Hired guns: Difference between revisions
Neutral POV: drop site branding from technique entries |
Neutral encyclopedia voice; drop house-branding from entries |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Staff whose job includes being pleasant: bartenders, waitresses, promoters}} | {{Short description|Staff whose job includes being pleasant: bartenders, waitresses, promoters}} | ||
{{Infobox term | {{Infobox term | ||
| name | | name = Hired guns | ||
| also | | also = hired gun, bartenders | ||
| field | | field = Pickup | ||
| origin | | origin = Mystery-era / field jargon | ||
| related = [[Nightgame]]; [[Social proof]]; [[Calibration]] | | related = [[Nightgame]]; [[Social proof]]; [[Calibration]] | ||
| image | | image = Espresso.jpg | ||
| caption | | caption = Espresso (Commons). Hired guns are at work. That is the whole warning. | ||
| alt | | alt = Espresso | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Hired guns''' are staff whose job includes being pleasant: bartenders, waitresses, promoters, dancers. Mystery-era students burned nights treating a work-smile as an [[IOI]]. The term is filed as it under [[calibration]]: she is at work.<ref name="wp">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist |title=Pickup artist |website=Wikipedia |access-date=18 | '''Hired guns''' are staff whose job includes being pleasant: bartenders, waitresses, promoters, dancers. Mystery-era students burned nights treating a work-smile as an [[IOI]]. The term is filed as it under [[calibration]]: she is at work.<ref name="wp">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist |title=Pickup artist |website=Wikipedia |access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref> | ||
== In practice == | == In practice == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:06, 18 September 2026
 Espresso (Commons). Hired guns are at work. That is the whole warning.
| |
| Field | Pickup |
|---|---|
| Also known as | hired gun, bartenders |
| Origin | Mystery-era / field jargon |
| Related | Nightgame; Social proof; Calibration |
Hired guns are staff whose job includes being pleasant: bartenders, waitresses, promoters, dancers. Mystery-era students burned nights treating a work-smile as an IOI. The term is filed as it under calibration: she is at work.[1]
In practice
In practice: be a good customer. If something real is there, it will survive the shift. Do not run a full set on someone who cannot leave the bar.
This page is not a how-to for hitting on staff. It is a warning label.
See also
References
- ↑ Pickup artist. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 September 2026.