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Skills Wanted by a Betting Shop

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  • Can anyone recall the sarcy bookie from snatch the movie....she was one hard women
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,642 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I suppose being calm under pressure would be one the odds are most punters that frequent the betting shops have lost a considerable amount of money at the end so things could quite easily become sour

    Or if you (the OP) were to make a mistake how would you deal with it.
  • Babbawah
    Babbawah Posts: 685 Forumite
    I've just remembered the endearing qualities that qualified my ex GF as a bookmakers assistant : extremely large breasts.

    Apparently all the other bookies in town, and there were lots of 'em, employed methodist spinsters.
  • Whilst it is a computerised system these days, you will be trained to take bets manually in case the system goes down.

    You'll need a good grasp of maths, be quick thinking and the usual customer services attributes along side.
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