13 September 2010, Monday

The week has just begun however I'm already stressed. My, my... Things don't always go according to plan.

We're supposed to change the tables today, so Karlaine and I started by 10:00. I thought that it'll be easier since it's the two of us and Loy Fatt and Betty and Wendy will be helping. With that team, we'll surely be able to finish. However, when we reach the restaurant, we only saw Betty and Loy Fatt folding the table napkins. I already knew that there was a problem. Then, when I approached Betty, she said that if the tables don't come she also doesn't know what to do. Ha! And that is the problem. The supplier did not come on time, thus the plan was ruined. They weren't able to forecast that happening.

But we still manage to finish the setting of the table even though the table arrived a quarter before 11:00. That was a total rush. We did manage to arrange everything but it was all messed up since we don't know the differences between the tables, even the runner cloth. And, when we're done setting everything, Mr. Hofer asked us to remove the plastic protector for the runner. WTH?! But, I was kind of happy that he asked us to do that since it was fun. I called it "Magic!" One will have to hold the cloth tightly while one is pulling the plastic liner. With that strategy, we don't have to remove the setting and reset again. It's just like a magic!
Before the operation started we're still changing the runners because the long tables' runners were wrong. I mean the liners' sizes don't fit the table. I'm the one who searched for the cloth and I did that for how many times. Before I even start with the real job, I'm already drained. I even went to the locker room to feed myself with some chocolate.

Talk about work, there's this fussy member that asked me to pack their food in a box. I told them that they needed to be charged if they wanted it to be packed using the box. The lady insist that the want it to packed by the box without having to charge them because she said they had been doing that always. Then, the guy asked how much would it cost to charge them, and I said that it's only about one dollar. In a sarcastic manner, he said why not charge them about a hundred or a thousand? I just asked my captain to come to them. He settled it for me. Then, for the second round, they were asking me if their dessert is already coming and I asked them if they were having the set dessert (today's dessert). The lady said that they have a dessert and I should just check their bill. How the hell would I know if they have dessert or not? I'm doing something else by that time. So when I served their dessert, they asked me if there were any problems regarding the dessert that it took so long before it was served. I just explained that the glass ran out from the kitchen and they still have to get it. The guy even asked for my name! I don't care if they complain. They're just fussy members!