21 Things You Find Out When You Become A StripperSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 7 Feb 2017 21 Things You Find Out When You Become A Stripper Advice from a stripper: Never drink the wine at a strip club. by Holly CassellBuzzFeed ContributorFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1 It s not complicated to become a stripper but you do have to audition Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF imgur.com If you've got what it takes it should be as simple as walking into a club, dancing on stage for the manager, and booking your first shifts. 2 Stealing a stripper s song is almost as bad as taking their customer Mensahem Kahana/ AFP / Getty Images What we dance to allows us to clearly declare who we are to the whole club, so imitation is not really flattery. 3 We re usually asleep from 6am–3pm View this photo on Instagram instagram.com So it's important that we have some goddamn heavy blinds, or throw an extra blanket over our curtains. 4 We know every place in the city that s still open and selling food at 5am View this photo on Instagram instagram.com After a nine-hour shift, a girl has got to eat. 5 Stripper shoes are the most comfortable heels you ll ever wear Instagram: @hollycassell It's worth buying an extra pair just for going out. 6 You don t need to know how to pole dance to become a stripper – you pick it all up on the job Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF PBS / Via imgur.com Helicopter spins are easier than they look. 7 Stag parties are some of the quietest and least-fun customers we have Justin Sullivan / Getty Images This is mostly because 90% of them don't even want to be there. 8 We are immune to flattery Stripper Problems @stripproblems 11:08 PM - 05 Sep 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Via Twitter: @stripproblems 9 Sometimes we walk out with less money than we came in with Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Universal Pictures Most strippers are freelancers, so some nights we might be booking continuous dances and going home with lots of money, but on others the club might be empty and after paying a house fee, we end up with less cash than we came in with. 10 We buy the cheap perfume because we go through a bottle a week View this photo on Instagram instagram.com 11 Even the best of us slip on the pole at some point Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20th Television / Via Twitter: @stripproblems It's fine, nobody cares. 12 The changing room is where the drama goes down and where all the real fun is Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images There will always be either a girl having fake tan rubbed into her butt or someone on the hysterical brink of exhaustion. More often than not, there'll be both. 13 Strippers work at that time of the month they just trim their tampon string View this photo on Instagram instagram.com 14 It s really difficult to get out of a garter belt and stockings while making it look sexy Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF imgur.com The pros stick to a G-string. 15 A stripper s bag is full of secrets View this photo on Instagram instagram.com Wet wipes? Check. Body glitter? Check. Vape? Check. A home-made taser and 100 random business cards that will never be looked at? Check. 16 Never drink the wine in a strip club Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF NBC Just trust me on this. 17 You will have bruises in shades of purple you never knew existed thanks to all that sexy floorwork Getty Images 18 But more than the physical strain stripping is emotionally straining View this photo on Instagram instagram.com The conversations take more effort than any naked headstand ever could. 19 It s important to know your rights Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF TriStar Pictures We have to strike a balance between pleasing the strip club owners and standing our ground. 20 But it s still one of the best jobs around for many reasons View this photo on Instagram instagram.com There aren't many jobs where you can tell a rude customer to go die in a fire or run away to travel the world for three months and still have a job to come back to. 21 But the best part is getting home and rolling around in all your hard-earned money Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF AMC Note: This post is based on one person's experience of working in the industry. Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink BuzzFeed DailyKeep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.