Comments on: after the fact (stripping) http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/how-stripping-affected-me/ random discourse from the original independent upppity educated angry international hobo activist backwoods-feminist escort Barbie Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:31:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Amanda Brooks http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/how-stripping-affected-me/comment-page-1/#comment-191933 Amanda Brooks Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:16:30 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/how-stripping-affected-me/#comment-191933 Kara -- That's a loaded question and a tough situation. Remember, the recession has hit strip clubs too. Doesn't mean you can't get a job in one, the question is whether you can learn how to make money in a club fast enough to make it worth your while. Clubs today make their money off stage fees, so they're generally happy to hire as many girls as they can. You pay your stage fee when you walk in the door, so they don't care if they overpack the club with dancers -- THEY'RE making money. Whether or not YOU actually make money is a different story. After you find a club you can work in, you'll have to deal with dancer craziness (dancer craziness is substance-fueled and/or fueled by the panic of not making money). You'll have to deal with constant, often horrible rejection by customers and a lot of their bullshit. If you're not making money on the floor, you will be very tempted by the opportunity to turn tricks outside of the club. You may well be tempted by the "cool" clique of people inside the club. These are the ones who party all the time and for whom stripping is a lifestyle, not a job. All I can say is that being "cool" doesn't put money in the bank. Making money puts money in the bank. There are a ton of stripper blogs who cover these pitfalls way better than I do right here. Basically, the question you should be asking yourself is if you have a steel will, a steel ego and a plan. You're going into this to make money so focus on that. It's tough right now. Take care of your body. Stripping is physical work and can be hard work. If you have an accident at work, there is no workers' comp. There is no health insurance either. Driving home after clubs close is also a great way to get into an accident, even if you haven't been drinking. I wouldn't even be worrying about your post-stripping job. If you strip for only a few months or a year, you can just lie on a job application or leave that part of your history out. Unless you're in a state that requires you to register as a dancer -- who's going to know differently? If you dance for several years, that's a different issue. By that time, you'll probably have an exit strategy in place anyway. Best wishes! XX Kara — That’s a loaded question and a tough situation. Remember, the recession has hit strip clubs too. Doesn’t mean you can’t get a job in one, the question is whether you can learn how to make money in a club fast enough to make it worth your while.

Clubs today make their money off stage fees, so they’re generally happy to hire as many girls as they can. You pay your stage fee when you walk in the door, so they don’t care if they overpack the club with dancers — THEY’RE making money. Whether or not YOU actually make money is a different story.

After you find a club you can work in, you’ll have to deal with dancer craziness (dancer craziness is substance-fueled and/or fueled by the panic of not making money). You’ll have to deal with constant, often horrible rejection by customers and a lot of their bullshit. If you’re not making money on the floor, you will be very tempted by the opportunity to turn tricks outside of the club. You may well be tempted by the “cool” clique of people inside the club. These are the ones who party all the time and for whom stripping is a lifestyle, not a job. All I can say is that being “cool” doesn’t put money in the bank. Making money puts money in the bank.

There are a ton of stripper blogs who cover these pitfalls way better than I do right here. Basically, the question you should be asking yourself is if you have a steel will, a steel ego and a plan. You’re going into this to make money so focus on that. It’s tough right now.

Take care of your body. Stripping is physical work and can be hard work. If you have an accident at work, there is no workers’ comp. There is no health insurance either. Driving home after clubs close is also a great way to get into an accident, even if you haven’t been drinking.

I wouldn’t even be worrying about your post-stripping job. If you strip for only a few months or a year, you can just lie on a job application or leave that part of your history out. Unless you’re in a state that requires you to register as a dancer — who’s going to know differently? If you dance for several years, that’s a different issue. By that time, you’ll probably have an exit strategy in place anyway.

Best wishes!

XX

]]> By: Kara http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/how-stripping-affected-me/comment-page-1/#comment-191791 Kara Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:37:59 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/how-stripping-affected-me/#comment-191791 I found this from doing some Google research on stripping. I've been thinking about trying it out as soon as I can get a car, mostly because it seems like a good way to make a lot of money fast--which is what I need. I'm pretty much desperate at this point. I'm 19, in college, and living off a student loan. My parents are in the sh*t financially since the recession hit and I feel like I've got to do something to improve my situation. I've never had a job, so the older I get the harder it is to get hired anywhere "normal." And I feel like stripping would fit in best with my schedule. So my question is, do you honestly think it's worth it? I consider myself to be a pretty tough, hearty person and I've got the body for it. My only real qualm is, how difficult will it be for me to get a different job after I decide to quit? I found this from doing some Google research on stripping. I’ve been thinking about trying it out as soon as I can get a car, mostly because it seems like a good way to make a lot of money fast–which is what I need. I’m pretty much desperate at this point. I’m 19, in college, and living off a student loan. My parents are in the sh*t financially since the recession hit and I feel like I’ve got to do something to improve my situation. I’ve never had a job, so the older I get the harder it is to get hired anywhere “normal.” And I feel like stripping would fit in best with my schedule. So my question is, do you honestly think it’s worth it? I consider myself to be a pretty tough, hearty person and I’ve got the body for it. My only real qualm is, how difficult will it be for me to get a different job after I decide to quit?

]]> By: Amanda Brooks http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/how-stripping-affected-me/comment-page-1/#comment-182970 Amanda Brooks Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:42:19 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/how-stripping-affected-me/#comment-182970 Ardi -- Thank you! Getting out may make you a happier person, but only if you find something that does make you happier. If you just go into another stressful job, you won't be any happier (and may hate your loss of freedom). As for the guys, not all men are asshole strip club customers. However, you will always be able to walk through life and spot them. It does make it easy to avoid having to interact with them outside the club, though. And frankly, there's no law that says you MUST respect men. They should earn it. XX Ardi — Thank you!

Getting out may make you a happier person, but only if you find something that does make you happier. If you just go into another stressful job, you won’t be any happier (and may hate your loss of freedom).

As for the guys, not all men are asshole strip club customers. However, you will always be able to walk through life and spot them. It does make it easy to avoid having to interact with them outside the club, though. And frankly, there’s no law that says you MUST respect men. They should earn it.

XX

]]> By: Hobbyist http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/how-stripping-affected-me/comment-page-1/#comment-182969 Hobbyist Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:40:45 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/how-stripping-affected-me/#comment-182969 Aaah... great. Stereotyped by sex workers, now. Actually, I'm kidding, but it's not the first time I hear this. Lots of clients are attached and it gets to the providers after a while. Look, we're all the same and we're all different, and that's the only truth. Same can be said of anybody or anything else, BTW. Whether you focus on the similarities or differences is up to you. My $.02. :) Aaah… great. Stereotyped by sex workers, now. Actually, I’m kidding, but it’s not the first time I hear this. Lots of clients are attached and it gets to the providers after a while.

Look, we’re all the same and we’re all different, and that’s the only truth. Same can be said of anybody or anything else, BTW. Whether you focus on the similarities or differences is up to you.

My $.02. :)

]]> By: Adri http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/how-stripping-affected-me/comment-page-1/#comment-182962 Adri Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:34:55 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/how-stripping-affected-me/#comment-182962 I loved your blog. I'm a dancer ready to find an RT job but I'm also very scared to leave the freedom dancing provides and I find it hard to look at men and respect them no matter where I am because I feel like they are all the same deep down.. weather its in a public, professional, or any setting for that matter. I hope getting out makes me a happier person:) Thanks I loved your blog. I’m a dancer ready to find an RT job but I’m also very scared to leave the freedom dancing provides and I find it hard to look at men and respect them no matter where I am because I feel like they are all the same deep down.. weather its in a public, professional, or any setting for that matter. I hope getting out makes me a happier person:)

Thanks

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