My Life As A Strip Club Manager
Sunday, July 13, 2014 12:00 AM
Ever stopped and asked yourself this question? "What the fuck is wrong with me?" I find myself asking that same question usually on a daily basis lol I guess it's the challenge that comes with running a strip club that I still find myself ready to take full on. I've encountered, witnessed, and dealt with things that most people couldn't even imagine possibly happening. Then again, there's that excitement that strings me along for the ride. I've always been a fan of roller coasters after all :)
When I first started I had NO idea how a strip club was managed or run. I was also nervous as shit that I would easily fuck up or that the Dancers, Bouncers, Djs, Waitresses, Bartenders, and of course other Managers would hate me for whatever reason just because I was new and didn't know shit about running a strip club. So you're probably wondering how the fuck did my ass end up getting this kind of position? Well...
It kinda just fell into my lap ;) I didn't know anybody that worked there or even thought I'd be a manager! I actually went in to try to help promote the club in any way I could. My resume and management experience is what got the owner saying "fuck all that, bring me a proposal on what you'll do for the club and we'll talk." Sooo I did, and just like that I'm hired!? I still remember celebrating that night...well actually I forgot most of it lol. My first day on the job was definitely intense as fuck. I had all eyes on me and I found out that same day that almost every bouncer wanted my position. Some with 5 even 10+ years experience! And here I come out of nowhere taking that shit....I could see why I wasn't very liked at the time. To earn the respect from the dancers and bouncers was one of the biggest challenges I faced. I knew it wouldn't happen overnight, so I had to really begin to think on my toes on how to approach every situation I was dealing with. We all know how hard it is to deal with a woman (sorry ladies) lol but dealing with a lot of different women with a lot of different feelings, emotions, issues, and personalities is a completely different ball game! The girls are and ALWAYS will be the most important thing about the club for obvious reasons.
Imagine walking into an ice cream shop with NO ice cream....a strip club with no girls is nothing but a lonely bar. The girls are what makes or breaks a club (insert fat ass period here) In the beginning it was hard for me to understand why any sane person would give out hundreds and hundreds of dollars to a stripper and not get anything but some tits in your face and a hard case of blue balls...but then I realized that it's the actual "fantasy" that they buy into! Sure some girls actually cross the line into giving it up for money outside the club, however the real hustlers that I know that make insane amounts of cash do it without having to resort to sex. Since this world was new to me I knew I had to quickly learn all the industry tricks and secrets as much as I could. Not just for myself, but to help the girls as well. One of the most important things I've learned and I hope EVERY manager understands is this...of course I have to exaggrate what I'm about to say so here we go:
NEVER FUCK THE DANCERS!
Immediate career ender no matter how tempted you get. To this day I've been able to keep my dick in my pants and I advise all new or current managers to do the same. Yes I know it's tempting....I basically get asked out every day or grabbed innapropriately or invited to threesomes or almost being raped or... well you get the idea lol It also doesn't help that I'm the only single manager at the club which makes the attention nice, but not allowing it to interfere or distract from the job at hand is where thinking with your ACTUAL head and not the one down there comes in. I've had this one girl tell me once that if I don't take her to the movies or have sex with her then she will fuck with me and blackmail me for something I didn't do.....ya talk about peer pressure lol Oh and yes she was serious....wasn't a joke. Anyway, let's fast forward to now where I've already had my fair share of dancer drama, customer/employee issues, fights, legal matters, gunshots, cars being set on fire and/or smashed, drug related issues (what a shocker right?), sexual acts, underage drinking, drunk asses, and the list goes on and on...
Every situation is different. Every day is different. Every one is different. I never know what will happen next or who will walk into those doors. The girls love me and my employees do as well but that's not to say I haven't had any problems myself. It's important to find the right balance where you don't allow them (whether it be the girls or staff) to walk all over you but at the same time you can't treat them however you want just because you are in that position. Being a dick or asshole won't get you far and in fact can easily back fire on you causing you to lose respect from the girls. They won't want to work your shifts or even at the club. There was time when I was talking to the DJ about a song I wanted to hear (I was off shift) and one of the dancers came up to m drunk as fuck and told me..."Move the fuck out of the way." I don't let my own mother talk to me like that so of course I won't let some drunk girl talk to me that way, so my response was "No, if you need to talk to the DJ you can go around me." Of course she didn't take that well and said "I'll punch you in the face! you're nobody and there will be another manager after you, but I'll still be here!" So I said "Go ahead and do it." She then hit me in the face....repeatedly lol I took it like Oscar De La Hoya and just started laughing. We had her escorted out and to this day she's been 86. Which for those that don't know what that means...it means she can no longer step foot in that club unless I say she can. A small example of how you should not reward bad behavior but instead punish those that cause it. Doing so will then have a chain reaction to show others how doing something you shouldn't do (like punch a manager in the face) will result in consequences. Same applies to drug users, prostitutes, and problem causing girls that we as managers have to deal with on a consistent basis. Of course not all girls behave or act this way, just like not all managers are fucking the girls. There are plenty of great well educated drug/disease free girls in this industry and most of them don't get the respect that they deserve. Just because a girl takes off her clothes for money DOES NOT mean she's any less of a person or that she should be looked down upon. Absolutely not, these girls really do work hard for their money and I personally know exactly what they go thru since I talk to them EVERY single day. What can I say being a good listener comes in handy ;)
I'm still managing my club and learning something new every day, I'll try to post something new often enough (if not every day) about life as a strip club manager....these may include whatever issues, drama, concerns, questions, opinions, etc. that I'll be encountering and making decisions on. This is my way of keeping a journal lol Feel free to ask or share anything with me, I might not be able to answer everything or right away but I'll definitely try!
Thanks for taking the time to read my post and I wish everyone the best in whatever they do! Whether you dance, bounce, DJ, waitress, manage, or sell locos tacos at taco bell...sorry I'm fucking hungry and I don't know why that popped in my head haha
Until next time!
-Triple_Threat
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