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    Alright I need more advice.... The club I'm working at has a history of violence, both with the customers and with the dancers. It's notorious for fights and the occasional stabbing. I've been working at the club for about 5 months and I've seen a lot of fights (dancers vs dancers as well as custys vs custys custys vs dancers etc) there has been one stabbing and one girl had a broken beer bottle ground into her face by a customer. I've managed to stay out of any major drama until last night. There is this one particular posse of 6 hardcore ghetto girls. I've never really even spoken to them. We have three stages at our club. If the girl following you is late on stage you have to sit there until she shows up regardless of how long she takes. If you've got a custy waiting this can seriously mess your business up so as a general rule girls get pretty pissed off when the next girl is more than a couple minutes late. A lot of girls will demand a tip from the girl who was late etc etc So last night one of these posse girls was after me on stage. We were doing 2 song sets and she didn't show up until the second song of her set. As she was walking past me on stage I said in an annoyed tone "This is your second song." She turns around and goes "I don't care." This stage is pretty high up, about 4 feet or more. I say "Well you should care because that's fucking ignorant" she says "Don't curse at me or I'll shove you down the stairs" I told her not to threaten me and I walked off stage. I was pissed off but I wasn't planning on just brushing it off. One of the bouncers that I get along with really well was working so I went over to him to bitch just because he's my buddy and I felt like bitching. So I told him what happened and this other girl comes up and says "Yeah I heard the girl on stage threaten her." Well the bouncer randomly goes up to the offending girl and gives her shit. I don't know what he said. So he came back and said everything was cool. I went back to the dressing room to freshen up and get over the incident. While I'm back there the offending girl and one of her posse members come back and confront me. The posse member demands to know why I ratted her girl out and why I was disrespecting her. I told her what happened. She goes off about me always being late on stage, which is BS. She demands I apologize to her friend. I refuse to apologize unless the other girl apologizes as well. They continue to threaten me. I tell them not to threaten me because I won't be threatened in my work place. Finally I say "I'm sorry that offended you but I think you should be a big enough person to apologize as well." So she does and the friend declares that everything is cool. I offer to shake on it with the offending girl and she gives me a fake hug. Then I shake hands with her girl. Well then her girl threatens me again so again I tell her not to threaten me. She says something to the effect of "It's not a threat it's a promise" and they leave. So I was freaking out because I wasn't sure what to do about the situation. It's 6 of these hardcore ghetto hookers vs. me We don't exactly have top notch management when it comes to issues like this so it's not like I could go tell the managers because that would just make matters worse. They aren't going to fire 6 girls who have been there 5 years vs. fire me who has been there 5 months. So anyhow I talk to one of the other dancers about it and she tells me that a year ago one of these bitches had a problem with some girl over something stupid and the next day she came back with a razor and slashed the girls face. The girl was fired for a while but she was hired back. So now I don't know if I can trust these girls that it's really over or if the next time we are at work together I'm going to get my face slashed. I'm not use to dealing with people like this. I don't have a lot of options here. There's only one other club that I could work at in the city and there's no money there. It's the type of club where $30 nights are common. The club I'm at now there's a lot of money. There are several other good clubs in the city but I'm probably still at least 10 pounds too big to get hired at them. I seriously don't know what to do. Please help! What would you do in this situation?
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    time for a new club.

    it's not worth your safety.

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    Wow I'm so sorry to hear that this has happened to You! I'm not really sure what You should do but I don't kno if I would risk going back there? Even if I did go back there I would make sure to carrie sum sort of weapon and tell the bouncer to keep his eye on me as much as possiable. I don't mean to sound rude but if this was me I would lose 10 pounds as fast as I could and I would try hard to lose it so I could go to another club where You don't have to worrie about getting You'r face slashed!!*....

    Again Im very sorry to hear this, Try and take care of You'r self *hugz*....

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    I would leave the club unless you plan on being one of them. It's not worth it dealing with them at all. There are more important things to deal with.

    Life to me is about prioritizing - what is important to you? People who stir up shit by playing games are going to be stirring up shit by playing games - what are you going to do?

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    Gee and I thought some of the things that gose on in my club was bad. Well my advice is "If you are not into have people trying to stabb you with a knife". If you do not mind getting into fights with the girls there and the guys stay! I mean if you like that type action by all mean stay! Girl when you found out people get stabb and the club is roudy you should have just left that club I would'nt come back you putting your life at risk! try a more upper class club. Unless you feel comfterable with all that crazy stuff!
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    Quote Originally Posted by lizlizliz
    time for a new club.

    it's not worth your safety.
    I agree 1000%

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    If some girl slashes your face, or breaks your nose, or does any other sort of physical damage to you, what do you suppose will happen to your earnings at that point? And it's not as though you'll be getting any workman's comp for your injuries, right? Even if the damage isn't permanent or medically expensive (scars, broken bones), you'll still be out of work for a few weeks recovering and that would cost you. Don't take the risk. Because even if nothing comes of this argument, by the sounds of this place you will get caught up in something eventually. Lose the weight and go to the other club. Or travel outside your city. Good luck.

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    good god. Providence can be ghetto sometimes. Are you still at Balloons or whatever?

    What is keeping you back from loosing that last 10 pounds? I would seriously do that now!!

    Go to cadillac lounge, i worked there. Ask for Melissa(think she is still there) I knew her when she was the bartender there and now she is the housemom. The girls are nice and the money is great. They are not very picky either.

    Also fantasies, but i would wait until you loose the weight you said you needed to.

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    Default Re: Is it worth the risk to work in a dangerous club?

    Well, if you can stand the pain, how great is your health and prescription insurance? And your disability and life insurance?
    I loved going to strip clubs; I actually made some friends there. Now things are different for the clubs and for me. As a result I am not as happy.

    Customers are not entitled to grope, disrespect, or rob strippers. This is their job, not their hobby, and they all need income. Clubs are not just some erotic show for guys to view while drinking.

    NOTE: anything I post here, outside of a direct quote, is my opinion only, which I am entitled to. Take it for what you estimate it is worth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jessica_rabbit
    If some girl slashes your face, or breaks your nose, or does any other sort of physical damage to you, what do you suppose will happen to your earnings at that point?
    Why do you think they slash your face? Get into a girl-fight with another dancer, esp. the ghetto ones. The first thing they go for is your face (esp. if your pretty too).

    I know it was said before and I'll say it again: lose the weight, and switch clubs.

    PS. I don't think it was right for you to curse at her first though. Not exactly the best way to avoid confrontation. IMO, once she said, "I don't care," a better response would have been "Well I'll keep that in mind if I'm ever up after you," or to just not have said anything at all. Girls like that aren't even worth getting worked up over, so just brush it off.

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    holy shit. just from the stuff you said the club has a history of, stabbings and all, i'd get the hell out of there! a girl had a broken beer bottle *ground* into her face??? girl are you crazy?? if this is the sort of thing that happens there a lot, fights all the time, etc. then something else is going to happen sooner or later. so my answer is, fuck no it's not worth it! i'd rather have my face intact (imperfect as it is) than any amount of money.

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    Time for a new club sister

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    NO amount of money is worth your safety! Get outta there fast.

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    Alright so I quit tonight. I was going to work... I pulled up and the first thing I saw was the hooker posse's SUV parked out front of the club, I pulled into the parking lot and saw one of them standing by the SUV on the other side with this other chick that hates me that they aren't even friends with! So I park and shut off my truck and one of the other hooker posse girls jumps out of another vechile and stares me down. I was like ooooo shit never mind and peeled out of there. I'm done. Fuck it. I can't believe bitching someone out for being late on stage would cause so much drama! It's totally ridiculous the extent these girls will take something to. We're obviously from extremely differently places. I don't want any part in there world. So anyhow I left and I ain't going back. I'm auditioning at Fantasies tomorrow and if I can't get in there I'm auditioning at Mickey's on Friday. Wish me luck and thanks for the support!
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    Okay sorry to be a troll but it's 5:30 am and I can't sleep. My sleep schedule is thrown all out of wack by the drama and stress of this past week. I'm irrationally paranoid that a)I won't get hired anywhere ever or b) I'll never be able to make money at any club ever again except for at Cheaters. I know that both of those ideas are totally bogus but still I'm stressed. I was doing really good money wise at Cheaters and it sucks that I have to leave. I really want to leave but at the same time I really don't want to leave. I want to leave because it's dirty, it's gross, it's dangerous, and it's very hard on the pysche to be one of the only strippers working in a god damn brothel. But on the other hand the money is sooo good there and it can be soooo easy to make there. I regret ever setting foot in that place because now I'm all messed up and confused. Anyhow I'm just ranting and sketchin' out. This sucks!
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    Ugh that sucks I'm sorry things turned out so crappy for you! One thing I have learned from my experiences dancing is that when choosing a club, there are pros and cons to working at every place, and every girl has different values when it comes to what they want in a club. Some places may have great money but they take a much greater toll on you mentally and even physically than other clubs. You have to ask yourself, is the money really worth it? Some would say yes, and they are much stronger women than I am. I choose to work somewhere where I make less than my potential but at least I can go home feeling good at the end of the night. Drama and stress are toxic, it sounds like you need to stay away from them for a while. It's hard because when you work at any kind of strip club it will always be around you. You have to try to avoid it at all costs even if it means swallowing your pride and keeping quiet sometimes. It will make you much happier in the long run. I think you will do fine and find a good club to work in. The great thing about being a dancer is there's always somewhere you can go. Good luck!

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    you will find another club and you will make money! it may not be as much but at least you will not have to worry about getting jumped or stabbed every time you work. hang in there and be confident when you go to your other auditions, think positive thoughts. good luck! i'm glad you decided to leave.

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    Have you checked out K2U?

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    Cheaters has always been the ghetto club in RI. personally i can;t believe that you'd ever work there in the first place, I went in there once as a custie and would never go in there again. It is in the most disgusting part of Providence. anyway its good that you quit, the standards in Providence aren't that high, i have seen some not that great girls at the Foxy Lady, and that is the #1 club. I have never worked in RI, but I lived there all my life, until 2 months ago. i have never heard of Mikey's. i would try the Caddy, that place is nice and alwayd crowded, my ex bf's ghetto girlfriend works there. I used to travel to CT to work.

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    Thanks for the support! I auditioned at Fantasies and thought that it went really well. I auditioned for the manager. Well I call back the next day to find out if I got it and the house mom tells me they aren't hiring if they aren't hiring why are they auditioning? It's such a piss off. That club needs to grow some balls and tell people on the spot "Yes, we want you." or "Please try to improve on ________ and come back in a month" or hell even "You don't fit what we are looking for." Is a hella lot better than the "Yeah you're great! Call us back tomorrow!" BS. Anyhow I got hired at Mickey's. It's kinda cool. It's out in the suburbs in Cumberland I think just north of Pawtucket. It's family run by a man and his wife with their 2 adult children. I met the father and the daughter and they both seemed like very friendly and warm people. The last thing you expect from strip club management! I was hired even though I think the audition was the worst I've ever done! Mickey's is unusual in that you dance on the bar. It's a huge square bar that takes up most of the room with the alcohol and the bartender in the middle. The dancing surface is about 3 feet wide give or take with a little ledge for the men to put their drinks. It's over 4 feet off the ground. Well my problem is I'm afraid of heights! I got up and tried to walk on the bar and OMG I thought I was gonna fall. I was so wobbly I must have looked like an idiot. I decided that some ground work would be much more effective so I did that. There was a group of about 6 guys sitting with the owner at a table and every single one of them got up to tip me, including the owner! That was pretty damn cool. This other guy came up and they said "Oooo you definately pass inspection, that guy never ever gets up for anyone!" They asked me to make a round around the bar and I did so, terrified. A couple of the girls were sitting the bar and they were very supportive. They said everyone is like that at first and that you get use to it. I asked if it was okay to crawl and they said that yeah a lot of the girls stick to crawling. So anyhow I chatted with the owner while I got dressed and then the daughter who acts as house mom/manager took me in the office for the paperwork etc. There's a few things at this bar that are different from what I've worked with before. You have to be on stage at a set time every hour for a 20 minute set. You work a 6 or 7 hour shift so that's 6 or 7 shows. You then have 40 mins in between to hustle lap dances. Lap dances are $20 but you only get $10 out of each dance! I've never done $10 dances before so I think that sucks. So even if the guy drops $100 I only get $50. Very bunk! I'm worried about being able to sell dances with that kind of split. Has anyone else ever worked with a similar set up? I've heard that stage tips are good at this bar so I'm expecting to make most of my money on stage and I'm guessing I'll make $70+ a night in stage tips. The lap dance factor is questionable for sure. Honestly I'm not expecting to average more than $150 a night, maybe only $100. But ya know that's enough for me for right now. At least I know that I'll be safe and well taken care of. The girls all seem very down to earth and very cool as well. There is definately no ghetto in this bar as far as I can tell. It's a blue collar bar and reminds me of the bars you see waaaaaay up north close to Alaska. Even though I'll be making less it's kind of worth it because I really won't be putting up with as much shit. The lap dances aren't high mileage like they were at my last bar and $100 a night for stage dancing really isn't that bad. This kinda reminds me of being on the circuit in Canada. So anyhow my regular took me out and bought me all new shoes that would be easier for me to dance in on the bar than the 6 inch platform stillettos I usually wear. I got 2 pairs of old school stripper pumps, 4 1/2 inchs with the strap around the ankle one pair white and one pair black as well as some black 5 inch chunky heel platform gogo boots. I already had a white pair. So with that I should be covered. So anyhow that's whats up over here! Thanks again for all the support and I'll post again after my first week to let y'all know how I'm doing.
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    I'm glad you got out of the other place--which sounded remarkably similar to the club I am working in now, in some respects. No woman ever got her face slashed with a razor that I know of, but in the dressing room fights and a few I have heard about after work elsewhere the face is the first target. I know of a couple of women who got kicked in the face, which is bad enough (thank God I was nowhere near when that happened--the shit I've seen has been bad enough).

    Not good for a dancer, no...

    As for the stress factor, I can relate. I have been in my club for a year, seen two friends shot as a result of working there--my best friend being killed, had to tangle myself with a guy whose job was to fuck people up physically, had to put hookers of disgusting appearance onstage, had to console the pretty women who couldn't make money because of the disgusting hookers, and all kinds of other bullshit.

    I'm sick of it, and I'm outta there as soon as I can find a better club to work in, preferably in another city entirely.

    In my case it's not the violence that scares me, but the stress that has been getting to me. I'd rather make less money and deal with less stress, or do more of the somewhat boring architectural drawings which pay as well as what I am doing now, or better.

    If you make somewhat less money from the laps, but they are easier to deal with, and you have the potential to make a lot from stage work, this isn't necessarily so bad.

    It is my belief that for most women, the more they make from stage, the better--there are those who do well with lapdancing but in clubs such as mine it really wears most women down to be constantly assaulted (quite literally) for 20$ a song. The vast majority of the women I work with are sick to death of it, especially when the disgusting, ugly hookers are gleefully sucking dick for 20$ a song right next to them.

    10$ out of 20$ for every dance does sound like a rip-off, but if your face is safe, and you are more relaxed and being treated with respect by management and customers, it's a small price to pay. More important is the fact that you have proven to yourself that you can get hired with ease elsewhere, and in due time, you can take the next step up to an even better club.
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