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Jimmie Opakovsky


Career development 1d
I’ve been working at a karaoke bar for a couple of weeks, and honestly, drunk people are driving me nuts. They can’t sing or carry a tune, but they still scream through songs and ruin them. Every day it’s getting worse. Do you think I’ll ever get used to it, or should I just quit and find something else?

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  • Steward Tony Pacheco

    19h
    Best answer

    Jimmie! Your job is to help them have a great time, not seat through headline shows every night you work. Instead of listening to their attempts in... singing, look at their reaction to actually working though issues, bad memories, recent & past losses, prior glory, good ols days, sad times, miltary service, and the leist goes on.

    Listen to the joy as well as the pain at each patron performers song. Its much more that just karaoke. You impact lives, much like the comic, the bartender, the dance instructor and the entertainer. thats the business.

    I have spents 20 years in entertainment, and even in some of the worst situations, I found joy in just watching and learning how much these business help the population.     more

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  • irene viola

    1h

    Find something else then quit

  • James Anderson

    9h

    Did you actually take this job for the quality of the singing???

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  • Rochelle Felton

    10h

    Start inviting people that can sing.

    2

  • Ivanhills_Ug. Jjuuko

    17h

    All you need to do is get used to them

    1

  • Kasaija Johnson

    17h

    No just be patient u will catch up with the situation

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  • Dorothea

    18h

    If you do not like your customers, you have to quit

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  • J Taylor

    18h

    Firstly, Find out why you work at a karaoke bar and then take to the internet to complain about your karaoke patrons singing. You’re probably a... terrible host. Upskill yourself and get out of the way of fun to those people.  more

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  • Steward Tony Pacheco

    19h

    Jimmie! Your job is to help them have a great time, not seat through headline shows every night you work. Instead of listening to their attempts in... singing, look at their reaction to actually working though issues, bad memories, recent & past losses, prior glory, good ols days, sad times, miltary service, and the leist goes on.

    Listen to the joy as well as the pain at each patron performers song. Its much more that just karaoke. You impact lives, much like the comic, the bartender, the dance instructor and the entertainer. thats the business.

    I have spents 20 years in entertainment, and even in some of the worst situations, I found joy in just watching and learning how much these business help the population.     more

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  • Roger Bonin

    23h

    You should never quit without finding something else first. That being said you could also request a leave of absence and see what they say look for a... job then or learn to put up with the screech owls, sing along with them in your head so you hear your own music. Also do as Mr. Natural suggested and "Be like two fried eggs! Always keep your Sunny Side up! more

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