I had friday. saturday. sunday off it was excellent. I would do it again. and love having the weekends off. it is relaxing and I am able to have a social life.
I worked Monday night as a shift manager........during my shift a lovely lady comes in and says hello then says she is the NFS Audit. Which is the National Food Safety Audit. She comes and checks out the restaurant.
Lets say I dislike coming into work after one of the Mangers works the morning shift. I feel already way behind, cause I have to catch up on his laziness and the restaurant always is messy especially the dish area. I already knew walking in the door that it was going to be a mess.
I did the pm prep list, caught up dish, fixed all the boxes in the back to make them organized. When the NFS audit lady came in. I already knew the restaurant wasn't set up for success. Everyone lately and the past month has been slacking on the small simple things that we are suppose to do. Not working at all the whole weekend. Some questions she asked me I wasn't sure because I didn't work those days. I tried to give her the best answer. It was a rough night. I wanted so badly to walk out the door.....but where is the learning experience in that. I was patient and willing to learn what we are doing wrong and how to fix it. If any other shift manager was in the same position as me tonight they would have failed as well because it is the little things that matters and you can only do so much when she is there to try and fix the little things. It really comes down to my main manager and GM manager who haven't been doing their responsibilities and then when the NFS Audit comes in when I am working it feels as if it is ALL my fault, which I know and need to tell myself it isn't.
I felt like a complete failure. I wanted to be done with the day.
It seems like also when I work if something goes wrong then after the next something else goes wrong and it is a pattern. If I have an excellent day at work with no problems then no problems occur. The NFS was the first stressful load on my shoulders. Then the P.O.S system up front decides not to work and just freeze out of no where. I had to call the ITTTECH number to have them help me fix it. Come to find out it was a black chord that was underneath the touch screen that needed to be plugged in....okay that is lame.....oh well it was fixed and my team members worked well together to get the food out. The fancy coco-cola machine was acting up realizing that it was out of the syrup in the back. Had to go fix that and change the two boxes, which are pretty heavy to change it is a pain and seems like always when it is the busiest time of the day the machine acts up. its fine it got fixed. There was also one team member who always need babysitting. It gets frustrating at times but I realize I am the shift manager and need to be patient and guide her along her duties to get done. Another thing about work is I dislike they just got beer and wine...which in my opinion is the dumbest thing ever. I dislike opening it, I dislike serving it. I dislike it period. That night four people ordered it. I still am not sure what kind is what...and really have no desire to learn what kind is what...but to serve the right kind i guess I better learn.....oh the joys of working.
It makes me grateful to have a job to pay for school. food. shopping. etc.
It makes me grateful to be a Shift manager and to help me be more patient with the guests as well as my team members.
I also appreciated the other shift manager that was working as a team member who was willing to help me try to get some little things done that have been slacking in the past.
It makes me realize that I don't want to be in the food industry. I want to continue my education and get my Bachelor's degree so I can work in a position that I want to personally be working in.
I love working with people and trying to help in any possible that I can.
It makes me appreciate my roommates and my boyfriend and this blog to let me vent out my rough situation at work.
I love this saying ---->
cause really tommorow
is a new day.
starting over.
today is a new day.
it's not the end of the world.
I have so many things to be grateful for.
gotta laugh at these situations and realize to just move on. Love Life. Live Life. Endure Life.
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