...

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    him thinking you are too vulnerable doesnt make sense. however, it is possibly that he dislikes the barely legal look. how do you do your makeup? do you wear it very 'girl next door' compared to the rest of the girls in the club?

    definitely ask him though. it might be something basic like lose 5-10lbs. which will sting to hear, but its better to find this out and change your diet than to keep on being flustered and not on the good shifts.
    The best thing i have heard in a strip club to date:
    customer: we should get married right now! we should get a shotgun marriage!
    me: uhh... i think you are misunderstanding what a shotgun marriage means. A shotgun marriage means you knock me up and my daddy shows up at your door with a gun and forces you to marry me and raise the baby. You mean elope.
    customer: hmm... nah actually i will take the shotgun marriage. At least then we would be having sex.


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    ^I was just thinking that same thing re: makeup; your innocent/young look might not be glamorous enough for night shifts. That is, of course, a super easy fix especially if your club has a makeup artist available. I'd just ask.

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    It might be because you can't work during the week - a lot of clubs aren't going to hand over the best shifts to you when all the other girls at the club were in there Monday-Friday working the "lesser" shifts. It's just like how traveling girls sometimes can't just roll in and work Saturday night where all the good money is, because it's not fair to the house girls. At my club you have to work two weeknights if you want to be scheduled for Friday and Saturday night.


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    Have you tried to just make yourself available? What I mean is try working a few doubles on the days you want to work night shift. Pay off the dj to put in a good word for you with the club manager/owner. If the dj or bouncer think you should be on night shift, their opinion is going to go a lot further than you asking the manager to be put on nights.

    Do you have the ability to work a few doubles? As in, just stay over after your official shift ended. If you have other obligations like babysitters to think about this might not be possible, but it might be what you need to prove you are night shift ready.

    Good luck, and remember there are lots of clubs in the area. You don't have to limit yourself to just the one if it isn't working for you.


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    ^^holy shit! your back!
    The best thing i have heard in a strip club to date:
    customer: we should get married right now! we should get a shotgun marriage!
    me: uhh... i think you are misunderstanding what a shotgun marriage means. A shotgun marriage means you knock me up and my daddy shows up at your door with a gun and forces you to marry me and raise the baby. You mean elope.
    customer: hmm... nah actually i will take the shotgun marriage. At least then we would be having sex.


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    so i talked to him the other day and he assured me its not that he dislikes me or my look, its just that the schedule is always packed and he can never promise anyone will get to work the specific shifts they ask. Hopefully next week i'll be on friday night and/or a double saturday, im keeping my fingers crossed. There really arent any other clubs in this area. The Pink Poodle in san jose a total dump and so is SF, but i would never consider going back there anyway. I really really love cheetahs but this scheduling thing sucks!

    I do very light makeup in comparisson to the other girls, but ive found that this is what really sets me apart from the rest of the girls in a positive way. Blush, super long eyelashes, and baby pink lips are what works best for me. I usually wear cutesy little matching bra and panties but the way i dance is really kinky and raunchy and totally makes up for how innocent i look.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bambi Snow View Post
    so i started working at a new club about 3 weeks ago (ive worked at 2 other clubs before this, and im at least an 8 ). my boss said that i wouldnt get to work weekend nights untill ive been here a while. So yesterday (saturday) as it was the end of the day shift i was getting ready to leave and the night shift was coming in, and another new girl who started a week after me was working that night! shes had no experience at all and shes a good dancer but dosent do any really spectacular pole tricks. shes like a 6 or 7 if you like mowhawks.
    Have you considered the possibility that your standards aren't everyone's standards and it's quite possible that to your managers SHE'S at least an 8 and you're only a 6-7?
    I'm not trying to call you ugly... I'm just saying. You can't assume that because YOU think you're prettier than someone, that your manager will agree and you'll get preferential treatment based entirely on your looks.

    Have you thought about any other reasons she might be getting better shifts than you?

    Maybe she makes more money than you, so the manager considers her more worthwhile to bring in on a night shift.
    Maybe she's better at making regulars and they see how many repeat customers she's getting.
    Maybe she works more than one shift a week and therefore is rewarded for being more willing to work 'less desirable shifts'. There are SO MANY girls who come in and "Oh I can only work Friday and Saturday"... unless you're an amazing hustler... don't expect to get that privilege, ESPECIALLY in a club in SF.
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    i am losing my fucking mind and i really just want this chloroform dream because i think that would just get me right with jesus.

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    Default Re: getting on the night shift?!

    Absolutely work a double for two. It sucks to be at the club for 10-13 hours but it will pay off! The manager(s), DJ(s) and other dancers will notice and it should work to your benefit.

    After the first couple weeks I typically sit down with one of my managers and confidently assure them that I will bring the club in DOUBLE what I bring the club on day shift. Of course I can't actually guarantee this, but if I tell them with confidence they tend to give me the chance.

    I try to request Tuesday or Thursday nights before I ask for Friday or Saturday. I am my own boss, but I also know that within the constraints of the club I'm not in total control of the schedule.

    I also discreetly talk to my day and mid-shift customers. They inevitably ask if I only work days to which I respond, "Right now I do, they want me to warm up before night shift. Do you think I could work nights? I think it would be so much fun." Typically after a week or so it gets back to to the managers that my customers are saying, "Let _____ work night shift! She would be soooo good!"

    My other tactic is to tell my manager that I've been offered a new day job and that I need to be available during my normal day shifts. I will say, "I'm willing to turn down the new job, but if I don't have to that would be ideal".

    Be polite but confident, managers are not beyond being subtly hustled.

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    so i'm finnaly working on friday night!! wooooo!!! i've worked on friday/saturday nights at another club, but this will be my first time at cheetahs. im so nervous! the clientele here is WAY different than it was in LA. i dont really know what to expect

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    Cheetahs in LV?
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    You can only make so much selling dances, but when you really get into a guys head and heart, you get into his wallet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danni View Post
    Cheetahs in LV?
    nope its in Sunnyvale, CA

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    Quote Originally Posted by BringOnTheMen View Post
    A Sunday night is not the same as a Saturday night. They are not even close.
    I wouldnt mind working sunday night, at my club sunday nights are almost as good as fri or sat. We do themed costumes and the customers love it!

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    I've had this problem at clubs before. The best solution is to get champagne rooms. sell as many champagne rooms as possible and you'll become an asset to the club. they don't care how many dances you sell, they want a girl who can hustle.

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