So, as of midnight last night, I am 24.
I went into work, planning to make money on the "It's my birthday!" thing. I was sitting with 2 other dancers that I'm very friendly with. Dancer #1 knew these guys with major money and brought Dancer #2 and I over to make money on them. I was having a good time, specifically sitting with a customer, getting him a little toasty and just about ready to head to VIP.
The DJ called me onstage to do my birthday walk, you know, where the DJ goads everyone into tipping you because it's your birthday and the stage is all yours. I got offstage, and Dancer #2 had taken the guy I was sitting and talking with to VIP while I was doing my birthday walk! I asked his friend where he was, and he said "He's in VIP, go and get him. She asked him if he wanted dances". I told him I'd rather not. The customer is a bit of a push over and doesn't know how to say "no". I was FURIOUS but hey, it's just business and I'm not going to embarass myself for money that's now gone. I thought she and I were friends, and apparently now she and I are just coworkers.
Dancer #2 is about 4 months pregnant and it shows. She knows she's working on borrowed time. If anyone has reason to be ruthless, it's her, but OWN UP TO IT. I wanted to scream at her: Don't try to act like my customer, who was hanging out with me, asked you to go to VIP as soon as I got onstage. No one held a gun to your head and made you do those dances. It's bad manners, but it is BUSINESS. Everyone is there to make money. But don't try to be my friend and apologize afterwards, you and I are done. Take responsibilty for your actions. Thanks for reminding me that no one in here is to be trusted.
No matter, though, because I found someone else to give dances to shortly afterwards. I take him back to VIP, and lo and behold, the only place to sit is right by Dancer #2 and my customer that she stole ON MY BIRTHDAY. She was very apologetic, as if she knew she did something wrong. I just said "You cut my throat on my birthday. Not cool" and left it at that. She kept trying to talk, but I was like "I'm busy doing a dance for this paying customer". If she knew what she did was OK, she wouldn't have said anything.
I went on with the rest of the night as usual. But at the end of the night in the locker room, she tried to save face, but I was unconvinced. She said his friend made him do it. Oh really, that's funny, because his friend just said YOU asked him to do dances. She kept repeating that she wasn't a throat cutter, trying to convince me of that, and I said "Actions speak louder than words". One of her friends tried to stand up for her, but COME ON, let it go. Does she expect me to be THRILLED or even neutral about this? I was just trying to get dressed and leave. I would have been fine not talking.
I hate it when people say one thing and do another. Not only do you look like a throat-cutter, you also look like a liar.



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