Merry Christmas Eve to all! I hope the holiday finds everyone in good health, high spirits, surrounded by loved ones (I have Gracie with me!)
Day 9 of a 13 day stretch over Christmas weekend brought a busy day. But I feel like I'm really starting to "get it" on the line; being that I've never worked the line before, I'm still kinda slow in my thinking of "what's next..." But It's starting to gel and I'm expanding my execution to several tickets down the board. This is obviously a VERY important skill to have in a time-sensitive hospitality industry...
I got into it a little bit with Maria today... She comes with a self-given disclaimer that she's "a grouchy bitch with a bad attitude that just doesn't care about other people..." And yet she seems to get along with me ok, most of the time. But she must thin I'm a total idiot and she likes shortcuts... Like just cutting off the bottom of a head of Bibb lettuce to get rid of the roots and dirt so she doesn't have to wash it... What a waste of product! But hey--it's her world and I'm just a squirrel... So she was showing me how to cut lettuce and I walked away. She asks me to do something and then starts doing it herself, so I'm just like, "fine. you go ahead and do it." It's so frustrating sometime, but I just have to keep in mind that it's only temporary.
Oh! And here's another mind-blowing revelation: Marriott International does NOT recycle or compost! That just floored me! At school, we have the yellow bin for recycling, the blue bin for compostable material, and the grey bin for all other trash. Marriott is the 3rd largest hotel/hospitality company in the world with over 3000 locations, and they don't recycle or compost?? I can't even imagine the amount of waste that could be repurposed that the company just throws away. Something to do with money and finding companies that will make pick ups... I don't know. I just think it's a shame. As an industry leader, they should be leading the way in going green.
And finally, my wonderful neighbor, Christine, came to my rescue again today: our laundry facilities don't take quarters. We have a card with a microchip that we load with money and it just deducts when you wash/dry. We have to load the card in the office building, but it was already closed for the holiday when I got home today. So Christine was kind enough to let me use her card so I could do 2 loads of laundry, and gave her $5 in return. It was very necessary! I can't have Santa come over and I have no clean undies!
With that, I have to put the laundry away and get some dinner before bed. 5:30 comes very early in the a.m....
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