Stripper's other jobs

I knew one stripper that worked at "Big Lots" 1 day a week unloading delivery trucks just so that she could get the employee discount on their products.

Others may be trying to ween themselves off of stripping.

It is for protect their resume so it marketable for future legit employments. Dancer know she cannot dance forever, and wish to avoiding future job interviewer asking her..."there is empty spot on your resume 2016-2018...what you were doing with your time then?"

Several Vegas dancer I have talk to have legit job at times so they do not have suspicious empty spot on their resume.

It's probably a good idea to have some other income that may be more reliable and a server can probably make some decent $$$ from tips working in a decent restaurant especially if it gers lots of custies - it can also help w/ dancer burnout of not having to be in the club all the time or being able to take a break from dancing - and can also help by not having long gaps in one's resume/work-history

Serrano, there is a punchline there I can't resist. "what was I doing from 2016-2018? Let's lock your office door and I'll show you!"

It could be to have some legit employment for tax purposes. If they have some on the books income, they could claim to live frugally. With no income you get into that no visible means of support area. Also let's them get Social Security credits, as if a stripper thinks that far in advance.

Yeah, once she's decided to work a regular job -- for her resume, or beginning to transition away from sex work, or just because stripping is tough emotionally and she needs some breaks -- that regular job is going to give her a schedule, and she's going to have to work those days or nights, just like a regular schnook.

My best guess that already haven't been mentioned is the swings in income.

I had a stripper friend that worked weekends in a big city, and one weekend she'd clear 5 grand, the very next weekend she'd be in the hole because she didn't even make enough to cover her dancing fees.

Think of stripper for her as overtime. She covers all her basic bills with the waitress gig, whatever she makes stripping is bonus money. Probably not the case but it's a good theory isn't it?!?!?!

makes sense to have a job to fill in the ackward spaces on a resume. too bad that society looks down on a stripper.

Hers' a novel idea, since you're curious why don't you ask her ! Just a thought.

For the ones with a legitimate other job, I always assume stripping is just a sidelight. I knew one who owned her own business and I thought it was weird she would strip, but she was also a freak who needed to show off once in a while. I also knew one who was a teacher and that probably looks better on a resume than stripping.

Brilliant punchline to serrano's comment that the boss might ask what she was doing from 2016-2018. ;)

That said, serrano's comment might be the explanation. Or the desire to have some income for the IRS to see. The strip club income could then be something that goes under the table.

She might also find the strip club a bit overpowering and only want so much of it.

I knew a girl that said she worked in an office 5 days per week and stripped 3 days per week for the cash. She said she started stripping part time to buy a car and help with debts and has not stopped. I actually believed her not that it mattered as she was quite hot and carried her end of the conversation.

One of my faves has a legit job as a home healthcare provider for older folks. She makes her rounds in the morning/early afternoon and comes to the club mid afternoon/early evening....kind of her own shift. I think she really does the stripping to get paid to get her freak on. You would never guess it, even when she's in the seating area of the club, but get her on top of a hard dick and she becomes an animal.

As mentioned, having an actual job helps in other areas. My escort g/f is struggling to rent a new apartment because she has no documented form of income. She should get a waitress job!

I know several CNA s and at least 2 LPN s that dance one-3 nights a week.

There are a variety of possible explanations. The DS used to work part time as a restaurant while she was a stripper so she could have an explanation for her parents for how she earned her money.

In the middle of the 90's I enjoyed a number of conversations with an older (but still hot) stripper who worked weekend days at a Chicago area club (Chicago was a strip club wasteland back then, too). I did get a few, tame, dances from her but mostly I just bought drinks while we talked. She claimed she had another, civi, job during the week and said she "went to school" but was vague about both. While I didn't doubt her about having another job, I quietly discounted her claim about school, especially since I thought she was near 30.

A few months after I last saw her at the club, I attended a suburban university graduation ceremony on the far side of Chicago many miles from the club, where I watched "my" older stripper receive her doctorate. The Dean of her college announced she also was moving from "instructor" to Assistant Professor. During the reception after the ceremony, she walked up to the group I was with and greeted a mutual friend - then turned very white as she recognized me. I "introduced" myself and asked some dumb question about her dissertation - which gave her time to calm down. Other than a quiet, "Thank you" we really didn't speak. And, unfortunately, I haven't seen her since.

I learned then not dismiss completely everything a stripper says, but I also learned not to every totally believe anything a stripper claims. Just like anyone else, strippers will tell half truths and slide around questions they don't want to answer. I also learned some women will work hard to accomplish goals, whether the goal is enough lap dance cash payments for the next hit of Oxy or Meth, or enough money to pay this month's student loan installment.

Dallas. A stripper with a doctorate is a little like a unicorn.

I met a dancer in Dallas that got a law degree while she was dancing. I saw here in a business setting and we both went through the same "introductions." She saw me at a restaurant a few weeks later and thanked me for being cool in that setting. I congratulated her on her new job and wished her well.

@goldmongerATL - who is that in your avatar?

I've always wondered how wait staff do at the moderate to expensive restaurants. You would expect the clientele to know how to tip at such places in addition to the much higher bills.