WHAT A VIEW!

BOY, I HAVE NEVER FELT SO LET DOWN WITH A JOB BEFORE THAN I FEEL WITH THIS CURRENT ONE. THE PLACE COULD BE SUCH A GOLD MINE IF MANAGEMENT KNEW WHAT TO DO. EVERYONE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER ON DOWN ARE CLUELESS AS TO HOW TO MARKET/PROMOTE THE HOTEL (ALONG WITH ITS RESTAURANT).

THE SALES & MARKETING DEPT. HAS NO CLUE ON HOW TO PROMOTE THE RESTAURANT (WITH ITS WONDERFUL VIEWS OF DOWNTOWN MIAMI). HELL, THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO PRICE SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE HOTEL!

IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THEY'VE LOWERED ARE HOURLY RATE FROM $10/HR TO $4.69/HR. WITH NO CLIENTELE, WE'RE NOT MAKING MUCH TIPS EVEN BY POOLING ALL TIPS. FOR EXAMPLE, TONIGHT I MADE A GRAND TOTAL OF $9.00 IN TOTAL TIPS FOR THE ENTIRE EVENING.

I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I WAS HIRED AT THIS NEW PLACE. NOW I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE ENDS MEET WHILE BEGINNING MY SEARCH ALL OVER AGAIN FOR YET ANOTHER JOB.

I'M BACK

WELL, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE MY LAST ENTRY IN THIS BLOG.

THE REASON WAS THAT I QUIT MY JOB. AFTER TAKING ME OFF THE

OVERNIGHT SHIFT AND HIRING SOMEONE ELSE TO WORK THAT SHIFT,

THEY WANTED TO FORCE ME TO TAKE IT OVER AGAIN. THE NEW

EMPLOYEE WAS JUST A DISASTER APPARENTLY. I TOLD THEM I JUST COULD NOT

TAKE THAT POSITION BACK. SO, I QUIT.

AFTER 3 MONTHS OF UNEMPLOYMENT WHERE I ESSENTIALLY PARTIED THE WHOLE TIME, I DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO GET BACK INTO THE WORK FORCE AGAIN.

I FOUND A JOB AT A RELATIVELY NEW HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI. THE HOTEL HAS ONLY BEEN OPENED FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. IN THE 2 YEARS, THEY'VE CHANGED MANAGEMENT TWICE. THE NEW MANAGEMENT OPENED A RESTAURANT AT THE HOTEL. I AM ACTUALLY WORKING AS A SERVER AT THE RESTAURANT. I ALSO TAKE CARE OF THE ROOM SERVICE ORDERS THAT COME IN.

THE PLACE HAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL IF ONLY THEY KNEW HOW TO MARKET AND ADVERTISE THE PLACE.

THE PREVIOUS MANAGEMENT APPARENTLY DIDN'T BELIEVE IN STANDARDS, DRESS CODES OR EVEN PROVIDING TOP SERVICE TO ITS GUESTS.

THE NEW MANAGEMENT IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES, DRESS CODES, ETC. THEY ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES WHILE AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO GET RID OF THE RIFF RAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED THERE. BY THE LOOKS OF IT, IT IS CERTAINLY NOT AN EASY TASK.

I WAS HIRED THREE WEEKS AGO AND I'M VERY EXCITED. MOSTLY BECAUSE I SEE THE POTENTIAL THE PLACE HAS FOR BEING A PREMIERE BOUTIQUE HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI.