| A bartender is someone who serves beverages | | | | establishments, such as a busy nightclub, the |
| behind a licensed bar to paying customers. A | | | | bartender is only expected to serve the |
| bartender can also be called a barkeep or a | | | | customer a drink and nothing else. In a smaller |
| barmaid. Bartenders are found in bars, pubs, | | | | place such as a tavern however, the bartender |
| taverns, nightclubs and other such places. The | | | | might be expected to be a good listener, and |
| bartender mixes and serves drinks, and the | | | | allow the customers to have a shoulder to cry on. |
| majority of drinks a bartender is making contain | | | | All bartenders should be friendly however, and |
| alcohol, such as beer, wine, liquor, liqueur, coolers | | | | enjoy having contact and communication with |
| and cocktails. They also serve water, juice, pop | | | | customers. Good bartenders have a way of |
| and other non-alcoholic beverages for customers | | | | attracting regular customers. Good bartenders like |
| who do not wish to drink alcohol such as a | | | | this will remember the favored drink of regular |
| designated driver or a non drinker. As well as | | | | customers, have drink recommendations on hand |
| make and serve drinks, the bartender is also | | | | or recommendations for other bars, as well as |
| responsible for taking payment for drinks (either | | | | several other unofficial duties. |
| from customers, waiters or waitresses), keep the | | | | In most countries, tipping is expected of the |
| liquor supplies and glassware stocked, keep the | | | | customer, and this is how the bartender gets the |
| bar area clean, maintain enough ice and garnishes | | | | majority of his income, as most bar tenders are |
| on hand and serve food to customers sitting at | | | | paid minimum wage. In some places, minors are |
| the bar. | | | | allowed in bars, and it is the bartenders |
| Often, the bartender is expected to dress | | | | responsibility to check for identification before |
| appropriately to add to the atmosphere of the | | | | serving them alcohol. If this sounds like a lot of |
| bar. In some establishments, the bar tender might | | | | work, with not much reward, look on the bright |
| participate in flair bartending, which contributes to | | | | side. Your working at an establishment that |
| the entertainment in the bar. Bartenders are | | | | serves gallons of liquor each day, and your in |
| expected to be able to mix hundreds of types of | | | | charge of it. What better way to get drunk for |
| drinks to please any paying customer in a quick, | | | | fee! |
| accurate and unwasteful fashion. In some | | | | |