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    I have danced all over the place - in different cities and a few different states. I have never had a problem getting hired anywhere that I have auditioned. I have danced at all types of clubs also. If anyone is familiar with Flashdancers in NYC -(a top shelf club relatively hard to get hired at) I worked there as well. Today I went in for an audition at a club that shall remain nameles just in case anyone from there happens to be reading this. I hope they do - because they need to be told off. I went in and talked to the manager, who told me everyone starts off with days. Well, I am a college student and it is impossible for me to work day time shift. He said I should audition and we would talk to the owner when he arrived. I told him that I was not going to audition unless it would be ok for me to work nights...to which he said "ok, i have a good feeling about you..." I did my audition. It went Ok as far as I could tell. All of the guys were very complimentary, and not all of the girls were GREAT. I was better looking than some of them. I even got asked for a dance as I was working. The only thing that I could see as a problem was that i borrowed a garter from someone who was larger than me, so it fell off in the middle of my song, with all the money on the stage. I picked it up. didnt think it was a big deal. When I got off stage, I was told to go see the manager. He told me to turn around, and said to get dressed, and that I could come back to make bookings. I think Im hired. I get dressed and the manager then tells me hell call me (he didnt even have my phone number) SO I blatantly asked him if i was hired or not. Cause we all know that if they say they will call you, they never will. He said yes you are hired, if you were not hired I would tell you that you were not hired. The manager and owner both had excuses that they owned other clubs and were trying to figure out the schedules. I was not allowed to book for this month or any month. I asked if I could call them , and the manager said OK, (but i think its bullshit because what is he going to kno on wednesday that he doesnt know now) Anyway, I do not understand what the problem was. Obviously they didnt think I was attractive enough to work there...or they just manipulated the situation (knowing that they were not going to give me nights) BUt I dont think this was it because he could have always just said well we can only offer you days. Anyway - The managers were extremely ignorant. I know that they see naked woman every day - but that doesnt give them a right to treat people (whether they are pretty or not) without respect. They made me feel like I went out of my way to dance around naked for absolutely no reason whatsoever. When they probably knew BEFORE i took me clothing off if they were going to hire me or not. What do you girls think? Was it the garter? was it me? or should I call. (I dont even want to work for these people anymore so calling is kinda out.)Pissed as hell. -Ashliegh

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    Sometimes it seems that certain clubs have a MANDATORY amount of time that you have to work before you can get scheduled for nights. Some make exceptions, some don't. Alot of times I think managers want to avoid other girls from freaking out because they had to 'put in their time' and you didn't. I would give yourself a little time to calm the nerves (and yes, they have a right to be frazzled). Then, call to get on schedule. Don't act angry or deceived. Just act like a girl trying to do her schedule for the first time. You'll probably get scheduled and if not, you don't want to work for that management anyway.
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    Ashleigh,

    Sounds like a bit of a run around but he told you you were hired. Just call and ask as if you were calling to do a booking. See what they say then. If they do say you were hired and give you dates, then CONGRATS! If not, you can ask as to why you were told you WERE in fact hired.
    Either way good luck hun!

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    sounds like your typical high handed, self serving, couldn't care less whether you worked there or not but thanks for showing us your tits for free high earnings potential club manager! Did you offer him a blow job ? No ? Maybe that was your problem!

    I'm being facetious of course. The only thing that you might have done to seal your fate was to come right out and tell them that you would not work day shift. This is definitely a "clubowner's" market these days with so many girls looking for work in any club with decent earnings potential that the owners and managers can afford to turn away girls left and right and still have enough beautiful girls at their disposal to fill any openings,

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    I would'nt take it personally Ashleigh
    men are hard creatures to figure out....you said you've worked at more reputable clubs, why is your heart so set on this particular club?
    I cant get booked anywhere in my city, but i still freelance..i still have to make a living...i might not be the bar 'standard' but i make a helluva lot more than the "barbie dolls" do, without the paycheque or the hassles!
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    From firsthand experience: No manager/owner wants a screaming (and/or crying) woman in his office. We try to be nice (usually) and because of this the "We'll Call you" Line gets used. Sometimes we DO Call and sometimes it really IS a matter of scheduling (which is a VERY Difficult aspect of Club Management BTW) . In large clubs (and especially chain clubs) it's more and more common that the final decision on hiring does not rest with the manager on duty (or even someone that appears to be the "Owner" ) It's also not ALL based on "Looks" or money making potential as most dancers presume.

    Club Management prefers to have a BALANCED staff of dancers (we call it "inventory" ) where all the dancers earn equally. One exceptionally beautiful (or exceptionally hard working) girl can upset this balance and may not be desireable to a club for that very reason. Obvioulsy this Club needed day shift girls (flexibility) and the lack of scheduling flexibility is a major drawback to even the most beautiful dancer in an overcrowded " Inventory" .

    Also, The fact that a dancer may sell the most dances does NOT Mean she makes the most money for the Club !!! In Clubs with a fixed fee this is usually the opposite of the facts. (One girl making more means 3 girls making less and ultimately selling less drinks)

    Oral Skills (Blow Jobs) used to be a perk of the application process but in todays Club they are viewed as a precursor of a potential Sexual harrassment suit that management refers to as "The Strippers Retirement Fund" The world of stripping is changing and mostly for the better..... even though I doubt most dancers will ever see it that way.
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    Ashleigh, i would ask. What happened. We can all speculate. But we don't know what happened, and what they were thinking. It does not hurt to ask why you are not working. Be nice, not emotional, and simply ask why? There probably lies your answer. And if you get a run around story, then you know. It's not the club for you, and for what ever reason. You may find out, or never know. Move on. Too many other clubs out there who will take nice girls who can dance. It's sad to know that business owners just can not say upfront ...WHY. But they have no people skills, when this behaviour shows. Pitty them. Pamela

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    It is quite possible that the reason that they did not offer to give me work is because I went in and said that I could only work nights. HOWEVER if this is the reason they did not hire me, wouldnt it have made more sense for the owner to say I can put you on day shift for now, not nights? Maybe I would have done a day or two, but he didnt give me the chance. Honestly, I make what I would consider to be consisitantly good money where I am working right now, and I didnt think it would be worth the far drive to work days. For me to drive far to a club Id have to be making MORE than what I am now for it to be worth it. It just doesnt make sense, because before I auditioned, the manager said it would work out well because girls are always complaining that they want weekendnights off. When I came into the office after my audition the owner made me turn around to look at my ass. In appropriate - look at my ass when im on stage. I may be a dancer but Im not a stupid girl. There is no way that a strip club is going to call me on the phone. When he told me that he would call me, and I asked if I just wasn't hired - TELL THE TRUTH. For example, if you think im overweight (which im not) then tell me to come back when I lose weight. I heard rumors that girls get the run around from this place & that management are assholes. I just never heard the I will call you line before... Maybe its an ego trip for the guy to have the POWER to turn dancers away...but what he doesnt realize is that he sent away money from his club, which he could have seen when Im just on stage and already getting dances. Anyway I feel taken advantage off. They shouldnt have the right to lie to us to get us naked, and then ask to see my ass. That goes a bit passed an "audition." Id like to see his fat ass up on stage, and then given an attitude. Like seeing naked woman is his right? The only reason he has any money to begin with is from girls like us.

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    I also would not have auditioned at a club if I considered it out of my league. Its hard to think that I didnt get work because I am unattractive - when some of the girls were not attractive at all.

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    I will never understand why they make you audition if they are not planning on hiring you! I mean come on, stage show doesn't account for much in this business anymore. Most managers know if they are going to hire you when they first see you.
    On a recent bad audition that I posted about the manager made me show him my ass also. Very degrading. I feel for you hun. Just ignore all of the ignorant, arrogant people in this business, they aren't even worth your time.

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    power tripping assholes... show me your ass... indeed. didnt they just see you on stage? i'm glad i have never had to audition. in florida and the othe places i have worked they have never asked for an audition. sooo degrading. either they like you or dont, if they see some awful thing(in their opionion) about you later i.e. scars,tattoo's ect they can let you go.
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    Jasmine - DO you think its our asses? hehe. Has this type of thing happened to anyone else?

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    I've never not been hired after auditioning, (which I've done twice) and have only been turned down when I was a very new dancer. But the clubs here are always interested in hiring new girls and there is no such thing as scheduling here, either. When a manager sees a potential new hire, he sees one more tipout coming his way.
    It may have just been your unwillingness to work days; maybe that's something every new hire has to go through. If that doesn't work with your schedule, best to find a more accomodating club - if they gave you this much hassle at the beginning, think about what they'll expect in the future.

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    I hope so Colette. Since then Ive been feeling down on myself and thinking my ass must have grown or something. If availability was the problem they could have said they only needed me for days. Its just that he asked me to turn around, said i could make bookings, and then didnt hire me.

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