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Originally Posted by problemeliminator
Something that pisses me off: when people complain about having to do things that are literally part of their job description. Probably the most noticeable complaints I see are from bartenders. Someone posted a long rant in a local paper from someone in the restaurant restaurant industry. Apparently, if you order any drink other than a beer or one that has the names of the ingredients in the name, bartenders hate you. What? Isn't mixing drinks the entire reason for your job? I'm pretty sure we could self-serve beers and get auto-mixed GnTs from a vending machine. If bartenders don't want people to order complicated drinks, particularly when it's busy, then either don't make them or make them prohibitively expensive. "Oh, a mojito? That's 20 bucks." "Sorry, we don't serve Long Islands after 10pm."
Shouldn't piss me off cuz I don't live in the US and have to deal with whiny bartenders.
I think it must be confirmation bias, but I feel like 80% of bartenders are complete d-bags who think they are better/smarter than their customers. I guess that could be do to the fact that they deal with drunks on a daily basis. I've often considered ordering long and complicated cocktails if a bartender ever gives me grief about my order.
Me: I'll have a margarita; rocks, no salt
BT: Ugh, we're pretty busy right now and that's kinda lengthy to make
Me: I'm also buying for my whole table and I'll have a margarita, pina-colada, singapore-sling and 3 mind erasers.
BT: Sure...
Never had the right mix of arrogance and impatience to pull the trigger tho. Some day...