You "must" love people to be here...
Today marks the end of my 3-year stint at the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor & the end of my 11-year career as a hotelier. I recall the day I started at the Holiday Inn when I felt so overwhelmed with all the files I needed to detail, my boss took them away from me..she might have felt I was at the brink of quitting & was just being silent about it. Once everything got organized, I felt more at ease with the job, & really loved every second of it--until now. I would not call myself a veteran in the industry compared to my peers at the hotel, whose years of service is visible in their greying hair, but I have been around in the industry for a while to know that there is nothing like the hotel business..
YOU MIGHT BE IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY IF....
*You sat at the same desk for 4 years and worked for 8 different vice presidents
or general managers.
*Going for cocktails and dinner is NOT your idea of a nice evening.
*When someone asks you your exact job profile, you lie.
*You get really excited about a 2% pay increase.
*You sit in a cubicle smaller than your bedroom closet.
*It’s dark on your drive to and from work.
*Communication is something your “department” is having problems with.
*You see a good-looking person and know automatically it is a guest.
*Food left over from a banquet or meeting is an exciting day at lunch.
*You forget what you look like in anything but a suit.
*All the work you were hired to do gets done before 9AM and after 5PM.
*You’re already late on an assignment you just received.
*You’re boss’ favorite lines are:
>When you get a minute...
>In your spare time....
>I have an opportunity for you...
*50% of the people in your company don’t know what you do.
*The other 50% of the people in your company don’t care what you do.
*Vacation is something you roll over to next year, if allowed
*Change is the norm.
*Nepotism is encouraged.
*Six months is considered to be substantial longevity.
*You dial a “9” before the number no matter where you are calling from.
*You smile and say “good morning” to total strangers on the street.
*Your toilet paper at home is folded in a triangle on the first sheet.
*You answer the phone at home: “hello this is ____, how may I help you?
*You eat in hotel restaurants for fun.
*You inspect your own hotel room when traveling.
*Most of all, you might be in the hotel business if you read this entire list and
understand it.