Oh waiteress?!?!
Wes and I had another discussion about unions--I usually get the lecture if he happens to find a sales receipt or bag with WALMART printed across it. Then he took me to the computer where he brought up a spoof on "Boxmart Stores" and the sweatshops in China, and the outsourcing taking jobs from U.S. people. I couldn't help it--I bought a 10 pound box of polyfil for these cushions and pillows I'm working on!
One time when we went to breakfast we got this waiter. I know people sometimes take jobs because that's the only thing they know how to do to make any kind of a living. Some people are not suited to being a wait person. If they can't look you in the face and greet you, something is wrong. If they seem awkward at what they are doing, then that is wrong too. The next time we went there, the guy was gone....no longer working there. We got a really bubbly person who was happy to make small conversation and even tell us her favorite thing on the menu. She must get good tips.
When I worked in the pineapple fields I knew it wasn't for me. I was a hotel maid in Waikiki for 3-6 months and I knew that wasn't for me. Luckily I kept looking and got a job in the bank. That wasn't for me either, but I did okay at it. I think that when I get a job I have to really like what I'm doing. I wasn't great at the pizza place. There are a lot of ridiculous people out there who call for pizza delivery. Many of them want something for free. When you need to explain that they only get the pizza, something is wrong there too. I just wasn't for sale. Give me a break, I was 40, going through a divorce and working 3 jobs!
We lost cable again and the Comcast people don't believe us. Neither do the guys they send over here. Luckily other neighbors are out again too so they'll send someone else tomorrow and we can explain AGAIN and they can say "that's not possible, we just sent someone yesterday". Between these guys and the couch taking yet another 2 weeks I'm just nuts here at home. It's okay though, we grocery shopped and looked at power tools.
Today I got a new power tool--a compound miter saw, also called a chop saw. Now I have to figure out where to put it and how to work it. I know it cuts wood at angles, and that's what I need. The next few days will be busy ones getting ready for a big hula event, so if you don't receive e-mails it's either the cable and/or power are out again, or I'm working this stint at the Auburn Performing Arts Center.
One time when we went to breakfast we got this waiter. I know people sometimes take jobs because that's the only thing they know how to do to make any kind of a living. Some people are not suited to being a wait person. If they can't look you in the face and greet you, something is wrong. If they seem awkward at what they are doing, then that is wrong too. The next time we went there, the guy was gone....no longer working there. We got a really bubbly person who was happy to make small conversation and even tell us her favorite thing on the menu. She must get good tips.
When I worked in the pineapple fields I knew it wasn't for me. I was a hotel maid in Waikiki for 3-6 months and I knew that wasn't for me. Luckily I kept looking and got a job in the bank. That wasn't for me either, but I did okay at it. I think that when I get a job I have to really like what I'm doing. I wasn't great at the pizza place. There are a lot of ridiculous people out there who call for pizza delivery. Many of them want something for free. When you need to explain that they only get the pizza, something is wrong there too. I just wasn't for sale. Give me a break, I was 40, going through a divorce and working 3 jobs!
We lost cable again and the Comcast people don't believe us. Neither do the guys they send over here. Luckily other neighbors are out again too so they'll send someone else tomorrow and we can explain AGAIN and they can say "that's not possible, we just sent someone yesterday". Between these guys and the couch taking yet another 2 weeks I'm just nuts here at home. It's okay though, we grocery shopped and looked at power tools.
Today I got a new power tool--a compound miter saw, also called a chop saw. Now I have to figure out where to put it and how to work it. I know it cuts wood at angles, and that's what I need. The next few days will be busy ones getting ready for a big hula event, so if you don't receive e-mails it's either the cable and/or power are out again, or I'm working this stint at the Auburn Performing Arts Center.
posted by leona at 10:50 AM
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