first i blogged a whole 1000 words entry. and it died on me
darn blogger. but i shall retype that whole pile.
WORK today was generally bad. both good and bad stuff. the bad outweighing the good mostly
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THE GOOD
Priscelia Chan came in with her family. all the cartel staff got so chuffed up. starstruck pple
"like i care" - Laura
"celebs are humans too ya know" - Ced
sums it all up.
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RJ girls aplenty today. this group came in and made themselves comfortable at the sofa seat.
was being myself again. making small talk while doing their order.
and somehow started laughing and joking. something abt my hair i think.
its a darn good ice breaker. uh huh. not in a literal sense though.
and when i turned to process the order , one of them went " my fren wants for your number!"
i laughed and smiled back la. had to be kidding. apparently was not to be when i came back with the orders and they reinforced their previous claim.
i gave lor. out of humour. not aloof to the extent that i wont give it. just becos im fearful of a prank or nuts. DUH . honestly wont expect her to call (:
made frens with Laura and Rena. both nice girls. nice to be on good terms with colleagues
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THE BAD
spilled a whole jug of ice water at the bread station. i went " HOLY $H!T MAN "
whole of Cartel went from SILENT to ALARMED
all eyes on the guy with the mad hair who apparently couldnt pour a glass of water right.
naturally got stuffed by the managers. deserved that
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THE UGLY
uncouth and lowlife customers came in. the poser kind who do not have it. but choose to dine at a higher end cafe to appear class. couldnt even get some of the menu items right.
the demanding and customers from hell mould.
asked for chilli sauce. tartar sauce. extra fork. extra knife. butter. bread. more ice water. wipe the table. additional menus. separate table. and what have you. i did all with a smile.
fickle with their orders and cancelled many times. and this became a problem.
conflict in order process of said customer and i got a public dressing down by Nicholas in front of Laura and Gwen who were dining. and many other customers around.
the F word was used freely and it was HUMILIATING. at that moment my heartbeat sped and my fists almost clenched. yes. was partly my fault. but i do not deserve that word.
it is partly my fault. i am big enough to admit it. employees have human rights too.
the fact that it was in the presence of others disgusted me. realised at that point it wasnt worth an uproar
an old couple in the vicinity flashed me the reassuring " its ok son. dont take it too hard. part of the job " smile.
felt better after that.
no point loosing it and the job over such stuff. i knuckled under. gave it some thought. Hakim would have reacted differently.
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finished with the ruckus and proceeded to serve said customer
this guy amongst them was being a total jerk with comments like :
" the set meal comes with the soup right? and why is it not served? "
"this meal is not meant to be served like that. am i right? "
" i paid 10% GST. and what service and you all offering? "
and its not even meant as humour. i could tell.
words out to hurt and inflict harm from the first letter.
more crap to come. im waiting. (:
11:29 PM