I'm out of a job at Elongated Hexagon Inn.
Why? Because a guest lied, although the manager was kind enough to point out that she would have fired me anyway.
When I got there tonight, the manager's car was parked out front which is never a good sign. When I got to the back, she was waiting in the hotel owner's office and asked me to come in. I did and got to hear all about the lie.
It seems that a guest on the night of the 12th called up today to tell the manager that around 5:45AM that morning she was leaving, she saw a guy matching my description in the breakfast area handling the pastries barehanded. Also, when she asked that guy when the breakfast meats would be ready, that guy told her that they would be ready when they were ready.
He was very rude.
I'm curious as to who this guy might be though, because it sure as fuck wasn't me. I'm done with the breakfast around 5:15 or 5:20 most mornings. I start preparing it at 4:10, and after I get the waffle and oatmeal toppings squared away, the pastries are the second thing I do, so I'm working on them around 4:20 or so. It also goes without saying that I do not handle food barehanded. That's nastier for me than it would be for the guests.
But... when I pointed this out, the manager first said that the guest may have been mistaken about the time. Then her demeanor changed and she said that she had hoped to do this cleanly, but if I was going to fight it, I was forcing her to tell me the rest of the story. It seems she'd been planning on firing me anyway because of mistakes I've made on the forms for the night audit in the year I've been working there. She said she was planning on firing me for calling the other auditors every week (although that's not true), and she said that she has the text messages to one of the assistant managers to prove it.
Stupid me for thinking I could ask a manager when I had a question about how to do my job.
So here I am with only one part-time job that I work a measly three hours a week, no savings, and no idea what to do. I don't imagine that sleep will come easily for the next several days. On the other hand, as shocked as I am, it did feel good to come home, get my uniform clothes and go back to toss them on the desk, ask for a receipt for everything there, and then tell the guy they called in to work for me, "Watch your back. If they did it to me, they'll do it to you." I'm glad to be clear of the stench of that place. Not so glad to worry about how my bills are going to get paid now.
Why? Because a guest lied, although the manager was kind enough to point out that she would have fired me anyway.
When I got there tonight, the manager's car was parked out front which is never a good sign. When I got to the back, she was waiting in the hotel owner's office and asked me to come in. I did and got to hear all about the lie.
It seems that a guest on the night of the 12th called up today to tell the manager that around 5:45AM that morning she was leaving, she saw a guy matching my description in the breakfast area handling the pastries barehanded. Also, when she asked that guy when the breakfast meats would be ready, that guy told her that they would be ready when they were ready.
He was very rude.
I'm curious as to who this guy might be though, because it sure as fuck wasn't me. I'm done with the breakfast around 5:15 or 5:20 most mornings. I start preparing it at 4:10, and after I get the waffle and oatmeal toppings squared away, the pastries are the second thing I do, so I'm working on them around 4:20 or so. It also goes without saying that I do not handle food barehanded. That's nastier for me than it would be for the guests.
But... when I pointed this out, the manager first said that the guest may have been mistaken about the time. Then her demeanor changed and she said that she had hoped to do this cleanly, but if I was going to fight it, I was forcing her to tell me the rest of the story. It seems she'd been planning on firing me anyway because of mistakes I've made on the forms for the night audit in the year I've been working there. She said she was planning on firing me for calling the other auditors every week (although that's not true), and she said that she has the text messages to one of the assistant managers to prove it.
Stupid me for thinking I could ask a manager when I had a question about how to do my job.
So here I am with only one part-time job that I work a measly three hours a week, no savings, and no idea what to do. I don't imagine that sleep will come easily for the next several days. On the other hand, as shocked as I am, it did feel good to come home, get my uniform clothes and go back to toss them on the desk, ask for a receipt for everything there, and then tell the guy they called in to work for me, "Watch your back. If they did it to me, they'll do it to you." I'm glad to be clear of the stench of that place. Not so glad to worry about how my bills are going to get paid now.
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