Area Leads
- Andrew & Sam Kalicki (Everything & Mrs Beans 🫘)
Where the fun will be done
- Inside & Behind Main Tent (never in cube truck)
When the shift is
- 8:45pm until bar closes (if a longer session, will split in two)
- Longer shift nights; Sunday soft opening & Thursday all-nighter
- 1st shift (9pm – 12ish)
- 2nd shift (12ish – 3ish)
- 3rd shift (3ish – closing)
Highlights of what’s involved
- This is done each night. Think of this as being Maverick’s wingman/copilot. He might be the hotshot pilot, shooting down Migs – but you’re the one making sure he’s covered and has everything he needs to succeed.
- This includes hanging behind the bar and helping wash bar equipment as it’s used (shot and saki glasses, bar spoons, shakers, etc), running to get more ice as the sinks get low, emptying the pour-off buckets in our grey water tank, grabbing liquor from the staging area behind the tent, filling smaller bottles from handles if we run out of small bottles that night, etc.
- Basically anything that needs doing so the bartenders can focus on making drinks!
- Hell – if it’s really busy and you want to make shots and walk through the crowd dishing them out, please do (just ID people)! While your main purpose is as bar support, don’t feel you can’t ever make a drink for patrons or enhance the experience for everyone.
SHIFT TO-DO’s
- Replace liquor in quick wells when it runs out
- Replace/refill mixers in quick pour bottles in quick wells when it runs out
- Grab additional ice from the freezers if the sinks run low
- Empty pour-off buckets in grey water tank near kitchen
- Help clean and replace used bar items (spoons, shot glasses, shakers, etc)
- Organizing empty bottles in provided card board boxes outside of main tent
- Sam and Andrew will pull out the allotted amount of alcohol for each day in the morning so whatever is in the staging area behind the main tent is what we have for that night – you should never have to go onto the cube truck to grab anything else (since that carefully separated for the rest of the week)
FAQ
- Do we ever need to go into the cube truck for things?
- Where is the ice for restocking at night?
- In the life boat (shipping container) behind where we eat (in the rear coolers)
- What if I can’t make my shift (restocking or bar back)?
- Two solutions…
- 1. Be a radically self reliant adult and find someone to switch with or cover you (please let Andrew or Sam know ASAP)
- 2. Let Andrew or Sam know ASAP and they’ll sort it out (only AFTER option 1 doesn’t work)
- Please NEVER just not show up…that fucks the people working that night and you don’t want to do that to a fellow camper 🙂
- What do I wear for barbacking?
- Whatever you want! But you’re encouraged to get a little classy and sexy since we are the not only the best bar on playa, but in the universe
- Keep in mind everyone has a different idea of what classy and sexy is/means…so make sure you feel these things first and foremost (we’re all about self comfort)
- You will get a little messy and sweaty though 😛
- If it’s really busy, can I help bartend while barbacking?
- You bet! It just gets a little hectic & crowded back there, so jump in where you can, but don’t abandon your main job of barbacking