First in a long time...
For which I apologize. I've been on an emotional roller coaster lately, and it's given me horrendous Writer's Block. As in I have trouble writing my own name...well, not really. But it seems pretty dang close. *grin*
I just finished working a ten hour shift.
The company, Outstanding Productions, that's linked with my dad's company, Fauxcades, plans parties. Huge corporate parties. As in, the one tonight was for a conference of around 1500-1800 people. There was another on Thursday that I worked, but this one was a much bigger deal. Western theme, going all out.
My job was to set up centerpieces before the party, make sure everything was going well for the things we'd organized during the party, and pack up the centerpieces after the party. There were about 120 centerpieces tonight...40 floral arrangements (which were brought in by an outside source) and at least 80 lit ones on two different bases. My job for setting those up was to put glass marbles into a 7.5" glass candle canister, add a little LED light, then add more marbles. We also had to alternate the two bases and the floral arrangements so that it all looked scattered well...easy and hard at the same time.
The stuff that our company brought in? A mechanical bull, electric dart boards, pool tables, and two photo op stations (wanted posters and cutouts). I got to run around while the party was going, making sure that the guys we were renting the stuff from and paying to run them were doing alright. The mechanical bull guy went through 150 waivers in 2 hours...
It was hard work at the end, picking it all up, but fun. And the decorations that Fauxcades did - a giant cowboy, giant boots, a giant yellow rose, giant etc. - were a big hit.
I really enjoyed the job, even though it was weird to have hours on end where I could sit down for a little while, where I wasn't having to constantly talk to people. I walked a lot, but it was just to keep an eye on things. It wasn't hard. The funniest part was that people began wearing the napkins we'd rented from the linen company - they were designed to look like bandannas. I had to have the DJ make an announcement asking people to please return them to the tables when they were done. If we lost napkins, we'd be charged for them, but I didn't tell people that. ( I was told to keep it light and friendly by Stacey, the woman I answered to.)
And the coolest part of all of this? Not only was I left by myself once the party started (Thursday night, too), but I got a lot of compliments on how once she gave me a task, I just ran with it and left her free to take care of other stuff. Everyone there who was a higher up, including Robert (the owner and family friend), kept telling me how great I was doing and how much they liked my work. Yay!
I just finished working a ten hour shift.
The company, Outstanding Productions, that's linked with my dad's company, Fauxcades, plans parties. Huge corporate parties. As in, the one tonight was for a conference of around 1500-1800 people. There was another on Thursday that I worked, but this one was a much bigger deal. Western theme, going all out.
My job was to set up centerpieces before the party, make sure everything was going well for the things we'd organized during the party, and pack up the centerpieces after the party. There were about 120 centerpieces tonight...40 floral arrangements (which were brought in by an outside source) and at least 80 lit ones on two different bases. My job for setting those up was to put glass marbles into a 7.5" glass candle canister, add a little LED light, then add more marbles. We also had to alternate the two bases and the floral arrangements so that it all looked scattered well...easy and hard at the same time.
The stuff that our company brought in? A mechanical bull, electric dart boards, pool tables, and two photo op stations (wanted posters and cutouts). I got to run around while the party was going, making sure that the guys we were renting the stuff from and paying to run them were doing alright. The mechanical bull guy went through 150 waivers in 2 hours...
It was hard work at the end, picking it all up, but fun. And the decorations that Fauxcades did - a giant cowboy, giant boots, a giant yellow rose, giant etc. - were a big hit.
I really enjoyed the job, even though it was weird to have hours on end where I could sit down for a little while, where I wasn't having to constantly talk to people. I walked a lot, but it was just to keep an eye on things. It wasn't hard. The funniest part was that people began wearing the napkins we'd rented from the linen company - they were designed to look like bandannas. I had to have the DJ make an announcement asking people to please return them to the tables when they were done. If we lost napkins, we'd be charged for them, but I didn't tell people that. ( I was told to keep it light and friendly by Stacey, the woman I answered to.)
And the coolest part of all of this? Not only was I left by myself once the party started (Thursday night, too), but I got a lot of compliments on how once she gave me a task, I just ran with it and left her free to take care of other stuff. Everyone there who was a higher up, including Robert (the owner and family friend), kept telling me how great I was doing and how much they liked my work. Yay!