It irks me to the core! Especially if the job is something I can more than well do! KNS! (sorry I really love this word at the moment. For the blur it stands for KaNaSai. Something like 'eatshit/u idiot!/argh!/mass swearing' all rolled into one.)
Ytd at work I got an extra shift for the week to replace another girl. So that night was me, M (gonna use single letters to protect identities), M2, F, Y and C.
M is a guy whos been working there for quite some time and was only in my shift the first 2 times I worked.
I have been working at that place for just over 2 months.
KNS! first thing I walk in, M tells Y to teach me how to fold cutlery! See I show you! I think even if I got my brains boxed out by an angry kangaroo I can still do it!
Pretend the tissue is a napkin.
FLIP
FLOP A FEW TIMES.....
VOILA!Sorry, hehe pics abit dark, I was sitting in a dark room!
Anw, folding cutlery was the very first thng I learnt on my first day of work. M even taught me!
He knows damn well I been working there for so long and common cow sense would tell anyone that 2 months is MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME to learn how to fold cutlery. I would have at least progressed to order taking.
Ok that was insult number 1. I calmed down. All fine.
Then M comes around to tell us our areas of responsibility for the night. F and Y are outside, him and C inside and M2 doing the bar.
Me?
Bring dishes out.
KNS! Insult #2! He said I would be doing that cos Im inexperienced. I tell you right now Ive taken enough orders already in HIS absence and Im not making mistakes anymore for the past 1 and half months! And to frikkin show him I am no incompetent I took down 10 CONSECUTIVE PHONE ORDERS! really, I put down the phone and RING RING another one, put it down and RING RING another one! The feeling of putting up a huge wad of orders infront of him that day, was one of the best feelings of triumph Ive ever experienced. I had to prove him wrong I am and was not a mere dish carrier but someone who can use her brain to communicate with customers and their needs.
The least he could have said was I could be another of those waiters manning an area with him. Its understood that everyone shares the load of bringing out dishes. I dont want to get paid $10 an hour to do something so amateur and routine. Even if its easy.
I dont like being stuck with trivial jobs. Ever since I heard that 2 really good waiters already quit and one is going to be leaving in a month, I felt a super big urge to learn more so I can be a valuable team member (and lessen the chance of sackings and increase PROMOTIONS!)
But no, M and M2 obviously think I have a brain the size of a peanut and an IQ so low it goes into negative numerals and so cant be bothered to teach me anything more even things like cutting a cake and decorating its plate for serving (squeeze some liquid choc on plate, place cake slice, squeeze a cream rosette and dust choc powder.) I always get pushed aside and someone takes over it.
You know how frikking annoying it is to always have to get someone to do something for you cos you dont know how to do it? It wastes valuable time and the wait frustrates customers. And a customers happiness is crucial if you want them to return.
Ok lor. If customers aint happy then I shall point my finger at them. *shrugs*
KNS- is it bad to have a want-to-learn attitude? Isnt that one thing employers really value?
Im defintely not ready to take on the till. Money is something that isnt my forte as yet so Im happy to pass that for a while. But I feel so gawd-damn offended that for such simple tasks I get rejected on doing after 2 months of working.How to move up in 'rank' like that? (yeah Im obsessed with climbing 'career ladders'.)
I may only be 17 and a few months old. But I like my challenges, be it in school or at work. I detest routine.
If I really suck at a task then I suppose its alright to leave that for another time till I feel Im ready for it. But I wish people would at least give me a try.
...and stop thinking Im a bird-brain.
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