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He's baaaa-aaaack!
Referring to the 'guest' from this post.
I got here this morning at 7, still not quite awake yet, and I hear the news that this EW is back to grace us with his presence again. Fantastic, what a shit start to my long day (since I work both my jobs today and won't get home until 12:45am or so).
The highlight of the suck was when he called up (thankfully he hasn't called the desk anywhere close to as many times as his last stay, so far at least) asking if we had an extension cord so that he could plug in his chair closer to his bed. I looked everywhere I could think of behind the desk and in the laundry room and boiler room and all that, and could not find one. When I talked to him a bit later, he asked about it and I told him that I wasn't able to locate one. He said that one of my co-workers had found one last time, and if I could call her or my front desk manager. No offense, but I'm not going to call either of them on their day off for such a reason (especially since my co-worker has 3 jobs and comes in for the overnight here tonight), so I simply said after that I couldn't get a hold of them. My big peeve with this is that he's stayed here before, he knows how the room is laid out as far as outlets and such in relation to the bed...he should have brought his own damn extension cord
And then this snippet of conversation ensued:
EW: Well, I need to charge my wheelchair before I go out on Monday. I didn't come here to just sit in a motel room.
Me: I understand that, but I've looked everywhere I can think of and haven't been able to find an extension cord.
Seriously? The age-old SC saying... a lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine. *sigh*
A little bit ago I was chatting with him, trying to be the friendly, polite staff member I'm supposed to be (gads, he makes it difficult), and he was talking about his upcoming move here. He was complaining about the sidewalks and ability to get across a major street by my motel (granted, there are not many cross walks and it gets fairly wide in places, so I understand his frustration). The kicker, though, is that what I got from what he was saying is that he thinks the town should fix these things for him because border patrol, who has helped him across the street recently, will get tired of it over the next 40 or so years he'll be living here
Talk about thinking the world revolves around you!
This morning he also asked the head housekeeper about helping him with his laundry. She told him that it would be $1 for the washer and $1 for the dryer. He apparently didn't come up here with all that much money and wasn't sure if he'd have enough. Then I guess he doesn't need his clothes cleaned all that desperately. Who comes and stays at a motel with no extra cash? I understand money being tight, but...
I've also heard cleaning his room is a nightmare
And he plans on staying here occasionally even when he moves here, since the bus station is nearby. I realize it's difficult for him to get around and has to plan things according to the bus schedule and such, but he is just such a massive pain in the arse! One of my co-workers, who was working last night when he checked in, told me he was still mentioning living here, as in the motel itself. Um, no. If that happened, I would just quit. We have extended stays, but not permanent residencies!
I got here this morning at 7, still not quite awake yet, and I hear the news that this EW is back to grace us with his presence again. Fantastic, what a shit start to my long day (since I work both my jobs today and won't get home until 12:45am or so).
The highlight of the suck was when he called up (thankfully he hasn't called the desk anywhere close to as many times as his last stay, so far at least) asking if we had an extension cord so that he could plug in his chair closer to his bed. I looked everywhere I could think of behind the desk and in the laundry room and boiler room and all that, and could not find one. When I talked to him a bit later, he asked about it and I told him that I wasn't able to locate one. He said that one of my co-workers had found one last time, and if I could call her or my front desk manager. No offense, but I'm not going to call either of them on their day off for such a reason (especially since my co-worker has 3 jobs and comes in for the overnight here tonight), so I simply said after that I couldn't get a hold of them. My big peeve with this is that he's stayed here before, he knows how the room is laid out as far as outlets and such in relation to the bed...he should have brought his own damn extension cord
And then this snippet of conversation ensued:EW: Well, I need to charge my wheelchair before I go out on Monday. I didn't come here to just sit in a motel room.
Me: I understand that, but I've looked everywhere I can think of and haven't been able to find an extension cord.
Seriously? The age-old SC saying... a lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine. *sigh*
A little bit ago I was chatting with him, trying to be the friendly, polite staff member I'm supposed to be (gads, he makes it difficult), and he was talking about his upcoming move here. He was complaining about the sidewalks and ability to get across a major street by my motel (granted, there are not many cross walks and it gets fairly wide in places, so I understand his frustration). The kicker, though, is that what I got from what he was saying is that he thinks the town should fix these things for him because border patrol, who has helped him across the street recently, will get tired of it over the next 40 or so years he'll be living here
Talk about thinking the world revolves around you!This morning he also asked the head housekeeper about helping him with his laundry. She told him that it would be $1 for the washer and $1 for the dryer. He apparently didn't come up here with all that much money and wasn't sure if he'd have enough. Then I guess he doesn't need his clothes cleaned all that desperately. Who comes and stays at a motel with no extra cash? I understand money being tight, but...
I've also heard cleaning his room is a nightmare
And he plans on staying here occasionally even when he moves here, since the bus station is nearby. I realize it's difficult for him to get around and has to plan things according to the bus schedule and such, but he is just such a massive pain in the arse! One of my co-workers, who was working last night when he checked in, told me he was still mentioning living here, as in the motel itself. Um, no. If that happened, I would just quit. We have extended stays, but not permanent residencies!
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