Private Memo to Captain Archer
To: Captain Archer
From: Chef
Subject: Galley Privileges and crew access
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I'm concerned about a number of incidents that have occurred over the past month or so involving access to the galley and to the various food stores.
We've already talked about the liquor cabinet issues, and changing the access codes has been effective too effective sometimes in dealing with that problem.
There are two issues here. One is pilferage from storage, which is starting to show up in inventory discrepencies between the database and the physical inventory. It's not possible to plan how to feed a starship full of people for months at a time without knowing what's available, especially when there are things we can't replenish out here. Even things as simple as canned tuna are impossible to replace once they're gone. It's important to save enough of everything so that we won't be eating only the unpopular food on the trip home.
The other issue is general galley access. I had hoped that having an open access policy, where people could get their own snacks, would improve morale and help everyone through a tense period, but the privilege is being seriously abused. My steward, Crewman Cunningham, tells me that these problems occur rather frequently and involve various crew members, both Starfleet and MACO, so it's not just an isolated problem. This is resulting in extra clean-up work for the mess crew, and I worry about sanitation as well as the supplies issues. I refuse to put locks on all of the food storage panties and refrigerators, and locking up cooking utensils is ludicrous, so I think the access to the galley will need to be limited.
I'm recommending that galley privileges again be restricted to senior officers, except as specifically authorized by myself for a special occasion of some kind. My staff and I will always be willing, as ever, to entertain special requests from any crew member.
I'll also be setting up a new snack bar area in the Mess Hall, where the crew will be able to help themselves to more items than are typically available at off-hours now, especially the most popular snack foods. The usual meal and snack selections will continue to be available on all shifts as well.
I will instruct the stewards and galley crew to refuse admittance to unauthorized crewmembers and I ask everyone's cooperation with this. These aren't security people and will simply ask for cooperation. If you were to make a shipwide announcement of the revised policy, effective immediately, I would appreciate it.
On a related note, I plan to make a day-trip down to the shore-leave planet to attempt to replenish some supplies, as well as perhaps to find some local produce to add some variety to the menus. Maybe they'll have some good cheeses
Thank you.
From: Chef
Subject: Galley Privileges and crew access
__________________________________
I'm concerned about a number of incidents that have occurred over the past month or so involving access to the galley and to the various food stores.
We've already talked about the liquor cabinet issues, and changing the access codes has been effective too effective sometimes in dealing with that problem.
There are two issues here. One is pilferage from storage, which is starting to show up in inventory discrepencies between the database and the physical inventory. It's not possible to plan how to feed a starship full of people for months at a time without knowing what's available, especially when there are things we can't replenish out here. Even things as simple as canned tuna are impossible to replace once they're gone. It's important to save enough of everything so that we won't be eating only the unpopular food on the trip home.
The other issue is general galley access. I had hoped that having an open access policy, where people could get their own snacks, would improve morale and help everyone through a tense period, but the privilege is being seriously abused. My steward, Crewman Cunningham, tells me that these problems occur rather frequently and involve various crew members, both Starfleet and MACO, so it's not just an isolated problem. This is resulting in extra clean-up work for the mess crew, and I worry about sanitation as well as the supplies issues. I refuse to put locks on all of the food storage panties and refrigerators, and locking up cooking utensils is ludicrous, so I think the access to the galley will need to be limited.
I'm recommending that galley privileges again be restricted to senior officers, except as specifically authorized by myself for a special occasion of some kind. My staff and I will always be willing, as ever, to entertain special requests from any crew member.
I'll also be setting up a new snack bar area in the Mess Hall, where the crew will be able to help themselves to more items than are typically available at off-hours now, especially the most popular snack foods. The usual meal and snack selections will continue to be available on all shifts as well.
I will instruct the stewards and galley crew to refuse admittance to unauthorized crewmembers and I ask everyone's cooperation with this. These aren't security people and will simply ask for cooperation. If you were to make a shipwide announcement of the revised policy, effective immediately, I would appreciate it.
On a related note, I plan to make a day-trip down to the shore-leave planet to attempt to replenish some supplies, as well as perhaps to find some local produce to add some variety to the menus. Maybe they'll have some good cheeses
Thank you.