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A Full Year of Brewery Working
3 years ago
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As of May 24th, it has officially been one full year since I started working at Transplants and it's been a hell of a ride. When I first started, we didn't even have performers or barstools thanks to Covid. I was super nervous at first that everyone was going to be stuck up hipsters with shitty personalities, but no! Everyone I work with is super friendly and supportive to one another. When I got the interview I was so stoked because I was under the impression that I was going to be a bartender. I later found out that no, I ended up getting the janitorial duties and at first I though, "Ah man that sucks... I'm just a janitor? Lame." But no, after my first couple of weeks of getting into a routine, I now can say that it's a super easy and somewhat therapeutic job. I just listen to my podcasts, clean for six hours, and I'm done. But that's just Mondays and Tuesdays!
For the rest of the week, I help brew and help reset the venue room. Coming in on brewing day is an absolute treat because brewing beer smells like freshly baked pumpkin pies. It's an aroma that's just so delicious and sweet. Then we get to taste the beers to make sure it's just right to begin kegging and bottling. On top of that, we get unlimited free beer to drink! During the shows, not only do I get in for free even if I'm not working, but I also get to meet and help out the band members. Occasionally some celebrities outside of bands have even stopped by. I got to meet Robert Patrick (T-1000 from Terminator 2) and Thomas Jane (The Punisher/The Mist) on the same night. I got to help out the entire band of Soulfly as well as many other bands who I've regrettably never heard of.
Of course not everything has been sunshine and rainbows.... My bosses will sometimes get super stressed out and upset about certain things. When this happens, I've found it best to just leave them alone and give them some space. We've also dealt with the occasional "unruly customer" who either gets too drunk and wants to start some shit, or is just a shitty person who also wants to start shit. Luckily we have security guards to tackle those assholes to the ground and throw them out though. There was even one night we had a full on riot of people throwing punches outside. That was definitely the worst night so far.
No matter how bad things have gotten though, these are all just minor nitpicks in comparison to working retail at my previous jobs. I will never unload a truck by myself in over a hundred degree weather directly in the sun. I will never need to kiss a customers ass and profusely apologize to them because the fridge they bought broke. I will never be placed in a situation in which I am the only person working that day. I will never be told that I am just a number that can easily be replaced. That's another thing that's so great about this job is the difference in mood. Working retail is depressing, everyones in a bad mood all the time, customers are upset, and they loop the same shitty, unoffensive, radio pop songs over and over again. Working at the brewery, everyones laughing, kicking back with friends, trying to get laid, unwinding after a long week of work, and just generally having a good time. Also the amount of women I see wearing a small scarf or bandana to cover their tits has been amazing. Boobies bouncing all over the place and I'm getting paid to be here! After cleaning up after one of our shows, some random dude wanted to get a picture of me because he said I was, "Really cool." Still not sure what that was about, but my point is that nobody would ever say I'm REALLY COOL at my old jobs.
One more thing I'd like to mention is our artist allies aka Vendor Markets. I never thought I'd see the day where I was selling my art work at a booth. Thanks to Transplants it's now a reality that we plan to keep going every other month. I'm truly touched that not only do I work in an environment where I can actually SHOW my bosses and coworkers my stuff, but they actually encourage me to sell it INSIDE THEIR BUILDING!
So yeah, I know they'll never read this unless one of my coworkers secretly follows me on FA, but Transplants is the best job I've ever had. I never thought a job would ever be enjoyable and that earning money is just miserable no matter what. Happy to say that I was wrong. Here's to several more years!
For the rest of the week, I help brew and help reset the venue room. Coming in on brewing day is an absolute treat because brewing beer smells like freshly baked pumpkin pies. It's an aroma that's just so delicious and sweet. Then we get to taste the beers to make sure it's just right to begin kegging and bottling. On top of that, we get unlimited free beer to drink! During the shows, not only do I get in for free even if I'm not working, but I also get to meet and help out the band members. Occasionally some celebrities outside of bands have even stopped by. I got to meet Robert Patrick (T-1000 from Terminator 2) and Thomas Jane (The Punisher/The Mist) on the same night. I got to help out the entire band of Soulfly as well as many other bands who I've regrettably never heard of.
Of course not everything has been sunshine and rainbows.... My bosses will sometimes get super stressed out and upset about certain things. When this happens, I've found it best to just leave them alone and give them some space. We've also dealt with the occasional "unruly customer" who either gets too drunk and wants to start some shit, or is just a shitty person who also wants to start shit. Luckily we have security guards to tackle those assholes to the ground and throw them out though. There was even one night we had a full on riot of people throwing punches outside. That was definitely the worst night so far.
No matter how bad things have gotten though, these are all just minor nitpicks in comparison to working retail at my previous jobs. I will never unload a truck by myself in over a hundred degree weather directly in the sun. I will never need to kiss a customers ass and profusely apologize to them because the fridge they bought broke. I will never be placed in a situation in which I am the only person working that day. I will never be told that I am just a number that can easily be replaced. That's another thing that's so great about this job is the difference in mood. Working retail is depressing, everyones in a bad mood all the time, customers are upset, and they loop the same shitty, unoffensive, radio pop songs over and over again. Working at the brewery, everyones laughing, kicking back with friends, trying to get laid, unwinding after a long week of work, and just generally having a good time. Also the amount of women I see wearing a small scarf or bandana to cover their tits has been amazing. Boobies bouncing all over the place and I'm getting paid to be here! After cleaning up after one of our shows, some random dude wanted to get a picture of me because he said I was, "Really cool." Still not sure what that was about, but my point is that nobody would ever say I'm REALLY COOL at my old jobs.
One more thing I'd like to mention is our artist allies aka Vendor Markets. I never thought I'd see the day where I was selling my art work at a booth. Thanks to Transplants it's now a reality that we plan to keep going every other month. I'm truly touched that not only do I work in an environment where I can actually SHOW my bosses and coworkers my stuff, but they actually encourage me to sell it INSIDE THEIR BUILDING!
So yeah, I know they'll never read this unless one of my coworkers secretly follows me on FA, but Transplants is the best job I've ever had. I never thought a job would ever be enjoyable and that earning money is just miserable no matter what. Happy to say that I was wrong. Here's to several more years!
dragonofdarkness13
~dragonofdarkness13
That is seriously awesome to hear... All those years of having shitty backbreaking, ball busting, sandy asshole jobs , you deserved this and I hope you get to keep working there for a long time <3
