Uniformity
After my lunch shift today, I have a meeting with the service manager, the current DC, and my co-DC (apparently Meg and I are already Co-DC's, we don't have to wait until August-ish for the title) to discuss the delegation of duties once we are finished with our summer training. The duties will shift to Meg and I having more responsibility during Mike's last month, so that we have a full month to work out the kinks before he goes back to part-time status.
While getting ready for work this morning, it dawned on me how badly I need new uniforms. My shirts have stains (that are mostly only visible to me), my socks have lost their elasticity, my pants probably pass more for dark charcoal gray than black these days, and my sneakers are pretty beat-up from miles of use. I'm pretty proud of the fact that I've survived almost a full year on the same three shirts/pants and pair of sneakers. However, every time I do the laundry, I make the casual observation that I could probably use a new shirt or pants. But then, I don't want to spend the money on these items until they are on sale and I haven't found them on sale anywhere recently. It's more of an imperative at this point, due to my leadership position within the restaurant and needing to "set the example" for others. In our last full Developers meeting, another Devo had brought up the issue that the dress code needs to be properly enforced and that it's not just regular servers who need to improve their manner of dress. I know he wasn't directing that toward me, because a) my clothes are still presentable and b) he told me it wasn't directed at me.
That said, I still feel the need to get some new garments to include: at least three long-sleeved white oxford shirts, three pairs of black dress pants (not jeans), several pairs of black socks, and a new pair of slip-resistant black sneakers. Now that I have the motivation, I only need to find the time, the money, and the sale. Though I guess if I can find the first two, I can justify not finding the third, if necessary.
While getting ready for work this morning, it dawned on me how badly I need new uniforms. My shirts have stains (that are mostly only visible to me), my socks have lost their elasticity, my pants probably pass more for dark charcoal gray than black these days, and my sneakers are pretty beat-up from miles of use. I'm pretty proud of the fact that I've survived almost a full year on the same three shirts/pants and pair of sneakers. However, every time I do the laundry, I make the casual observation that I could probably use a new shirt or pants. But then, I don't want to spend the money on these items until they are on sale and I haven't found them on sale anywhere recently. It's more of an imperative at this point, due to my leadership position within the restaurant and needing to "set the example" for others. In our last full Developers meeting, another Devo had brought up the issue that the dress code needs to be properly enforced and that it's not just regular servers who need to improve their manner of dress. I know he wasn't directing that toward me, because a) my clothes are still presentable and b) he told me it wasn't directed at me.
That said, I still feel the need to get some new garments to include: at least three long-sleeved white oxford shirts, three pairs of black dress pants (not jeans), several pairs of black socks, and a new pair of slip-resistant black sneakers. Now that I have the motivation, I only need to find the time, the money, and the sale. Though I guess if I can find the first two, I can justify not finding the third, if necessary.