Okay, so I usually don't work on a few select nights, because I just don't like dealing with b.s. from certain girls, but a week ago, I was asked to work a night that I usually don't as a favor... so I complied and agreed to do so.
Eight girls were working. I was second in rotation. The DJ on shift is a DJ I have never worked with. With eight girls and each with ten minutes on stage, each girl is on stage every 80 minutes-that is without a stage break... so here begins my night of frustration and bull shit.
Our shifts start at 7, they end whenever the last customer leaves.. sometimes as late as 3.. depending on who's working....
I went on stage at 715, then again at 1030..... I was skipped over the rest of the night. I hustled my ass off and made $500 on the floor and the two times I was on stage made $20.
Each time the girl I was to follow was up, I went to pick out my set, my DJ would take the music, then announce another dancer and put her up. It was very obvious to me that he had four dancers which were his favorites to put on stage.
Four customers asked me throughout the night if I WORKED THERE!!!!
So... the end of the night comes, and its my turn to cash out and tip out.. and I look at my DJ and show him the two piles of money I have... (I divided it out... Floor money (private dance money) and stage money)... I said, '(Insert name).. you skipped over me, I was only on stage twice tonight... this is my floor money, and this is my stage money... and quite honestly, I don't believe you deserve a tip from me, because, you skipped me tonight..had I not done what I usually do and hustle my ass off, I would have not made my house fee tonight.. BUT, I am giving you $5 as courtesy." I then told the manager on duty that I do not appreciate favoritism and that I would never again do the club any favors and work on the day of the week that I was asked to as I felt that I had been treated unfairly...
(FYI.. the bartenders and my regular customers were also paying notice to this as well and were wondering what was going on).. the DJ said that he just followed rotation, and that I was "down" a lot.. but... when not in a private dance, I would report to the DJ booth and tell him I was available.
The DJ got pissed off and thought that I was being unfair to him.. however... isn't it the DJ's job to promote us? I don't look to make my bread and butter on stage, I use the stage as a promoting tool to get my dances.. without being on stage, no one knows who you are... am I right or am I out of line by being pissed off about this? And.. if this were you, how would you deal with it? Give him another chance or just be stubborn like myself and refuse to work another shift with him?



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