Worker Bee

So, today was pretty crazy in many ways. When I walked in early, as is my habit, I noticed the place was sub-par. All the tables were either being used or visibly dirty and I had to watch some people look around for a place to sit then go ahead and settle for a crumb filled table and wash it themselves. I get so worked up when I see the state of the place when I walk in. Sure, I could stop coming in early, but it's part of my plan so that I can eat moments before work thereby putting off my next full meal for the whole 6 hour shift. Apparently the person on the dining room 5 AM to 12 is not available for my 11-5 shift which is why things are stuck this way. She does work, but it seems she likes to do all the other tasks before wiping down tables and it just gets under my skin. Restaurants can't be all that inviting if the customers are seeing a dozen dirty tables. I wouldn't blame them for walking out if they can't find a clean place to sit. Anyway, as I've mentioned, I take pride in how I run things so I get carried away when it looks a mess even if it's not my fault.

The day was also was a pretty busy Friday once lunch time hit, and due to the fact that the dish washer was given some extra tasks this morning, the dishes got backed up early on and then on top of that, he was sent on a couple of catering deliveries so we continued to be behind. A manager had to pitch in to help him out when he returned from the second delivery. When it gets as bad as it got today, the dish washer has me wait for an extra half hour or so before bringing dishes back, which by the 12:00 lunch hour that's not a wise idea. So dishes were stacked high in the back of the house and they were getting stacked pretty high in the front as well.

On the up side, I found out I will be covering someone else's usual dining room shift Monday and Tuesday which means I'll get more hours! It will mean I will only have Sunday off followed by a six day week and I'm getting up at 5:40 for tomorrow's shift. We'll see how it goes. I could definitely use the hours though and I know I can usually maximize my energy rather well.