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DaniJude
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Danielle
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WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
that she has been working as a waitress at Hooters for the past few months! She is in College and always found part-time jobs that paid well. Then, she needed to start an internship for her degree and that took up a lot of her time and paid AWFUL. After some time she couldn't make ends meet anymore- so she got a job there and didn't tell anyone (she lives Upstate so it is a restaurant around there)... I was shocked and I asked her if she is embarrassed and she said she wasn't ashamed at all - just didn't want to upset her religious parents.
THEN... she told me what she makes after an "average" night... HOLY SHIIT  Let's just say- I am in the WRONG profession, hahaha.
Do any of you think it is OK or wrong to work at a place like Hooters? Do you think that the money makes it worth it? Do you think that it is demeaning towards women?
I'm not thinking of working there myself!! Thankfully, I'm not that bad financially, lol! ...Just speaking to her really got me thinking about the whole thing in general and how people feel about it.
ETA: to clarify - I'm shocked b/c my friend is (or was) painfully shy - so that is why this threw me.
Message edited 12/11/2007 6:50:03 PM.
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june262004
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
Why would it be bad 
I mean she has her clothes on. And IMO even if she didn't ie stripping is not bad either.
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| Posted 12/11/07 6:37 PM |
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2PreciousBlessings
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
I don't see anything bad about it.
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| Posted 12/11/07 6:38 PM |
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JTK
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
Posted by june262004
Why would it be bad
I mean she has her clothes on. And IMO even if she didn't ie stripping is not bad either.
i'm with you! what's so bad about it?
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| Posted 12/11/07 6:39 PM |
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CaMacho
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
Nothing wrong with working at Hooters, IMO.
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| Posted 12/11/07 6:42 PM |
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MissJones
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
Hey, money is money...she's not selling drugs or hurting anyone. 
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| Posted 12/11/07 6:43 PM |
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reggie
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
I don't think it is bad to work there at all.
A person could have the worst job in the world(for example- cleaning a cesspool), but as long as do it with it with dignity.... well that is what counts.
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| Posted 12/11/07 6:43 PM |
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Reese32
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
I don't think it's a big deal. It's not for me, but to each her own. And if the money's good, that's even better!
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| Posted 12/11/07 6:44 PM |
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DaniJude
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Danielle
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
i never really thought about it before - which is why i wanted to post about it - the more i think about it, i don't think it is "bad"... i was just shocked and my first thought was "i wonder if she gets a lot of flack for that" ...i thought that a lot of women would say it is bad for women's rights or degrading/demeaning.
when she told me - after my initial shock b/c my friend is quite shy so for her to take this position is a surprise if you know her! but after my initial shock i said "to be honest, i have a friend who cocktail waitresses and wears more revealing outfits than the hooters girls" and she agreed.
just wanted to see how everyone felt - i was so curious.
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| Posted 12/11/07 6:45 PM |
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BaroqueMama
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
I see nothing wrong or demeaning about a woman supporting herself.
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| Posted 12/11/07 6:45 PM |
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itkocak
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
Message edited 11/15/2011 3:21:44 PM.
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| Posted 12/11/07 6:45 PM |
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DaniJude
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
Posted by MissJones
Hey, money is money...she's not selling drugs or hurting anyone.
right, exactly - she is not selling herself or anything.
my god, the money - you would FALL over! ...more in two days than what some people make in a week. 
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| Posted 12/11/07 6:47 PM |
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Emily
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
It is not bad, there are far worse places to earn a paycheck.
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| Posted 12/11/07 6:51 PM |
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jjk1007
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
I dont see a problem with it.
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| Posted 12/11/07 6:53 PM |
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alnem
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
i dont see a problem with it. everyone has to do what they have to do to pay the bills.
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| Posted 12/11/07 7:03 PM |
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tray831
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
I can never do it but I def. dont see anything wrong w/ it. More power to them for not giving a &hit. LOL I'd be ****** off at people staring at me so I can never work for a place like that.
However, its funny.......cuz whenever I pass a Hooter's.......no matter what day.......place is packed! 
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| Posted 12/11/07 7:08 PM |
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jax1023
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
The only way I see it as bad is if she quit college to work full time there.
I mean being a hooters girl has a definite shelf life.
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| Posted 12/11/07 7:08 PM |
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Sheena
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
Posted by prncss
I see nothing wrong or demeaning about a woman supporting herself.
Abso-freakin-lutely!
My only advice to her is to save, save, save!
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| Posted 12/11/07 7:17 PM |
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LisaW
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
I waitressed in topless clubs while in college
I see nothing wrong with it, and its GOOD money!!! 
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| Posted 12/11/07 7:20 PM |
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
not for nothing, but because of the anti-discrimination laws, anyone can work at Hooters - it is not a strip club type of place - they can't not hire you based on your body!!
I would do it in a heartbeat!!! I used to be a candy girl in clubs in the city, and it was all about fishnets and cleavage, and I raked in the dough on the weekends like you wouldnt believe!!!
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| Posted 12/11/07 7:23 PM |
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
you pose an interesting question... and I'm going to be honest about my feelings...
IMO, there's the theoretical and then reality
in THEORY (person I don't know), I go either way.... she IS selling herself in a way.... she's getting paid lots of $$$ to wear a skimpy outfit and condone men  at her....... BUT, from a feminist perspective, she'd likely get the in everyday life.... at least she's profiting from it 
In reality (say, I'm debating a waitress position in hooters), NO WAY. I don't want any -money. to me the money is dirty. I want my income to come only from hard manual labor or intellectual productivity. I would honestly think less of myself if I got money for being pretty.... is it right to think that way? likely not. but that's how I honestly feel.......
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| Posted 12/11/07 7:23 PM |
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Kara
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
Posted by lipglossjunky73
not for nothing, but because of the anti-discrimination laws, anyone can work at Hooters - it is not a strip club type of place - they can't not hire you based on your body!!
I think there is a body of case law DIRECTLY relating to Hooters that you might want to read.
Hooters is considered partly "entertainment" - and for that purpose, they can discriminate based on gender and looks. (A male sued Hooters b/c they wouldn't hire him. Famous case.)
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4monkeys
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
Posted by Kara
Posted by lipglossjunky73
not for nothing, but because of the anti-discrimination laws, anyone can work at Hooters - it is not a strip club type of place - they can't not hire you based on your body!!
I think there is a body of case law DIRECTLY relating to Hooters that you might want to read.
Hooters is considered partly "entertainment" - and for that purpose, they can discriminate based on gender and looks. (A male sued Hooters b/c they wouldn't hire him. Famous case.)
Liza, sadly, LOTS of things are done that shouldnt or cant be.
there was this whole clip on the radio this past summer about Abercrombie putting ONLY the hotties at the front of the store, and the "less" hot you are, the further back, and even into the stockroom you go..
at first its but in reality it's  
now I see why I dont "advertise" for any brand name. 
as far as the OP, and Hooters, I can totally see how you were thrown off, Im picturing a totally shy friend of mine,and I would have been too at first and 
but, God bless your friend, good for her.
If she feels comfortable and she's not made to feel embarassed or anything uncomfortable, more power to her.
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| Posted 12/11/07 7:49 PM |
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Gertyrae
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
I see absolutely nothing wrong with it...she's not naked, they wear tees, shorts, stocking and sneakers.
And if the money is that good...why the h*ll not?!!
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| Posted 12/11/07 7:51 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: WOW - My girlfriend just told me... (a lil long)
If I had the body I would have thought about it. I would have thought about being a stripper too. heck they make a lot of money!
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