"Salve Imperator! Quis volis bibere?"

[xiphias]

My Latin sucks. I know that. But, anyway, tonight was the Harvard Club's Haloween party. I don't know exactly who all gets invited , but I think it's current and recent students.

And, well, there were THREE people dressed up as Roman emperors.

Anyway, the way we do cash bars at the Harvard club is that you've got one guy with the cashbox selling tickets, and the bartender collects tickets in return for drinks. The guy who was selling tickets with me is a Classics major at BC, so he helped me with my Latin a bit, but I promptly forgot.

Of the people who dressed as Romans, of whom I asked what they wanted to drink in Latin, they often ordered wine. I am now wondering if that's simply because everyone knows the word "vinum", and fewer people would think to say "fermentum" or "aquae vitae".

It was remarkably busy, and I made $44 in tips. One rather cute Asian girl did try to cadge free drinks off of me, but she failed utterly. I mean, after all, what's in it for me? I DID have money in my pocket and COULD have used it to buy a drink for her had I wanted to, but I had no reason to do so.

In other news, Collum, who is the head day barback, and has been working as night assistant beverage manager since Kevin Trainor, the night ABM, left to teach English in Japan, is leaving to teach English at Boston Latin School. This leaves us with no ABM and no acting ABM. But that's okay, because apparently John, who is the beverage manager, has ALSO given his notice. This sucks, because John is not only a decent guy, but actually a competent manager.

I wonder if I wouldn't be a good beverage manager. . . I actually would be, frankly, but I'm so unqualified on paper that I'm not even going to try. But what would be cool would be if Nelson became beverage manager. I wonder if they'd hire me as an ABM . . .

Comments

[vonbeck.livejournal.com]

You sould let people know that you are interested. Perhaps there is some sort of training they can help you with to become
more qualifed.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Ah, the benefits of a classical education. :-)

Speaking of which, sometimes qualifications on paper are not the most important factor, even in getting hired. You should try.

[redbird]

What chanaleh said: they know you're a good worker and bartender. One possible approach would be to tell them you're interested in becoming beverage manager, and would happily take a tryout as ABM so you can show them that you have the ability.

[nex0s.livejournal.com]

what redbird said.

the worst that will happen is they will say no. the best, is that they give you the job. you won't get fired for asking for more responsibility and work, you know?

it really can't hurt to show your interest.

n.

[querldox.livejournal.com]

Fifth the suggestion. I'd add that you might write up something about why you think you'd make a good beverage manager to give 'em when you express interest in it. That'd both show them that you've thought about the job and what it really entails, and get their minds thinking about you in that way.

[cellio]

I agree with this. Since you already work there, it's very easy for them to evaluate you for the position, compared to looking at outside candidates.