torstai 26. kesäkuuta 2014

The world of bussies

So I did some math... In a good week I would be making 450-600$ working for KK Sales & Marketing. Which is not bad as money comes. But that is in 50+ hours of work. The national minimum wage is 17,59$/hour. You get the rest.
Now I am working in a nightclub as a bussie a.k.a. glassie. So I collect glasses, fill up the ice and carry more drinks to the bars. And this pays 20$/hour. Last weekend I worked 32,5 hours between Friday 20:00 and Sunday 13:00 so I made 600$ in that time. Yeah, I'm not going back to sales. I am not nearly ruthless enough and I apparently lack the skill to summon enthusiasm out of thin air to close in the bookings. So screw that. Back to the business I am familiar with.

Our deranged family of bussies is something I enjoy myself with. The hours are long, work is hard, but still I would not change it to being a bartender in that venue. They are there mainly to open bottles and mix very simple drinks to a bunch of retards, I mean customers. I could out do any of them if it came to that.

Last Friday was one of my most interesting working nights I ever have had. I thought doing that gig on a nude cruise years back in Finland was it. I was wrong.
For confidentiality issues I won't be able to tell you much, but I can tell you the rules:
For us: No eye contact, no engaging customers
For customers: Only sexy clothing, no long pants unless they are chaps or see through. No jackets, dresses or normal street clothing. Or anything else the organizers deem unsexy.
You understand already the rules for bussies? There was also a grope-box and exhibitionist lounge. And free condoms on all tables and bar counters.

Tomorrow is Rn'B party and Saturday the usual technoparty. Let's see if I find 85$ in change/bills on the floor again this weekend.

maanantai 16. kesäkuuta 2014

Winds of change

So Hunky Dory was not so hunky dory as it first seemed. The chefs knew how to smoke the new guy out. I lasted all of 3 days taking shit from the guys and them telling me I am getting payed under the national minimum. After seeing the roster for the second week and seeing only 1 shift there I said sayonara and good riddance to the guys and took off. After getting my paycheck (almost 2 weeks late) I realized that the guys were just bullshitting me about my wage. I had been paid the minimum (17.59$/hour). Oh well, guess they didn't want me there.
Lucky I landed a job in sales instantly after quitting there so my money is still coming in.
I didn't want to tell you guys about it until I had been there for a while and see the money. You know what kind of stigma door-to-door sales have. But I don't need to even sell anything, I'm just making appointments for a solar expert to go in and have a chat with the homeowners and try to sell them some solar systems. It is still hard work and lot of walking but at least I get to see all these nice suburbs and get a lot of fresh air. :)
Still looking for something else though because this is still not what I came to Australia for. But if this makes me enough money, I will bite the bullet and do something cool afterwards.