First day back to work.
So far, this place seems like a great place to work. Relaxing environment, [surprisingly, hah] friendly co-workers, organised rules, very easy to know menu... Oh, and it seems as though people here tip better than average, at least for this city. And the cash register is incredibly easy to work with. And, perhaps most importantly, the food looks awesome, hah. Ohohoh, and we seriously have kimono uniforms, lol. There's a coat rack full to choose from. Pretty. :)
I thought it would be at least a little tougher, considering it was my first day and a new place and all, but everything is so straight-forward and well thought out, and everybody was incredibly helpful. It's not the chaos it was at my last job.
I was expecting to be in charge of a lot more little things, too, lol. Like, when I went to get some salads for a table ('cause they had me wait on a few tables already :'D), I saw we ran out.... I started looking for where the back-up salads were kept, and one of the cooks ran and got them out for me.... I tried to take the salads from him, and he gave me the oddest look and shook his head and laughed, because he didn't expect me to make an effort to set them up, I guess. I just assumed he would hand them to me - if that, even - but no.......... Oh my gawd. People here actually want to help you out. ;_; I know there will be more to do, obviously, once I'm settled in more, or when I open or close, but still. I can already tell that everything isn't a free-for-all and 'every man for himself' type of thing, as before..... :')
Anyhow, I really have to get used to all this again, though. The bringing out food and such thing, I mean.... Especially since there's more large parties at this place. Not used to such full trays. I kind of messed up my hand in just a few hours, carrying out trays of drinks and the big dishes (we have really big plates, hah..). >.<' Not much I can do about that though. Not even like I could wear my brace, considering, ya know, that would totally interfere with handling all the stuff. >.> But whatever. I'll live. >_<'
Also, I need to remember just how very hot the plates can get, how very quickly, lol. The very first plate I picked up, I stood and held it for a few seconds while I said something to my boss, and so by the time I headed out of the kitchen, my fingers were burning....... All I could think was,
'OMFG HOT IT'S SO HOT HOLY SHIT GET IT OFF--TAKE THE PLATE--OH MY GAAAWWWDD I CAN'T TAKE IT I'M GONNA DROP IT I HAVE TO--NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!11 ;_____;'
.....Of course, I kept all that inside and tried to keep smiling, and tried to set the plate down gently and calmly, lmao...... Ow. :\
Oh, and the Chinese server I worked with today - she's obviously very Chinese, and she's got an accent, and she was born in Hong Kong - her name is Tiffany..... Wut. >_> (I know, I know, you shouldn't assume her name would be Jinghua, just because she's Chinese, hah.. But still. XP) And my boss' name, it's badass. So fun to say! It's Rosco. Hah! Rosssscooooo. XD
And speaking of my boss, he totally can't say my name. It sounds like he keeps saying Nani..... Wait, what? ._. Seriously, when we first talked, as I was leaving from the interview, he said to me, "Oh..... Uh, Nani?" And I was like, '..........*surprised look* !_!..... Nani? :D' I totally thought he was trying to speak Japanese to me. XD But yeah. We'll work on that. ^_^'
I thought it would be at least a little tougher, considering it was my first day and a new place and all, but everything is so straight-forward and well thought out, and everybody was incredibly helpful. It's not the chaos it was at my last job.
I was expecting to be in charge of a lot more little things, too, lol. Like, when I went to get some salads for a table ('cause they had me wait on a few tables already :'D), I saw we ran out.... I started looking for where the back-up salads were kept, and one of the cooks ran and got them out for me.... I tried to take the salads from him, and he gave me the oddest look and shook his head and laughed, because he didn't expect me to make an effort to set them up, I guess. I just assumed he would hand them to me - if that, even - but no.......... Oh my gawd. People here actually want to help you out. ;_; I know there will be more to do, obviously, once I'm settled in more, or when I open or close, but still. I can already tell that everything isn't a free-for-all and 'every man for himself' type of thing, as before..... :')
Anyhow, I really have to get used to all this again, though. The bringing out food and such thing, I mean.... Especially since there's more large parties at this place. Not used to such full trays. I kind of messed up my hand in just a few hours, carrying out trays of drinks and the big dishes (we have really big plates, hah..). >.<' Not much I can do about that though. Not even like I could wear my brace, considering, ya know, that would totally interfere with handling all the stuff. >.> But whatever. I'll live. >_<'
Also, I need to remember just how very hot the plates can get, how very quickly, lol. The very first plate I picked up, I stood and held it for a few seconds while I said something to my boss, and so by the time I headed out of the kitchen, my fingers were burning....... All I could think was,
'OMFG HOT IT'S SO HOT HOLY SHIT GET IT OFF--TAKE THE PLATE--OH MY GAAAWWWDD I CAN'T TAKE IT I'M GONNA DROP IT I HAVE TO--NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!11 ;_____;'
.....Of course, I kept all that inside and tried to keep smiling, and tried to set the plate down gently and calmly, lmao...... Ow. :\
Oh, and the Chinese server I worked with today - she's obviously very Chinese, and she's got an accent, and she was born in Hong Kong - her name is Tiffany..... Wut. >_> (I know, I know, you shouldn't assume her name would be Jinghua, just because she's Chinese, hah.. But still. XP) And my boss' name, it's badass. So fun to say! It's Rosco. Hah! Rosssscooooo. XD
And speaking of my boss, he totally can't say my name. It sounds like he keeps saying Nani..... Wait, what? ._. Seriously, when we first talked, as I was leaving from the interview, he said to me, "Oh..... Uh, Nani?" And I was like, '..........*surprised look* !_!..... Nani? :D' I totally thought he was trying to speak Japanese to me. XD But yeah. We'll work on that. ^_^'