Should I keep driving Strippers?

[Iplayragstoo]

Ok, quick overview of the situation.... I am 38, and have been driving strippers for a small company here in Chicagoland since 1997. Its a part time gig that usually only happens on the weekends, and from April-Oct(wedding season). At first it started out like it sounds like it would be..FUN! /images/graemlins/smirk.gif But then as time went on it turned into what it really is, another job. Now the money was good, I got paid 25$ a show for walking in the door with the girl, and then whatever she tipped me out at the end of the night(No..no - freebies/images/graemlins/shocked.gif) I could make anywhere from 100$ to 400$ a night, life was good for awhile.

All the time I was doing this I had a wife who did'nt mind as it was bringing in $$$ to the household. Now its 2005, and I stopped driving this past summer, I just cannot stand dealing with the drunks, and the bitchy girls, and the money has gone down hill overall. Heres the problem, my wife is having triplets, and we could use the extra money again. This will mean me working a long week, then going out again on the weekends to work even more..see the family less...etc. So I ask OOT should I...

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Find a game you play for money from home and get good at it.

[Jimbo]

If you think drunks and strippers are too much work how do you expect to handle tripletts?

[RunDownHouse]

Is "driving a stripper" anything like Favreau's character in Made?

[Iplayragstoo]

Its not that I dont know, or havent handled the drunks...its that I am sick of doing it..driving hours and hours a weekend, dealing with tons of drunks/druggies i don't know...trust me, its not as fun/easy as you may think

Why is there no option for getting a different job?

[PoBoy321]

I think that it really depends on how much the money really means to you. If the extra couple of hundred bucks a week means that you've got your rent covered for the month, then I think you've got to stick with it. If it just means that you can get a nicer suit or go to dinner more often, I don't think that it's worth it.

[Jimbo]

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Its not that I dont know, or havent handled the drunks...its that I am sick of doing it..driving hours and hours a weekend, dealing with tons of drunks/druggies i don't know...trust me, its not as fun/easy as you may think

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I owned two night clubs for eight and a half years and have spent plenty of time hanging in strip clubs. Compared to tripletts it will seem like a walk in the park my friend.

[Iplayragstoo]

Its not my main job..its strickly a side job. At first i did it for extra cash, and it was kinda fun..but as I said, it got very, very old. My main job could still provide for the family, just NO frills at all. P0k3r would be almost unheard of.

[bholdr]

I did this for a summer- a couple of female freinds decided that they should be strippers (dumb). I got a simaler deal- like $40 per trip (drive 'em to a motel or residence, wait in the car while they did their thing, look threatening when the guy came to the door to let them in, etc). it was good money, but very uncomfortable and probably very risky.

There was never a problem with a customer, but i'm sure there would have been eventually. I think it's too risky to justify for that kind of money.

[Blarg]

Risk vs. reward is hard to calculate. Your triplets don't need a dead dad, but they don't need a poor one either -- quite the contrary. There's no reason they won't suck up a gigantic amount of money over time, maybe even real soon, as it's pretty common practice for even the few women who don't love going to the doctor like crazy to take their kids to the doctor like crazy for the first few years at least.

You'll probably be taking a big hit economically now, and if you don't do this job, you probably would be well advised to get another to replace it.

So the question might be not, this vs. no job, but this job vs another job. Do you think you can get another where the risk vs. reward is better?

[Iplayragstoo]

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I did this for a summer- a couple of female freinds decided that they should be strippers (dumb). I got a simaler deal- like $40 per trip (drive 'em to a motel or residence, wait in the car while they did their thing, look threatening when the guy came to the door to let them in, etc). it was good money, but very uncomfortable and probably very risky.

There was never a problem with a customer, but i'm sure there would have been eventually. I think it's too risky to justify for that kind of money.

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My gig was kinda like that. But i was in at the parties. I collected her tip money, and helped drum up lap dances and nipple shots. I also made sure no one tried to SIIHP while she was doing her shows. Most of the money was made after the stage show/strip from the crowd tipping for dances and whip cream shots. I only had 2 real problems in 8 years, so I guess I was lucky...but I have seen my share of weapons and drugs...your right, it really isnt worth it in the long run.

[lucas9000]

life is too short. spend time with your family.

[Namdrahsirhc]

You're a man with 3 babies on the way...Suck it up

[TimM]

"A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man."

[Namdrahsirhc]

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I did this for a summer- a couple of female freinds decided that they should be strippers (dumb). I got a simaler deal- like $40 per trip (drive 'em to a motel or residence, wait in the car while they did their thing, look threatening when the guy came to the door to let them in, etc). it was good money, but very uncomfortable and probably very risky.

There was never a problem with a customer, but i'm sure there would have been eventually. I think it's too risky to justify for that kind of money.

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My gig was kinda like that. But i was in at the parties. I collected her tip money, and helped drum up lap dances and nipple shots. I also made sure no one tried to SIIHP while she was doing her shows. Most of the money was made after the stage show/strip from the crowd tipping for dances and whip cream shots. I only had 2 real problems in 8 years, so I guess I was lucky...but I have seen my share of weapons and drugs...your right, it really isnt worth it in the long run.

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Didn't get to read this post first. If it's dangerous then forget it. Your kids need you alive

[Jimbo]

Heh, heh, I thought you were just an exclusive Taxi driver for srtippers only. Now that the true nature of your job is clear you really should do something different.

[theben]

LOL...i didnt see this going that way. i figured it would be a question: the wife wants me to quit, blah blah, when in actuality it is a question of 'should i start this crappy job again to help the wife and kids'

my answer: if it can provide a better life for your family, do the job if it won't drive you insane

[gunt]

what did you major in in college that led to this career path?

[Iplayragstoo]

I guess you didnt read much of the post did you? If you need to know my college background I was a law enforcement major who did the cop thing for a few years, but then went back to school full time to learn the great world of IT. I am now a 2nd level technical analyst for a major car manufacturer...all that aside, I was doing the gig as a side job, not a career. Questions? /images/graemlins/shocked.gif

[gunt]

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I guess you didnt read much of the post did you? If you need to know my college background I was a law enforcement major who did the cop thing for a few years, but then went back to school full time to learn the great world of IT. I am now a 2nd level technical analyst for a major car manufacturer...all that aside, I was doing the gig as a side job, not a career. Questions? /images/graemlins/shocked.gif

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did you rock a moustache and a flattop when you were a cop?

[bernie]

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and the bitchy girls,

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Wayne Brady may have to choke a bitch!?!

I say smack 'em down and put 'em out on the street for yourself. Get a huggybear hat and a furry overcoat and call it good!

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[Iplayragstoo]

you tell me?

Me (http://www.poolplayers.com/ntc/2005ntc/pics/2005APANTCFridayAugust27/DSC00029.html)

[Iplayragstoo]

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[Shajen]

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life is too short. spend time with your family.

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[TheMetetron]

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life is too short. spend time with more strippers

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Or at least tell me how I can get this job. Surely, you got some side action from them at least once...

[hyde]

It's pretty clear that you hate the job too much.
and you don't NEED the $$
or so you think....have you done the math on triplets????