Tuesday, June 20, 2006

It's all, work, work, work...

So I stayed over at work on Sunday night. My bosses are in Thailand, as you know, and someone has to stay here to man the fort, so to speak. I was chosen (that sounds so Matrixish) to do Sunday night, but when I woke up Monday morning, I found that I was supposed to be doing the rest of the week as well. My supervisor, Hayley, had neglected to call me and inform me of that fact.

I had to drive home mid Monday, I stopped off at Mid Valley to see Kitty first, and I packed enough clothes to last me the week. A little bit more notice would have been appreciated. That way, my brother wouldn't have scammed a ride from me to get downtown.

I worked Monday night also. With Hayley. That was not the most pleasant experience. She has a knack for making me feel as though I am a newbie, as though I have only just started here and have no idea what I am doing. I feel as though I haven't learnt a thing in the 2 1/2 years that I have been working here.

The thing that pissed me off was that Hayley is supposed to be the supervisor. That means she is responsible for us, and she is supposed to act as a role model for us. She is anything but! One of the main things that drive me crazy at work is the phone. It rings non-stop, and the tone is just plain annoying (presumably so we'd answer it quicker). Hayley will not answer the phone. It will ring and ring and ring until she realises that no one else is going to get it and picks it up. It's frustrating. Last week, when I was working and cleaning out one of the function rooms, the reception phone began to ring. It rang and rang and as I was heading to the kitchen to put some stuff away, I saw that Hayley was standing right beside the phone, seemingly ignoring it. That shit me. I said, in a nice voice, "Do you want me to answer that?". She huffed and said grudgingly, "No, I'll get it. Don't worry."

Great attitude there. Nice work ethic. Moron.

Kylie made it a fun night though. Her mood was off the charts. She was in the best mood I've ever seen her in since I first started here. It was highly amusing to watch her try to do dirty things to Michael and Charlie. Michael had also just taught her how to do the "shuffle" which was his stupid-ass version of the running man from the eighties. She ran around the establishment all night (while milking her hours) doing the dance for anyone who would watch. She showed me at least three times. Very entertaining. One of the customers actually asked her what drugs she was on. I believe her answer was "I'm not taking any, I'm just naturally stupid." We all laughed.

Not only that, but a customer hit on me that same night, and I'm not used to that kind of thing. It was odd! He's done it again since then. Actually invited me to his room. Eww!! He's a nice guy though, must be lonely.

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