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    I dance in Portland Oregon and normally do quite well. On average I leave with $500+, am a top earner and have thousand dollar nights once every week or two. Part of this is the club I work at, it attracts a lot of businessmen and travelers which means a lot of high earning potential for the dancers. There are not many clubs like this in PDX.

    A couple days ago I paid off my boob job which will be happening at the end of this month. Now more than ever I need extra money and of course right after paying for my boobs work becomes horrible. Last night I left with barely $200 and tonight I left with fucking $100!!! Now I'm not trying to be offensive by putting down these numbers, I understand that is average for some girls and locations and that's understandable. However for my particular club and specific situation, I find this sending me into a state of mild depression and fear of not making the money I need, even though its just a few poor days at work.

    I'm aware this week is slow not only because it's rent week (first of the month) but also because Memorial Day weekend just ended. Also it was first Thursday in Portland so that slows things down.

    I'm curious how other girls handle an unexpected bad week, and which of the following ways you guys think I could best handle things:

    1. Take a few days off, recharge, review sales techniques etc and then come back
    2. Try out a different club for a day or two, then return to my current club. That way I'll be in a new environment rather than the same one I've been failing in this week
    3. Stick it out this weekend and keep working anyways, it'll pick up again soon enough

    After having a crappy night Wednesday I was pretty much in mode 3, but after tonight was terrible too I don't think I could handle another awful night at my current club, especially 3 days in a row.

    Any thoughts or advice is appreciated

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    I'd say number 3 but if it continues to go downhill then 1 or 2.
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    Quote Originally Posted by somechick99 View Post
    I dance in Portland Oregon and normally do quite well. On average I leave with $500+, am a top earner and have thousand dollar nights once every week or two. Part of this is the club I work at, it attracts a lot of businessmen and travelers which means a lot of high earning potential for the dancers. There are not many clubs like this in PDX.

    A couple days ago I paid off my boob job which will be happening at the end of this month. Now more than ever I need extra money and of course right after paying for my boobs work becomes horrible. Last night I left with barely $200 and tonight I left with fucking $100!!! Now I'm not trying to be offensive by putting down these numbers, I understand that is average for some girls and locations and that's understandable. However for my particular club and specific situation, I find this sending me into a state of mild depression and fear of not making the money I need, even though its just a few poor days at work.

    I'm aware this week is slow not only because it's rent week (first of the month) but also because Memorial Day weekend just ended. Also it was first Thursday in Portland so that slows things down.

    I'm curious how other girls handle an unexpected bad week, and which of the following ways you guys think I could best handle things:

    1. Take a few days off, recharge, review sales techniques etc and then come back
    2. Try out a different club for a day or two, then return to my current club. That way I'll be in a new environment rather than the same one I've been failing in this week
    3. Stick it out this weekend and keep working anyways, it'll pick up again soon enough

    After having a crappy night Wednesday I was pretty much in mode 3, but after tonight was terrible too I don't think I could handle another awful night at my current club, especially 3 days in a row.

    Any thoughts or advice is appreciated

    You are not alone. Usually I can pull in 500+ a shift, but this week, I've worked every day except Monday, and I've left each day with 100. It has been agonizing and I'm tired as f*ck but what I would do is #3 . It can't stay crappy forever. I need to pull in at least 600 today somehow. Good luck, it has to get better at some point. This is ridiculous. I'm working today but taking tomorrow off. My body and sanity need a break.

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    Know that it is bad everywhere in PDX right now. I mean, I haven't talked to EVERY stripper in PDX, but everyone I've talked to has seen their money go straight down the toilet.

    It always helps me to know that it isn't *me*, it's *everything*, and worrying will do me no good. All we can do is keep going and wait for things to get better.

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    I can count on one hand the number of time I've left with less than $200 in my current club, and I've been here a year. This week has almost doubled that though. on Wednesday I made a smidge over $100, and the shift before that, I left with $1. Granted, the dollar was from a stage tip from one of the only guys in the club, but still. Last time I had a night that bad, I hadn't even been dancing for two full weeks yet. It's been rocky.

    Just try to be as frugal as you can, just in case. Hopefully this week's just been a fluke for both of us and things will snap back with the weekend.

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    It's not just there. It's probably a lot areas too. I'm in the east coast and this week was horrid at my club, due to mdw. People are still in vacation mode, or recovering from spending.
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    When this happens to me I like to try a new club and it usually helps a lot. I was doing really bad at my main club like a week or so ago and I auditioned at a new club and started making money again (at both clubs). Now I have another favorite club and I'll be rotating between the two.

    Sticking it out after a few bad nights in a row might just make things worse. You might go into work already in a bad mood and thinking negatively even if you're trying to be positive. A new club can switch things up and it's always fun being the new girl & using that as a hustle ("Omg it's my first night!" lol).

    Sidenote: I always thought PDX was for Phoenix lol I had no clue it was Portland..? I feel dumb.

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    This week was slow in NYC too. It always is after a holiday weekend. Recharge for a day and then go back. Text all your regulars too. Let them know you're going to be on vacation or whatever for a month and you really want to see them before you leave. Don't get discouraged, this is just the nature of the beast. If you work consistently and save your money, you will be just fine!

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    I feel way better reading that I'm not alone with this. Thank you stripperweb community This is the exact encouragement I needed. I think I'll go into a different club tonight

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    If I were to make a guess as to which weeks were going to be the worst in Portland this year based on my earnings last year, it would be the first week in June and the first week in July. These two months all together did not treat me or my club well last year. Last night between midnight and 2:00 we only had TWO broke patrons haunting the place. A bunch of girls got scared off and left early. Luckily, things started to look up for those of us who stuck it out. Expect to work long shifts, start early, and stay late in order to get decent money these next two months. That's my plan anyway.

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    Yeah its been awful in portland. I literally made $10 yesterday...
    Def gonna try some new clubs, thouh i have also heard it's been slow all over this city.

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    In your situation, not working would give me more anxiety than continuing to work.

    And yeah, the slowness here is literally what burned me out and turned my attention to getting a straight job.

    I wouldn't recommend club hopping unless a major issue has been running into the same customers with no new prospects, or unless the club is a negative environment for you right now. I think club hopping can increase anxiety and lead to missing out on good-money nights that are bound to come around.

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    I dance in Atlanta and it has been extremely slow here at my club too this week! I was literally going into a depression before reading this! I made $5 tonight, $55 last night, and $50 the night before! This week has been awful!

    It's comforting to know that other areas are going through the same thing & that this is the norm for after the holidays & the beginning of the month!

    I'm going to do what Leather_Jacket said, prepare myself to go in early & leave late for the remainder of the summer. My club opens at 12:00 p.m. and closes at 3:00 a.m. I'll most definitely be there 12:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m. this upcoming week!
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    This week has been slow in Seattle too.

    The Memorial Day weekend was great (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) but no one came to work. They all had plans I guess. The few who did, made bank.

    Then Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday were dead. Friday was only decent because of a nice review (I think) written on "that other board". Unfortunately, the dancer written about so glowingly, took Friday off after suffering a really bad three days in a row.

    Seattle is really difficult to work because back-house can add up quickly during slow times. It is so expensive to work here.

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    On a better note, I worked on Friday after being in there all shitty week long and made a good chunk. Granted I worked a 14 hour day, but I had to stay. It was worth it.

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    Worked 11 hours on Sat night. Some parts were excruciating and I made well under my hourly average but still walked away with good money. I went in super early and kind of wish I hadn't, not a single customer till 10:30pm. But then again, at least I was at work ready to pounce on easy pray (love me some early customers and being one of two or three girls). Coming in early also makes me feel better about reading the room, not sure why, but I feel it's easier to assess people when I watch how the night unfolds. It's hard to try and stay all night, but worth it in the end even if you hit below your average.

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    It's a new week ladies! Any luck with Monday??
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    I'm off this week since I'll be out of town. I'm hoping by then the girls are less cut throat by the time I get back. Bunch of cunts tried getting into my sales while I'm talking to the frikkin customers. GTFOH. Someone's gonna get bitch slapped if I have to deal with more of that crap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mahogany_xo View Post
    It's a new week ladies! Any luck with Monday??
    I cleared 200 on a day shift which is good considering that it came pretty easily. Once it slowed down I left early.

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    I cleared 200 on a day shift which is good considering that it came pretty easily. Once it slowed down I left early.
    Cool . That gives me hope . I guess I'll go to work tomorrow . My fingers are crossed .
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    ^^ I applied the Law of Attraction and it helped a lot! Brought in decent spenders who didn't waste my time. There's a link about law of attraction in hustle hut. Read it, it helps. I'm going in tomorrow and Thursday and I'm going to bring my positive attitude with me. It definitely helps.

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    The fact all been there does not take away from the bad feelings circulating in everybody's brain when it occurs. So me telling you we've all been there means nothing. It is unfortunate that stripper school whatever that is doesn't teach us business cycles and the fact that income fluctuates up and down and up and down just like any other business or industry. You might as well be selling apples in the grocery store what jet planes everyone is subject to business cycles. You should be at least relieve that this month of June is a really bad month for us. School just got out horny college kids are on their way home and executives are planning vacations. It will pick up after July 4. Until then Ramen noodle soup

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    You struck a nerve. Obviously I don't like slow days but what gets me the most upset is guys who waste my time. Those idiots somehow believe that this is not a job. But I do this as a hobby for fun like collecting stamps.

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    I know I wake up all excited to go drop $40 to stand in foot-killing high heels for a set minimum shift, all for the privilege of talking to desperate men who want to grope me without my consent. Gee willikers, that's just the stuff that gets me going.

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    I'm at work and it is SOOO slow . I have a second job but cut my hours because at first, before Memorial Day weekend happened, I was making what I'd make in a week at my second job in one night dancing. So I cut my hours at my other job to be here at my club more. BIGGEST fucking mistake. I go back to work Friday at my other job, I'm most definitely picking up mor hours there and only coming once or twice a week to the club until August.
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