I think, therefor I drink
In about 1.5 hours I'm off to a job interview - this may very well mark my triumphant return to foodservice. I'm actually pretty thrilled about this because man, do I suck at working a desk job. I'm pretty amazed at how people are able to dig and do stuff like this five days a week. It just makes my eyes glassy and my ass sore. I can manage straight work for about 1 hour and then I'm trolling on 4chan or checking my facebook status.
I'm going to an open interview for a job I've kind of been tracking for the last few weeks, ever since I was sure I was going to leave my current position. It's for a bartending spot about 1 mile from my house. I do wonder about this place though - the ad started out "Experienced bartender needed - bring resume, references, and credentials," then it slid to "Experienced bartender wanted - open interview," and now it's finally "Any asshole with working thumbs should show up around noon-ish."
Lucky for everyone involved, I am an asshole with working thumbs.
Better credentials than me - didn't bother to show up
So this tells me that there's a good chance the place sucks, but so what? Does it suck more than sitting in this chair 60 hours a week crossing T's and dotting I's? I find it hard to believe. I work from home proofreading textbooks - it is like prison, but at least in prison you've got some other people around. This is more like solitary confinement with emphasis on putting I before E and learning how to carry the one.
I have only a tiny bit of experience behind a bar - I mean like, I hope everyone likes beer, because that's what I'm making. Still, I've cased this place before and I think if I'm going to do this sort of work alongside my writing and academic career, this should be a good place to start out.
This is all putting the cart before the horse. It's just what's on my mind at the moment. Wish me luck for now, because I'm off to the rat race!
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