Well, here I am a month after my last post to you all. I've been working like crazy and now have one of the most ironic conditions known to mankind: a cold during summer. That's right. Congested. Coughing. The whole shebang. It stinks (not that I can smell anything at all).
It feels like the summer is over already even though I have two months before school starts. Maybe it's because the days and weeks pass so quickly due to work. I thought I'd have plenty of stories to tell you all from both jobs, but I find myself having to dig for anything remotely entertaining or interesting to those outside of my day- to-day life. Perhaps though, I will comment on the day-to-day anyway.
Image from Disney's "Tangled"
Showing posts with label Waitress. Show all posts
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
An Exciting Change
I have spent nearly three years working for a restaurant in my area, and I am taking a huge leap into serving! With all the horror stories of unhappy guests, the constant fear of dropping food or the anxiety of being "in the weeds," I was incredibly nervous to jump into this change. At this point, I've gone through three days of training in this seemingly horrendous business...and I am absolutely loving it.
My first day, I was working in one of the nicer dining rooms with a Top Gun (yes this idea is from the Tom Cruise movie). Because I've been working there for so long, I was able to go through day one adjusting to the transition rather than focusing on company policies. I did learn a lot though, and the formidable "triple-seating" that happened about half way through was a good way to distract me from the anxiety of changing departments. In my naivety, I was surprised at the ease of the evening. Only one customer was unhappy, and it was because of the way her steak was cooked. I will admit though that I spilled water on one of the tables, but thankfully, the guests were good humored, and I didn't douse anyone (not even myself shockingly) in the process. Aside from scary guests, I also expected to be working for about four or five hours, but ended up closing with the Top Gun. This doubled the time I was there. Needless to say, it was an incredibly long first day. Despite the lengthy day, it was a very encouraging and needed shift - especially because several of our guests recognized me from my hosting days.
My first day, I was working in one of the nicer dining rooms with a Top Gun (yes this idea is from the Tom Cruise movie). Because I've been working there for so long, I was able to go through day one adjusting to the transition rather than focusing on company policies. I did learn a lot though, and the formidable "triple-seating" that happened about half way through was a good way to distract me from the anxiety of changing departments. In my naivety, I was surprised at the ease of the evening. Only one customer was unhappy, and it was because of the way her steak was cooked. I will admit though that I spilled water on one of the tables, but thankfully, the guests were good humored, and I didn't douse anyone (not even myself shockingly) in the process. Aside from scary guests, I also expected to be working for about four or five hours, but ended up closing with the Top Gun. This doubled the time I was there. Needless to say, it was an incredibly long first day. Despite the lengthy day, it was a very encouraging and needed shift - especially because several of our guests recognized me from my hosting days.
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