Long Weekend!

This last weekend was my first weekend on my own in the restaurant! My manager was out of town and coincidentally this was one of our busiest weekends to date. We had several college athletic teams as well as a few President's Day tournaments that were staying at our property. This translated into lot's of people for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This was also my first weekend working a "splitsie" in the words of my manager, Richard. I have worked long weekends before but this was most definitely my longest weekend. On Friday I worked from 10a-12a, Saturday from 6a-1p & 4p-12p, and Sunday from 6a-12p & 5p-12p. I think I got 11 hours of sleep the entire weekend! Even though I didn't get much sleep I was very proud of myself because the management team felt that I was ready to take on the weekend on my own. This was a good learning experience for me in terms of patience and understanding. By the end of the weekend I was definitely feeling the 11 hours of sleep, but I could not let this affect me or my associates. This weekend also taught me a lesson in time management. I could have left work on time on Saturday/Sunday night but I left several things that needed to be completed for the last minute and ended up working on them after the restaurant closed at 11pm. This week I will work on completing tasks in a timely manner so that I don't end up suffering for it after.

We have a very busy week coming up for the hotel as we are sold out everyday this week. I am looking forward to having the restaurant full with guests. The best way I've come to find for me to learn is to just jump in and learn while I go. I am very fortunate to have associates who are willing to work with me and answer any questions that I might have, and because of this I am becoming more and more comfortable with the restaurant.

In the next two weeks I hope to start taking on more challenges on the managerial side of the restaurant. I plan to start taking over the beverage side of F&B so that Richard has more time to invest in our breakfast restaurant as well as some of the other aspects here in the hotel. I also hope to start taking over the schedule in the next month so that I can have a few more responsibilites in our department.


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