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Dont post many stories as i am terrible at telling them but i had a dozy of a night at a new site last night!
I work as a doorman (or as many may know the job - Bouncer) and i was assigned a place new to me last night, so i didnt know the layout, the staff, the owner or the "house rules"
Off to a good start
Arrive at the place and due to the England v Wales match i couldent move more than 3 feet in from the door, there was 3 doors into this place so i walk round them all and it is the same story at all of them.
I shoulder barge my way past a large amounf of people shouting excuse me, can i get through and so forth until i make it to the bar, where i ask the barmaid if my partner for the night had turned up yet. I was told i was the first to arrive so i make my way through the sea of people again to get outside and call the boss......who promptly told me i was working alone for the first hour or so and the other lad would be in when he could.
Now a side note for you not in the know - you never work a gig alone, if a fight between 2 people start and your on your own....you are already out numbered before anything else happens.
On with the show
Any ways -
Wales win - Crowd evaporates out the doors very quickly and i can finally look the place over in all its glory and start having a quick scan round.
Barmaid comes to me and says there is a drunk sleeping woman in the other room and the manager wants you to get rid of her
Off i go and shake her shoulder till shes looking at me and tell her its time to go home
She agrees
Minutes pass shes not moving
Speak to her again shes mumbling to herself and not looking like shes able to move..
Here we go - Stand behind her and lift her by her armpits until she is standing, guide her out the nearest door supporting her weight
Once outside and holding her up talk to her - "Are you awake now? Can you stand up on your own?" once satisfied she is awake, aware of where she is and able to stand i let her go.
She stands there looking at me for a few minutes as i had taken position at the door to make sure she does not gain entry again, after a few minutes she trips over her own feet and takes out the pub's food served sign.
I and someone out for a quick smoke help her to her feet, once we let go she staggers off up the road - I think what a great start to the night
He arrives
My partner for the night arrives and introduces himself to me and the bar staff, then asks me whats the set up with this place (the question i was going to ask him!!) after a quick chat on teh matter i find its his first night there as well and we work out the best way to do this job.
Band arrives
Holy mother of God!!! a live band act is on tonight and are unloading onto a small stage, they set up and get on with the show
The stupidity
2 guys and 1 Gal who were in when i arrived - 1 of the guys goes to the bar and gets service refused as hes a bit drunk, He didnt like that. No he didnt like that at all - He starts going off at the poor girl behind the bar. My partner (who was working inside patrol) grabs him and is "escorting" him out in a bear hug like grip, this sod is grabbing everything he can to try and stay in when i reach them i have to prise his hands off a support timber and a large table...with me pushing and my partner pulling we soon get him to the door at which point he grabs the pole supporting the large speaker the band had set up.
I had to let go of him and catch the speaker!!!! He had one hell of a death grip on it i had to pull him off finger by finger..when he has finally let go he is catapulted out the door with such force he stops rolling when he is half way across the road. His friend follows him out the door without protest...but his girlfriend wants to stop and hug my partner and say goodbye to someone....so i was lumped with holding the 2 lads back while they were trying to get back in for the girl...
The stupidity, second coming
I look in the door from outside and at the bar i can see someones ass, i rush in and my partner has arrived there before i do so i let him take lead, he talks to the guy and his friends they nod and agree to behave...My partner comes and tell me the guys friend decided to prank the lad and remove his belt, when he didnt notice they undid his pants....when he still didnt respond they pulled his pants and shorts down!!!
Once the ass is hidden and all is well...i decide to stand inside watching that group and shortly see a barmaid take a drink out of his hands, i move over to them and ask if everything is ok...the barmaid says all i swell and so does the group....i go back to watching them (and everyone else)...i notice the barmaid looking at me so i point to a spot on the bar where no one is...we meet there she tells me whilst they are not being any trouble that lad is not to have another drink, i enquire if i should see him out and am told as long as he isnt drinking and isnt trouble they are fine with him being there....so back to my post i went.
After a while i see he has a drink in his hand again...i take it off him and put it behind the bar...
A short time later one of his friends picks him up by the legs and proceeds to tip him over onto the bar....at which point i went in grabbed the second lad and dragged him out the door by his shoulders....he isnt happy and trys to get back in but i block him...his 4 friends are being tossed out by my partner (who came over when he saw me going in) and they all proceeded to argue we had no right to eject them and blah de blah....eventually they move on and all is well
The stiffing
Now when i work with this company the normal rate is £10 a hour...i get a envelope given to me by the bar manager whilst i am busy so i stuff it in my pocket....i opened it once i knocked off to find it only had £45 in it for just over 5 hours work! Place closed up and locked up....so im going to chase what im short on monday!
Dont post many stories as i am terrible at telling them but i had a dozy of a night at a new site last night!
I work as a doorman (or as many may know the job - Bouncer) and i was assigned a place new to me last night, so i didnt know the layout, the staff, the owner or the "house rules"
Off to a good start
Arrive at the place and due to the England v Wales match i couldent move more than 3 feet in from the door, there was 3 doors into this place so i walk round them all and it is the same story at all of them.
I shoulder barge my way past a large amounf of people shouting excuse me, can i get through and so forth until i make it to the bar, where i ask the barmaid if my partner for the night had turned up yet. I was told i was the first to arrive so i make my way through the sea of people again to get outside and call the boss......who promptly told me i was working alone for the first hour or so and the other lad would be in when he could.
Now a side note for you not in the know - you never work a gig alone, if a fight between 2 people start and your on your own....you are already out numbered before anything else happens.
On with the show
Any ways -
Wales win - Crowd evaporates out the doors very quickly and i can finally look the place over in all its glory and start having a quick scan round.
Barmaid comes to me and says there is a drunk sleeping woman in the other room and the manager wants you to get rid of her
Off i go and shake her shoulder till shes looking at me and tell her its time to go home
She agrees
Minutes pass shes not moving
Speak to her again shes mumbling to herself and not looking like shes able to move..
Here we go - Stand behind her and lift her by her armpits until she is standing, guide her out the nearest door supporting her weight
Once outside and holding her up talk to her - "Are you awake now? Can you stand up on your own?" once satisfied she is awake, aware of where she is and able to stand i let her go.
She stands there looking at me for a few minutes as i had taken position at the door to make sure she does not gain entry again, after a few minutes she trips over her own feet and takes out the pub's food served sign.
I and someone out for a quick smoke help her to her feet, once we let go she staggers off up the road - I think what a great start to the night
He arrives
My partner for the night arrives and introduces himself to me and the bar staff, then asks me whats the set up with this place (the question i was going to ask him!!) after a quick chat on teh matter i find its his first night there as well and we work out the best way to do this job.
Band arrives
Holy mother of God!!! a live band act is on tonight and are unloading onto a small stage, they set up and get on with the show
The stupidity
2 guys and 1 Gal who were in when i arrived - 1 of the guys goes to the bar and gets service refused as hes a bit drunk, He didnt like that. No he didnt like that at all - He starts going off at the poor girl behind the bar. My partner (who was working inside patrol) grabs him and is "escorting" him out in a bear hug like grip, this sod is grabbing everything he can to try and stay in when i reach them i have to prise his hands off a support timber and a large table...with me pushing and my partner pulling we soon get him to the door at which point he grabs the pole supporting the large speaker the band had set up.
I had to let go of him and catch the speaker!!!! He had one hell of a death grip on it i had to pull him off finger by finger..when he has finally let go he is catapulted out the door with such force he stops rolling when he is half way across the road. His friend follows him out the door without protest...but his girlfriend wants to stop and hug my partner and say goodbye to someone....so i was lumped with holding the 2 lads back while they were trying to get back in for the girl...
The stupidity, second coming
I look in the door from outside and at the bar i can see someones ass, i rush in and my partner has arrived there before i do so i let him take lead, he talks to the guy and his friends they nod and agree to behave...My partner comes and tell me the guys friend decided to prank the lad and remove his belt, when he didnt notice they undid his pants....when he still didnt respond they pulled his pants and shorts down!!!
Once the ass is hidden and all is well...i decide to stand inside watching that group and shortly see a barmaid take a drink out of his hands, i move over to them and ask if everything is ok...the barmaid says all i swell and so does the group....i go back to watching them (and everyone else)...i notice the barmaid looking at me so i point to a spot on the bar where no one is...we meet there she tells me whilst they are not being any trouble that lad is not to have another drink, i enquire if i should see him out and am told as long as he isnt drinking and isnt trouble they are fine with him being there....so back to my post i went.
After a while i see he has a drink in his hand again...i take it off him and put it behind the bar...
A short time later one of his friends picks him up by the legs and proceeds to tip him over onto the bar....at which point i went in grabbed the second lad and dragged him out the door by his shoulders....he isnt happy and trys to get back in but i block him...his 4 friends are being tossed out by my partner (who came over when he saw me going in) and they all proceeded to argue we had no right to eject them and blah de blah....eventually they move on and all is well
The stiffing
Now when i work with this company the normal rate is £10 a hour...i get a envelope given to me by the bar manager whilst i am busy so i stuff it in my pocket....i opened it once i knocked off to find it only had £45 in it for just over 5 hours work! Place closed up and locked up....so im going to chase what im short on monday!
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