..."people who work in bars tend to be unqualified for jobs which require more skills..."
You have no doubt already taken your lumps for this one -- but here are some more.
Normally, I don't set much store by anecdotal evidence, but in this case I think the evidence is persuasive.
My oldest son tends bar (mostly at banquets) as a way of supplementing his teacher's income, which is not (alas) hefty enough for child support. He has a master's in History, and all kinds of other qualifications, but nothing fits his teaching schedule better than occasional bartending.( Many other teachers do the same thing, padding the family budget by waiting tables or tending bar at night, on weekends, during summer break, etc.)
One of my future daughters-in-law also tends bar, in a rock music club (so her ears, as well as her lungs, suffer!), to put herself through graduate school (African Studies PhD program). In her case, it's practically a full-time job.
Next time you're at a banquet, or in a bar, ask the bartender who/what she/he really is. You might be surprised!
jbe
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