Cocktail waitress

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A costumed cocktail waitress serving drinks

A cocktail waitress, colloquially known as a bottle girl,

live music venues. The gender-neutral job title is cocktail server.[3]

Many cocktail waitresses also entertain customers and some require booking. They may hold up customized signs.

Casinos traditionally dress their cocktail waitresses in fancy outfits with very short

Las Vegas, and Reno
.

Training is normally done on the job, usually for less than a month.[6] While they need to have general information about alcoholic drinks (e.g., to recognize the names of different kinds of liquor), they also need to learn the specifics of the particular establishment (e.g., the particular brands available at the moment).[3]

Nearly all the time at work is spent standing or walking, often while carrying drinks (considered light or sometimes medium lifting).[6]

References

  1. ^ "Lives of Bottle Girls in New York City | the Bronx Journal".
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  6. ^ a b Occupational Requirements Survey, Waiters and waitresses. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.