Last night in the locker room, I overheard some of my co-workers having a heated conversation.
An older dancer was complaining because a younger dancer "cut throat" her. This is nothing against older dancers, because those who can make it in this business into their 30s and 40s are usually unreasonably hot, but this lady was TRUST ME unreasonably not hot and lacks conversation skills and has no hustle. She looks like a former second tier White Snake groupie and talks like a line cook. She was sitting with a guy for 30 minutes trying to get a dance from him. Who sits with a guy for that long for free?! The younger dancer simply walked by, the guy grabbed her, asked her for a dance, and they went off to VIP. Everyone was OUTRAGED that this girl would "cut" this lady's "throat". For being in the business for so long, she hasn't seem to have learned the ins and outs. I think that you should spend NO MORE than 3 songs with a guy if he's not buying dances or paying me for my time. My policy is when it's slow to moderately busy, I spend time up to three songs with a guy. When it's moderately busy to packed, I spend no more than 1 minute POLITELY trying to sell a dance, because if he says no, then there's at least a hundred other guys you can ask, so why gamble your time with someone who might not spend money? Friday and Saturday nights are not the time for deep conversation! People either want dances or they DON'T.
I interjected to the outraged girls, "Well really, it's not the girl's fault. What is she supposed to say? No, I won't dance for you? Turn down money? It's just business. Just because we're topless and our job is vaguely sexual, it doesn't make it personal. This guy was obviously not interested in getting a dance from you, and you invested too much time without closing the sale. He was probably just being polite and you were GIVING AWAY your time for free. Look on the bright side, isn't it better that he walked away after 30 minutes and you were free to go make money off someone who WANTS to spend money on you instead of sitting with him for an HOUR?" The outraged girls replied "I never look on the bright side" and "there's a bright side?" AT THE SAME TIMEOk... you sound like a born-entertainer! You're a real people-person! The ringleader says "It's a good way to get your ass kicked!" I reply "Well, approaching someone's customer isn't exactly a chapter in 'How to Win Friends and Influence People', but even if she did, which she didn't, if the customer said yes HE DIDN'T WANT A DANCE FROM YOU. I've never done it, but how angry can you really be? Move on, don't let it ruin the rest of your night, there's still money to be made" Ringleader replies "Of course you've done it!" Like I'm a total cunt to think this way. My idea of cut-throating is doing something malicious to make the money that someone else would make, like lying about them to their regulars or forcing yourself on their customer as soon as they get onstage and squatting.
Another funny part! The ringleader told me it's impossible to always make $250 a night without being a whore or playing headgames! I said "Well, 1 out of 10 nights you work you might not get there simply because you're out of it or it's a bad crowd, but if you REALLY work from 9-2, you're basically guaranteed at least that much" I think if you can't make that much on a regular basis, you're in the wrong business! She told me point blank it's because I have "fake titties" and she says that must be why I make so much money, even though guys tell her they don't like "fake titties". What the fuck? I see why you don't make money, you're totally unpleasant and a HATER!
Also, the same night, a bachelor party full of young guys was in, and a brunette was working the loudest guy and the bachelor. I walk by, and the girl must have just asked the loud one for a dance. He says loudly enough for me to hear "it's a toss up between you and her". Loud one grabs me, decides he wants me, announces that to both of us, and pawns the other girl off on the bachelor. He bought one dance for the bachelor, and ended up buying five dances from me. This girl was PISSED, but what was I supposed to do? Refuse to lap dance on principle? She spent 10 minutes talking to him, but the dude stated to me he wanted to "buy dances from a blonde" because all the girls he's ever slept with have been brunettes. I didn't even say a word to the guy! I didn't approach him! It's just business! I just got lucky!
Am I the only one who thinks that healthy competition is GOOD for business? If you can't handle being rejected THEN GET A DIFFERENT JOB WHERE YOUR EARNINGS ARE NOT BASED ON COMPETITION AND SALESMANSHIP AND STOP BEING A MISERABLE BITCH.



Ok... you sound like a born-entertainer! You're a real people-person! The ringleader says "It's a good way to get your ass kicked!" I reply "Well, approaching someone's customer isn't exactly a chapter in 'How to Win Friends and Influence People', but even if she did, which she didn't, if the customer said yes HE DIDN'T WANT A DANCE FROM YOU. I've never done it, but how angry can you really be? Move on, don't let it ruin the rest of your night, there's still money to be made" Ringleader replies "Of course you've done it!" Like I'm a total cunt to think this way. My idea of cut-throating is doing something malicious to make the money that someone else would make, like lying about them to their regulars or forcing yourself on their customer as soon as they get onstage and squatting.
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