Happy Halloween

Sweet. Had my 1st kid in a pumpkin costume. Father thanked me for doing the Teal Pumpkin cause so few people in on the city do it. I noticed when I put in my address most places were were in the suburbs.

Had 13 kids Trick or Treating tonight. Cars kept coming up to the house. I think I was the only house with the porch light one on my block. Kids go to the mall or church Trunk or Treat so kids don't want around door to door in the city like rural towns do. Neighbors stopped handing out treats cause not enough kids come. Well, if I get only 1 kid at my door, I will make Halloween special for that 1 kid.

Company Interested in Me

OMG, I'm freaking out and hyperventilating.

Hi Jordan,

I enjoyed speaking with you about the position & would like to move forward with you in the selection process. I will be in touch this week to schedule a video meeting with you. Please let me know if there are any days/times that I should avoid.

Gi to work and Oh, how nice. We have quality control arriving today so no candy on counter and no costumes. Can't have my beaded stuff in view. Well thank you for ruining our holiday mf. Good thing I am wearing my interview suit today and interview make up. Everything must be hotel standards so no kleenex box on counter, no decorations, and must wear name tag. I have been back a year and they still haven't given me name tag. 1 interview today and trying to set up the other 2. Wish me luck. I am on edge of a nervous breakdown. Wacky schedule, hit and miss days off, and it's wearing me out. Taking vacation to use them up before I quit and task force manager leaves.

Update: Interview set up for Friday. Now wait to set up the 3rd.

Well, interview didn't happen cause the work computer kept kicking me off while trying to print papers to leave. 2 minute task took 15. Plus soaking wet pants from driving the shuttle and trying to find people in the rain. Next I dropped something and bending over to get it my travel cup pop spills all over my stuff. And I am missing my cat ears. Can't drive to place in 5 minutes (other side of town) so went home and freaked out at my roommate from my bad day. Rescheduled interview for tomorrow. Thank God they let me reschedule and I got tips. And my cat ears I left at the front desk so went over to pick them up.

Update: Went to my interview the next day and it went well. Cash office job.

Beggars Night Postponed

Trick and Treating is postponed a day due to storms predicted for Wednesday. I just bought my pumpkin and candy. Oh well, I can wait another day to carve my Jack O'lantern. I have an interview tomorrow after work.

Phone Interview

Had phone interview with job #3. They want to interview me at the office on Wednesday. X fingers. Job #2 I had to give up on when they never answered when to come in for an interview. Didn’t want the job anyway so doesn't matter. I will take either of these other jobs, but of course I want the one that pays more.

Internet went out

Internet went down last night so forced to go to bed. Got it back while I was sleeping. Phone interview today. By morning the internet was back.

Well that was fun. Call the number I was given for the phone interview today and they never answered their phone. Rang and rang to get voicemail. Emailed asking if there was a better time to call or were they no longer interested in talking to me. My goodness, what a jerk. And people can't figure out why getting a job is so hard.

Update: 1 hour later they called me. Apparently their photographer needed help with a crying newborn. They were forgiven and had a pleasant conversation. Their manager is quitting from too much stress from everyone quitting and running a 3 camera room studio by themself. Sales are terrible even with 3 camera rooms (probably from mall declaring bankruptcy and anchor stores closing). Got a couple part-time photographers hired, but then personal problems made work problems worse. So they are quitting to focus on family. They want a retail manager they can train as a photographer. Seems backwards, but okay. They have to be sales person, receptionist, and photographer on top of being the manager. X fingers.

Guest Concern

Had a guest express concern over another guest eating breakfast with a gun in a holster in plain view and thought it was sad someone needed a gun at breakfast. Told them they were probably a cop. Well they were unsure of our weapons policy for guests. I said I would bring it to management attention. Asked General Manager if law enforcement were staying here and they said yes. I thought so.

Fun day. Concert postponed so bunch of cancellations. Then coworkers think they can write their own schedule to come and go when they want. Management got a complaint. When I get left alone holding the bag, I complain.

Job Possibilities

Interesting. Received an email from employer I applied to asking a series of questions to be replied to. Are employers skipping phone interviews now? I tried to be eloquent in my reply answers.

Update: Yippee. I got a reply for a phone interview. X fingers.

Even better, another employer asked for an interview. Problem is I don't want this job, but it is more money. Praying I get the first job, but have to keep options open.

More interesting. This 1st phone interviewer wants me to call them. I'm used to employers taking the time to call the applicant. Very unorthodox hiring process here.

Even more interesting. Job #2 won't email me back when to come in for an interview. Now have another employer wanting to do a phone interview. Hopefully Job #3 will email back a time to do it.

Got a phone interview for #3 on Monday. #2 won't answer when to come in. Guess I have to give up. That's ok, didn't really want the job, I need to make more money.

Trouble Brewing

Had to play referee between coworkers not getting along, one cussed at the other in front of guests and me. Told her to email HR, which they did. Told the other I can't have cussing in the lobby. They apologized. Had to email management to help get this resolved.

Marathon going by my hotel

Geesh. Get to find out from marathon runners checking in that our hotel street will be blocked for the race tomorrow. And marathon people never said a word. Manager had to pull a map from the internet for guests and employees driving around during the race starting at 8 AM. I put a map by the time clock. Copied the map for guests at the entrance. I don't work so don't have to worry where to park.

Wow, filling out job applications and one employer asks flat out what is my sexual orientation and if I am transgender. OK, isn't that illegal to ask if your applicants are homosexual and/or transgender people? I stopped the application process and exited. I don't want to work for an employer who asks illegal questions. I checked into online and it is legal to ask if the question is optional. Trust me, there are no optional questions from employers if you want a job from them.

Dreams of Cats

I keep having dreams of a yellow cat, gray cat, and a small brown dog running around the house. No ferret in the dreams. I miss my ferrets. I'm still hurting from my cats loss. I see the closet spot where Misty hid from fleas and cringe. I open the cupboard where I keep plastic bags for garbage and pop bottles and remember Bilbo and Misty loved chillaxing in there like Frodo did. Why did they have to stop eating causing their severe anemia from the fleas? Fleas are getting better. Maybe by Christmas I look into animal shelters, I'm not ready yet. I have to save for a new dishwasher first. Thinking Black Friday for that.

I checked into prices for pop up lease at a local mall. Way too much money and only have a couple weekends available during the holiday season. Oh well. It was worth a shot inquiring on pricing.

Task force manager staying a little longer

Task force front desk manager is staying another month. Of course I was happy, they do take a lot of stress off my shoulders. She was telling me how they leap frogged from being a hotel restaurant server to front desk to front desk manager in a month without any prior hotel experience.

Wow, I've work the same job for years and never got a promotion until I quit for another job at another company. No hotel would hire me from no hotel experience until Covid when they were desperate for people. Then stayed as night auditor for years until I quit then forced to return and senior supervisor left to be promoted to supervisor cause front desk was in shambles from the mass exodus of front desk employees that occurred after supervisor left and they were desperate.

Special request

Had a guy ask for custom work cause my bracelets are too feminine. Yeah, don't do custom work for one person. I order a bunch of beads and get whatever they send, then make bracelets by color. The cost I have to spend to make custom work is not worth it for 1 sale.

What a morning

What a morning. Called police twice and kicked out someone trying to make a reservation. Bus driver complained someone parked in his spot. Cop ran the plate, but not a registered guest. I think they were with someone trying to check in early, but no rooms were cleaned yet. Then the person wanting to make a reservation didn't know what city he was in, failed to understand what was happening when I called the reservation line that has prompts, no ID, no credit card, no cell phone, and just wanted a room for a few hours and food. Then they asked for a ride from the people trying to check in. Told them to stop bothering my guests and leave. Then had a housekeeper report someone doing drugs in the restroom. Person left restroom before cop arrived.

Update: Then driver left at 1 PM and nobody scheduled until 4 PM. I got to drive the shuttle and supervise the front desk with manager assigning rooms to people waiting for early check-in. Returned from dropping off wedding guests and at least 20 people were in line to check-in. Wedding parties need to check-in the night before to have their changing rooms if the wedding is before 4 PM check-in

That is Mine

Had interns take beaded pens from my bag and I saw them on the counter. Oh, they thought they were free for everyone to take. Excuse me, I am the only one who uses beaded pens at the front desk. Explained I sell those. Then front desk manager had a box of a pink ribbon pins and rubber bracelets for a Pink Out Day on Oct 18th for Breast Cancer Awareness disappear from front desk office. She spent her personal money on that box to give out to employees, not company funds. And now, she has to buy another out of her own pocket. Crazy people. You ask if you don't know if something is for everyone or 1 person's item. You don't just grab stuff that don't belong to you cause it's sitting on a counter. That is called stealing.

Price I pay for being a supervisor

Poor driver went to the emergency room so I got to run the front desk with 2 interns who can't answer the phone without asking for help and drive the shuttle. Told them to radio the general manager if they need help when I took someone to the airport (our manager's day off). Made tips that will help pay for groceries. Not gonna cry about it. I only cry when people stiff me in tips.

My merchandise is popular

Ordered more beaded stuff supplies since my Halloween collection is so popular at work. Arriving tomorrow. Not allowed to solicit my wares at work (beeen doing for 3 years and now we have to follow hotel brand standards that forbid conflict of interest). So my wares sit in silence for anyone walking by to be observed. I am not told to put them away, but can't advertise them in the breakroom.

Back to Night Audit Shift

Did a night audit shift so other supervisor who normally covers the night auditor's nights off can take time off. Security guard arrived and commented how it was wonderful to see me again. He hasn't seen me for days. I asked if that meant I am more fun than the new night auditor. Well, I talk more to them than the night auditor does. Imagine that.

Roommate Lecture

Always fun to receive lectures from roommate, especially after work when completely exhausted and ready to fall asleep. I am not trying very hard to get rid of these fleas and my cats died so they are coming after us, I don't do dishes often enough and that's why we have bugs, and finally hours after returning from the grocery store, he asked me buy him something when I have no cash to buy anything. I heard him ask me to take him to the store, but missed the part where he expected me to pay. I pulled money from my bank account I need to pay mortgage to get TP, milk, and bread. I have 12 cents in my wallet. Then asked this while I was doing the laundry not fully paying attention. Sorry for not cleaning much from my daily panic attacks, stress over finances, mourning my cats, and having 2 mouths to feed who can't seem to get jobs close enough for them to walk. Sigh. Roommate asked if I was alright the other day when Iwas in a daze. I said I was fine. What is he going to do about anything?

Well girlfriend didn't make it to her interview because I was working and couldn't drive her across town. Her fake bus pass isn't ready yet.