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| - Bartender One is HORRIBLE! Felt totally scammed into the whole thing. Took the week long bartending and mixology course and there were far too many issues. On the first day, the class was a half hour late. For the wine tasting seminar, the "delivery hadn't arrived on time," so our instructor that day assured us that we would be receiving coupons for College Street Bar (which is owned by the company) to make up for the inconvenience. I never received the coupon, and when I sent emails to follow up, I was either told to keep waiting or ignored. For flair day, all of the students were asked to bring in a guest if they would like. This was basically the Bring Your Friend to Class So We Can Sell Them on How Awesome We Are Day. One of the students had brought his boyfriend in, and they proceeded to have an hour long, seemingly abusive fight throughout the class, making everyone very uncomfortable and it impossible to learn anything. As a part of the program, a photographer was to come in and take headshots and photos of us for our portfolio and then email them to us. I never received the email, so I followed up only to find that they had been lost on the memory card and no longer existed. Um, what? I was never offered some sort of reimbursement, and again, when I emailed them to explain my disappointment, I was ignored.
A week or two later, I was sent an email, letting me know that I had been the top student in the class and was invited to compete in a bartending competition. The winner of this competition would receive an internship at College Street Bar and potentially a permanent position (which is ridiculous). When I arrived to compete, I realized that some of the staff members there and the instructors from my course were also competing. These people had extensive experience and knew exactly what to expect in the competition. How is this fair in the slightest? It's not.
BOTTOM LINE: This business is totally corrupt and I would NOT recommend this place to ANYONE looking to get some more knowledge and experience in bartending.
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