Comments on: Family Perks and Quirks

By: tronner

tronner — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:44:52 +0000

Like Rod said above, a Gimlet doesn’t have pickled anything in it, but is Gin (or Vodka) and lime juice. A Gibson is a martini with pickled onions in it – classic example of an a-hole customer who orders one thing and expects another. Classic example of the a-hole boss to not have a bartender to help you out, too.

By: Meshell

Meshell — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:04:10 +0000

Ouch, typical family owned business. I don’t think the OP was complaining about doing the jobs, rather she probably experienced a lot of favoritism issues while having to a lot of things that she wasn’t trained for. Those little bumps in a job that we normally go “hey, it’s a part of the experience of working this type of job” quickly turn into horrible aspects of the job as social issues climb (I can only imagine how frustrated and lost I would feel when the two niece waitresses show up 2 hours after me to immediately go for a smoke break with their owner-aunt…. just an example, but I can see how little issues aggrandize with favoritism).

By: Rod

Rod — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:10:16 +0000

No training and being made to make cocktails is embarrassing. (A Gimlet should only have a slice of lime in it, no olives or onions).

By: zomboid

zomboid — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:33:18 +0000

i think the point was that mixing cocktails wasn’t part of the job description

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:09:58 +0000

That sounds rough, but you should have to take a gimlet back if you put cocktail pickles in it. That’s not what the customer ordered.