No Thanks?

[franczola]

Just got back from a job tonight -and the clients gave me no thanks at all for doing it, they just left at the end of the night before I'd even finished breaking down. None of the guests even gave any thanks, they just all left!

I played everything they wanted, I had all thier requests, they were dancing pretty much all night, so they couldnt complain that I was rubbish.

Does this happen to anyone else?

[funkymike]

yes! fraid so

[Sapphire Disco]

Must admit last few I have done I have received a round of applause, not sure if it's because I'm getting better or I've managed to keep going all night (playing top music that is)at my age .

[franczola]

Not nice is it.

Yes, we're getting paid, but a little appreciation would be nice wouldn't it?

People watched me lug my heavy stuff out to the van, and didnt even hold doors open for me or make comment. Just looked through me as if I had been an un-invited guest at thier evening.

You may see my equipment on DJ bids soon!?

[Shaun]

It happens from time time.

If I'm ever out and there's a band or disco on, I always make a point of thanking them if I've enjoyed the evening. It only takes a second and I think it's good manners, personally.

[Excalibur]

Must admit last few I have done I have received a round of applause, not sure if it's because I'm getting better or I've managed to keep going all night (playing top music that is)at my age .

At my age? I'm getting sick of you young un's moaning!:p :D

[Sapphire Disco]

At my age? I'm getting sick of you young un's moaning!:p :D

I aint that far behind you :)

Maybe we could do a double act the 102 disco

[Have a disco]

Not nice is it.

Yes, we're getting paid, but a little appreciation would be nice wouldn't it?

People watched me lug my heavy stuff out to the van, and didnt even hold doors open for me or make comment. Just looked through me as if I had been an un-invited guest at thier evening.

You may see my equipment on DJ bids soon!?


Sorry mate welcome to the world of mobile disco's if you expected a rapport of hand claps at the night end, then think again your another unthanked tool in peoples lives NEVER expect thanks.

Your paid to entertain not be cheered on, the best repeat work will always be by people who never hear the DJ nor see a dam thing as they ask there friends if they had a good night?????

[Paul James Promotions]

Does anyone notice that when you have what you think is a fair night, you get lots of thank you's / round of applause etc. Yet, a fantastic night, full floor all night, nobody says anything :(

[spin mobile disco]

Happens sometimes im afraid. Can be very annoying but just part of the job. Its like tips, at dinner dances you can see the waiters and waitresses getting tips from people but how often do we get them (not from person who booked you but from crowd)

[Dragonfly]

they usually put an envelope full of cash in my hand when i get to the gig .... which is thanks enough.

[ian8limelight]

It does seem, over the past few years, that people don't personally thank others for work they have done. I think it's just a change in culture.

I'm with Darren, it only takes a short time to thank a fellow DJ/Band/Professional and I like to do that.

Last night, after fighting against a free bar (aren't they a nightmare sometimes :bang: ), the core dancers gave a nice round of appluase which I always appreciate and is their way of saying thanks. :cool:

[rob1963]

Just got back from a job tonight -and the clients gave me no thanks at all for doing it, they just left at the end of the night before I'd even finished breaking down. None of the guests even gave any thanks, they just all left!

I played everything they wanted, I had all thier requests, they were dancing pretty much all night, so they couldnt complain that I was rubbish.

Does this happen to anyone else?

As already stated, this happens, and you just have to accept it.

If you've been paid, played all their requests, had quite a few people dancing and nobody has complained, then job done!

It's worth remembering that when people are happy with the service provided by a business, they often won't say anything. However, if there is the smallest thing they're NOT happy with, they'll soon let you know!

[Penfold42]

It's worth remembering that when people are happy with the service provided by a business, they often won't say anything. However, if there is the smallest thing they're NOT happy with, they'll soon let you know!

:agree:

But i have been paid.........having people come up and say thanks is a bonus....but not worried by it, after all would you want someone to say thanks whist drunk...wondering if they are going to fall over your kit or break something.......

Take it on the chin.....it happens....:)

[mb3]

Perhaps the people are just too shy to come up and speak to a

Superstar !!!!

:D :p :D :p :D :p :D

[PropellerHeadCase]

Does anyone notice that when you have what you think is a fair night, you get lots of thank you's / round of applause etc. Yet, a fantastic night, full floor all night, nobody says anything :(

Agreed. Also if you're going to get a rave review in the post it'll be from the crowd that weren't terribly demonstrative on the night.

[robbiedj]

Perhaps the people are just too shy to come up and speak to a

Superstar !!!!

:D :p :D :p :D :p :D


Or maybe you didn't seem very approachable. If you haven't spoken to anybody at the start of the evening, introduced yourself etc it can look like you don't want to talk to them, setting up an invisible barrier between audience and dj.

I very rarely end without at least the customer coming up to say thank you.

[flatliners]

dont worry about not getting a thank you if happens all the time start to worry when a complaint comes in

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Does anyone notice that when you have what you think is a fair night, you get lots of thank you's / round of applause etc. Yet, a fantastic night, full floor all night, nobody says anything :(

How true.




If I'm ever out and there's a band or disco on, I always make a point of thanking them if I've enjoyed the evening. It only takes a second and I think it's good manners, personally.


I'm with Darren, it only takes a short time to thank a fellow DJ/Band/Professional and I like to do that.



That would be Shaun then, Ian....:p

[Shakermaker Promotions]

As already stated, this happens, and you just have to accept it.

If you've been paid, played all their requests, had quite a few people dancing and nobody has complained, then job done!

It's worth remembering that when people are happy with the service provided by a business, they often won't say anything. However, if there is the smallest thing they're NOT happy with, they'll soon let you know!

((Gives Rob a round of applause)).... Spot on mate, that's my philosphy and I couldn't have put it better myself.

People are quick to moan if they don't like something and that's just life but now and then, out of the blue someone will take the trouble to compliment you and it makes all the difference. When I was in customer services I dealt with Mr and Mrs Angry on a daily basis and it did get you down sometimes but every now and then the manager would come up to me and present me with a copy of an email or a letter that had been sent to him praising my service.

It's like that with DJing too I guess and I don't expect any thanks at the end of the night as at the end of the day I am being paid to do a job and if I do as expected then the guests have no reason to say anything. I have done discos in the past where I couldn't wait to get out of the venue as I though the night was ruddy hard work but then a few days later, I've received an email or phonecall thanking me. I have also done discos where I thought the night was superb, people dancing all night etc etc and I have received lots of applause and cheers from the guests and I have got embarassed.

Funniest one though is when they applaud you at the end and start shouting "One more, One more" yet you are told by the hotel staff, venue owners etc..to stop so you don't play anymore and then the guests faces all turn to disappointment. To be honest, if they want one more I usually play one more no matter what but it's mainly in a venue that I haven't been before or am likely not to go back to.

[Corabar Entertainment]

If you got a huge 'thank you' every time, it would lose it's meaning really. Just think how good you feel when people do go out of their way to say a special 'thank you'? Would you ever want to lose that?

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Funniest one though is when they applaud you at the end and start shouting "One more, One more" yet you are told by the hotel staff, venue owners etc..to stop so you don't play anymore and then the guests faces all turn to disappointment. To be honest, if they want one more I usually play one more no matter what but it's mainly in a venue that I haven't been before or am likely not to go back to.

I never play one more. I am paid to a certain time, then why would I? It means the Hotel staff have to wait longer to clear away and they may have already been there 12 hours already and you certainly won't be making any friends by playing on.

The very same thing happened to me last night. I finished at 1am, round of applause etc, then one drunk woman comes over and asks me to play one more song. I politely tell her that I have to finish at 1am and then she starts calling me a jobsworth and shouting and swearing about what an idiot I am.

[Excalibur]

I never play one more. I am paid to a certain time, then why would I? It means the Hotel staff have to wait longer to clear away and they may have already been there 12 hours already and you certainly won't be making any friends by playing on.

The very same thing happened to me last night. I finished at 1am, round of applause etc, then one drunk woman comes over and asks me to play one more song. I politely tell her that I have to finish at 1am and then she starts calling me a jobsworth and shouting and swearing about what an idiot I am.

This is so difficult. When I was younger, and having a good gig, I would go on until the power was cut off sometimes! Nowadays, Darren is right, it's not worth pleasing one (drunken ?) customer, and hacking off twenty venue staff! I am on a yellow card with a big local venue over this!:( :o


If I get the next big function in there that I hope for, it will finish bang on time, cos we don't want 200 punters hanging about when the staff have to turn the place round, and I am trying to get the kit out after a hard night for the venue!

When I was resident there, as soon as I spoke the Magic Words, all the house lights came on instantly, and staff came over to repossess all the
( soft drink) glasses I seemed to acquire during the night! Happy Days.;)

[Shakermaker Promotions]

Yes, I agree with you but sometimes it's the right thing to do in my opinion. I know how hard the hotel staff work as a very long time ago, I did their job so I know what it's like but at the end of the day they want everyone to be happy and if playing just one more tune for 3 and a half minutes adds that final touch to the night then no'one is bothered by it and by that I mean me and the hotel staff. One more song isn't really going to make much difference to anyone's life is it? Yes, sometimes you get a crowd that will play on that and take the 'P' and say "One more" after you've just played one more tune but they know that we know that they are taking the 'P' so it's just the one and that's it.

[rob1963]

One thing I always check with staff on arrival at a venue is what time the music must finish.

I always finish within about 30 deconds of the stated time, as I think it's unprofessional not to do so.

Also, if you DO play one more, you're more likely to get hassled for another one afterwards...and so on!

Apart from this, you probably lose work by going on longer than you should, as I'm sure the venue would rather recommend a disco that cooperates with them and finishes when told - rather than one which plays on and delays the leaving time for all the staff!

If the client has booked me until midnight and the staff tell me to finish at midnight, then I will finish at midnight...because to ignore the booking form AND the venue staff is, in my opinion, very unprofessional.

[Dragonfly]

my usual routine on this is either myself or roadie if i have one will go to the venue manager and tell them what the last track is and ask if they could please raise the house lights as the track fades to help avoid the play one more scenario.

[Vectis]

I always finish within about 30 deconds of the stated time, as I think it's unprofessional not to do so.


Always thought Rob was from another planet :D

I always finish 2 or 3 minutes early, then play something that's not likely to be danceable but is singable at low volume as the house lights come up. Usually fends off the 'one more' brigade as there's actually some music playing. Something like 'we are the champions' or 'won't get fooled again' are faves although if I don't play it in the set I've been using 'chasing cars' recently.

[rob1963]

Always thought Rob was from another planet :D


Hey...the s and d buttons are next to each other...it was an easy mistake to make!

:D :D :D

[Corabar Steve]

Oddly I got far more thanks than I was expecting last night.

It was a hotel job (4 companies dinner dance & hotel guests & a few stragglers from the UB40 gig next door) so basically a public gig with no client as such. I lost count of the amount of folks who thanked me for a great night at the end.

3 of the companies were repeats from last year (I also did) one chap said he thought he recognised me from last year & thought I'd have a hard job topping it, he said he'd had an even better time this year. (as a sidebar to this, it goes to show that lights aren't everything as I used 3 plus the iColors last year & just 2 (I was using the micro max stand & it should've been 3 but one packed up.) an Acme Hallucination & a Cubist. Would they have enjoyed it more with more lights?)

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

I always finish within about 30 deconds of the stated time, as I think it's unprofessional not to do so.

Also, if you DO play one more, you're more likely to get hassled for another one afterwards...and so on!

Apart from this, you probably lose work by going on longer than you should, as I'm sure the venue would rather recommend a disco that cooperates with them and finishes when told - rather than one which plays on and delays the leaving time for all the staff!

If the client has booked me until midnight and the staff tell me to finish at midnight, then I will finish at midnight...because to ignore the booking form AND the venue staff is, in my opinion, very unprofessional.


I totally agree.

[Shakermaker Promotions]

Rob, 9 times out of 10 I will finish with a minute to spare or something like that and 9 times out of 10 people know the score and appreciate the night that they have had and all is cool BUT...on the odd occasion that people do ask for another one, it's not as if I ignore the staff etc and just play on because I don't. Most of the time they are around and a quick nod or shake of the head in my direction determines what happens. In MY experience it can only be a good thing. Maybe some of the venues you have been in are more stricter with time than the ones I have been in? I don't know.

My hotel residency are pretty cool with it. My regular residencies where I either promote or am paid to do regular nights are different and I never go over time as it gives the doorstaff a headache more than anything else as they need to get people out. Village halls are the same because generally the key holder is a resident and wants to get everything cleared and closed up as quickly as possible. Playing one extra track (in MY opinion) can actually make things a lot better. If people have enjoyed the night so much that they are asking for one more then (if it's possible to do so), I will keep them happy.

Lastly, I don't think I am being "unprofessional" at all. I take pride in what I do and I want to keep people happy. Yes, fair enough they may already be happy but it's just that little bit extra. If any of the venues I play at said "Gary, please finish on time and don't go over the confirmed duration" then obviously I would honour that request and not do it and if the client moaned about it I would point out about the booking form and also the venue's rules.

[rob1963]

Rob, 9 times out of 10 I will finish with a minute to spare or something like that and 9 times out of 10 people know the score and appreciate the night that they have had and all is cool BUT...on the odd occasion that people do ask for another one, it's not as if I ignore the staff etc and just play on because I don't. Most of the time they are around and a quick nod or shake of the head in my direction determines what happens. In MY experience it can only be a good thing. Maybe some of the venues you have been in are more stricter with time than the ones I have been in? I don't know.

My hotel residency are pretty cool with it. My regular residencies where I either promote or am paid to do regular nights are different and I never go over time as it gives the doorstaff a headache more than anything else as they need to get people out. Village halls are the same because generally the key holder is a resident and wants to get everything cleared and closed up as quickly as possible. Playing one extra track (in MY opinion) can actually make things a lot better. If people have enjoyed the night so much that they are asking for one more then (if it's possible to do so), I will keep them happy.

Lastly, I don't think I am being "unprofessional" at all. I take pride in what I do and I want to keep people happy. Yes, fair enough they may already be happy but it's just that little bit extra. If any of the venues I play at said "Gary, please finish on time and don't go over the confirmed duration" then obviously I would honour that request and not do it and if the client moaned about it I would point out about the booking form and also the venue's rules.

That's all fair enough, Gary.

It seems that generally speaking your venues are less strict with finishing times than mine are.

I don't see playing one more as being that little bit extra...the complete opposite, in fact.

However, you & I seem to agree on the vast majority of things, but this is one of those rare occasions where we don't!

:)

[Shaun]

A lot of the time I'll end the party up a few minutes early, and ask them if they want one more (which they always do). The 'one last' song is played and everyone is happy....leaving me to finish dead on time. It's a win-win situation, the guests perceive that you've given them extra, and you finish dead on time.

[rob1963]

A lot of the time I'll end the party up a few minutes early, and ask them if they want one more (which they always do). The 'one last' song is played and everyone is happy....leaving me to finish dead on time. It's a win-win situation, the guests perceive that you've given them extra, and you finish dead on time.

Not if they look at their watch!

:rolleyes:

[Shaun]

Not if they look at their watch!

:rolleyes:

To date I've never seen anyone look at their watch when I ask them if they want one more. Most people are caught in the moment of having fun. Must be a Scottish thing. :D

[rob1963]

To date I've never seen anyone look at their watch when I ask them if they want one more. Most people are caught in the moment of having fun. Must be a Scottish thing. :D

I guess so!

:D :D :D

[ian8limelight]

How true.





That would be Shaun then, Ian....:p

It was a late night/early morning :o

[Tom]

I did a disco on friday and only got one person say thankyou. He also said i did a good job entertaining the kids and asked if i was free next saterday which i said i was and so then got another booking.

If i get one person say thankyou, i feel like i have done a good job.

[Penfold42]

Kids party tonight which i organised....people came up to me and thanked me for a great night.......:confused:
I told them if they had a good night why not tell the DJ?

Strange......but did see a few go that way and say thanks.:)

[Excalibur]

Must be Christmas. There can be no other reason for this sudden outbreak of concensus!:D

[sleah]

Does this happen to anyone else?

Yup. Give it time, in a few years you won't even notice the lack of thanks, it's just a way of life:D


Does anyone notice that when you have what you think is a fair night, you get lots of thank you's / round of applause etc. Yet, a fantastic night, full floor all night, nobody says anything :(

All the time:rolleyes:

[PropellerHeadCase]

Would they have enjoyed it more with more lights?)

No.



Must be Christmas. There can be no other reason for this sudden outbreak of concensus!:D

Cynic :p

[Mission]

One of the weekends gigs I had the last two ladies to leave the room waved goodbye to me as they left the room, does that count as "Thanks" ? :D

On another note: Four songs in after the food had finished the room manager asks me "Why are they not up and dancing yet" ? Six songs in and they were up dancing all night.

What do you do drag them up saying "Get up and dance and work off that three course meal you just eaten or I'll be getting the sack for not making you dance" :rolleyes:

[sleah]

One of the weekends gigs I had the last two ladies to leave the room waved goodbye to me as they left the room, does that count as "Thanks" ? :D

Closest you'll get most of the time:rolleyes:


On another note: Four songs in after the food had finished the room manager asks me "Why are they not up and dancing yet" ? Six songs in and they were up dancing all night.


"Go and ask them you muppet!":D

[PropellerHeadCase]

Four songs in after the food had finished the room manager asks me "Why are they not up and dancing yet" ? Six songs in and they were up dancing all night.

I got that last night. In the middle of the first song!

[BeerFunk]

It's always nervy, you make your announcement, you cue a killer first track, pump it up and get the lights dazzling... it only takes 2 people to get up and everyone will snowball after them until the floor's full... but if no-one takes the first steps it can be an uncomfortable start to the night!