Media portrayal is not always what it seems when it comes to the viewers idea of what a certain job entails. Movies and television can sometimes make a night club career or job look exciting and alluring when it is in fact tiring and stressful. The viewers, whether it be by choice or ignorance, only see the glamorous side of many stories.
A good example of this false portrayal by the media is bartending. Bartending is just a small part of a big picture in the restaurant business. A bartender is a person who makes drinks and obviously it does require skill to do this. Different types of establishments require different levels of interactions with the public as well.
An elegant type restaurant employs a bartender who will probably not have much contact with the customers. A casual type setting employs a bartender that may interact fully with the customers. Restaurants and clubs have different focuses, one being food and one being drinks. If a bartender does deal with the public directly he/she can make great tips by giving his/her best customer service which is required when working in the service industry.
The way media portrays a bartender makes them a type of person who can give legal, religious and psychiatric advice to their customers. If this were really true they wouldn’t be tending bar, they’d be in a different profession. There are courses to enrol in to learn how to be a bartender to help them find a job in that field. It can be fun but can also be a very busy job that requires excellent customer service skills. Men and women both make great bartenders.
A bartender is a good job if that is what you want to do. It won’t make you into a superhero or make you who everyone wants to depend on for sound advice. The media lures us in by portraying characters and their every day lives as way too perfect and gratifying.
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