A woman makes thousands of dollars as a bottle girl — but it comes at a cost.
Taylor Blair, 26, brings in four figures every month from her job, but her dating life has suffered as a result.
Blair told Caters News that her waitressing has damaged her reputation since many “assume the worst” when she talks about what she does for work.
“Unless you have the most secure, supportive, understanding boyfriend, literally good luck,” Blair, from Scottsdale, Arizona, said.
“I see it so often like with my ex and even with the girls who still have boyfriends,” she added. “The second you get into a fight; he’s going to use your job against you.”
Part of the job requires Blair to dress in revealing clothing while serving drinks to men at a club, as well as going to other venues to help promote similar clubs to the one she works at.
“You come across very entitled people and a lot of these men have money and so they just think that they can do and say whatever,” Blair said. “The perception for you isn’t going to be great. The second that you tell them you’re a bottle girl, they’re just going to assume the worst.”
“Dating is difficult and it’s just overwhelming. Like it’s not normal to be in the club Thursday through Sunday every single weekend, so it’s very draining,” she shared.
Aside from dating and being judged by potential partners, Blair said that there are “a lot of cons about this job” — including having to load up on energy drinks in order to consecutively work overnight.
“Not getting home until 3 a.m. and not going to sleep until 3:30 is just insane. My venue also does outings, and we have to go during the week to different venues and just sit there,” she said. “During the week I don’t want to be talked to, I don’t want to leave my house, I don’t want to be within 100 yards of a club, but you’ve got to do it.”
Despite the downfalls of the job affecting her personal life, Blair is taking advantage of it, racking in on her earnings and the heavy tips she receives.
Blair’s income isn’t steady and week to week it’s never the same, but she still brings home more than many make in one month.
From just one 12-hour work week, Blair brought home $1,691.74. The following week she worked fewer hours yet made more money, bringing home $2,676.03.
“I say this all the time whenever talking about this job and talking about money is that it’s not always like this. I try to reiterate this,” she shared. “I have months where I do significantly better than this and I have months where I don’t even make a third of this, so it’s not consistent, it’s very up and down.”