#4 [True Story] The time I transferred to one of the largest shops in the area and got hated
It all started when an acquaintance of an acquaintance
was opening a large shop in front of my local station,
and they scouted me,
which led to my decision to transfer.
The downtown area in my hometown
was larger than where I was working at the time,
and I also wanted to test my own strength
at a large shop.
———
I was 20 years old at the time.
I had my own clientele,
and I showed up on my first day with a customer for a companion shift,
which made me stand out quite a bit in a bad way.
Because it took time to quit
my previous high-end club,
that shop had already been open
for three months,
and the girls had already established
a hierarchy based on popularity.
Moreover, the shop had an unusual pricing system for the region:
15,800 yen + tax just for sitting down for an hour.
Plus, there were additional fees for nominations and bottle charges.
Even though the other girls were desperate
to grab customers,
I was getting nominations
and doing companion shifts until the very end from day one,
which I think was quite provocative.
I mean, I came here
because I wanted to test my own strength.
I guess I was trying too hard... lol
———
At that shop,
there was a dark-skinned, slim, and intellectual president
who was called BOSS.
Some of the girls
were BOSS's girlfriends.
The shop was an absolute monarchy under BOSS.
———
One day...
The shop had zero customers
the entire time that day.
At my previous high-end club,
I had been taught basics of management,
like 'If the shop isn't making money,
you can't get paid even if you want to be,'
so I felt bad just sitting around waiting,
and I stood outside in my dress with the boys,
not soliciting customers, but just standing there.
———
At that moment,
a customer
stopped by the shop while on a business trip.
That person chose two other girls
besides me to sit with him,
and he enjoyed the shop until the very end.
———
When I was standing outside,
BOSS came to the shop.
'Good work!
Are you standing here the whole time?
Go have someone else take your place!'
He spoke to me kindly.
At that moment, I received
a message on my phone.
'I'm coming now, can I get in?'
It was from a customer!
'Customer, you are welcome to come in 😊'
For the last two hours,
that customer was there.
The total number of customers that day
was only two...
———
During the evening briefing that day,
BOSS started talking.
The customer who stopped by on a business trip
had two girls sit with him,
and he left after a 500,000 yen bill.
'Did you think you'd be praised
for making him spend 500,000 yen?'
It was shocking.
He yelled at the girls
who had been chosen by that customer.
———
'That customer will never come back.
If he comes on a business trip and is made to pay 500,000 yen at the end,
he'll think he was scammed.
Can't you even manage that?
He'll go back and tell everyone
that he was ripped off at such an empty,
unpopular shop.
Learn from Mio!
If no customers come, she stands outside
and tries to do something for the shop.
And because she always cares for the customers,
in the end, a customer came for her.
This is the kind of thing I want to praise.'
———
The stares from those around me were painful.
The two who were scolded
glared at me with drunken faces.
This was the final straw...
From the next day,
everyone in the shop ignored me.
The person called 'Woman BOSS',
who had feelings for BOSS,
was one of the two who had been chosen by that business trip customer.
Before I arrived for my shift,
it seems Woman BOSS
told everyone,
'If you talk to Mio, I won't forgive you.'
———
At first, it was just being ignored.
Partway through,
my personal clothes disappeared from my locker,
and they told customers,
'You shouldn't see that girl,'
and did various other things...
Since I'm human,
at first, it took quite a toll on me.
But the face of the late Komurasaki-san would flash in my mind,
and I held on many times.
———
At that time,
a girl the same age as me
spoke to me quietly
on the stair landing.
'This isn't school,
so you don't have to worry about it.
Everyone is just here to work.
I don't want to get involved either,
so I can't talk to you, but I'm sorry.'
———
At that moment,
I realized that not everyone
was doing it out of malice.
And I am not
here to play around.
I came here to work as a professional.
I shouldn't care...
I decided not to lose.
———
Fortunately,
customers were still following me,
so as long as I was at my nominated tables every day,
it wasn't like I had nowhere to be,
and since it was my hometown,
I had plenty of friends
once I stepped outside the shop.
My best friend always encouraged me
over the phone.
Because I had so much help,
I was able to overcome it.
———
And the cabaret club world is a world of merit.
In the end, the one who gets the nominations
is the one who gets evaluated.
I became No. 1,
and as time passed,
the bullying faded away.
———
Thinking about it now,
I feel like it wasn't even
that big of a deal to be bullied...
Maybe I had a reason for it too 😀
I became strong here,
and I acquired the skill of not quitting...
The skill of continuing.
It's easy to run away, but
I want to praise myself for seeing it through 🤍
Right, Komurasaki-san? 😌 lol
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