Last night’s
shift actually wasn’t as crazy as I thought it would be. By some crazy miracle,
pretty much everyone that was here for the wedding had been checked in by the
time I got there at three. I don’t know how housekeeping did it, but I wanted
to hug all of them! Because of that, there were about 170 check-ins left when I
got there. I’d say overall more than normal, but we’ve definitely dealt with
more in the past. I was working with David, Maggie, and Jen. Rob was also there
for the beginning of the shift, but left around six. Housekeeping was actually
able to get the large majority of the rooms available by the guaranteed
check-in time of four o’clock, which made things much easier, especially since
we had several big tour groups coming in, plus the wedding.
The last
three hours or so of the shift were pretty slow and easy. David and I were able
to just talk with each other, since the lobby got pretty empty later in the
evening. For being at full capacity, it was a surprisingly easy shift. I don’t
know exactly how many check-ins we have again tonight, but we’re at full
capacity again. Emily and Jen will both be working this evening, as well as
Maggie and me. I don’t think I mentioned earlier that Maggie applied for and
ended up getting the front desk supervisor job that opened up when Christopher
left, so looks like it’s just me and supervisors tonight. I don’t know why they
scheduled three supervisors to all be here for the same shift, but whatever.
Hopefully this shift will go smoothly, like yesterday did, especially since I
work the morning shift tomorrow. I’m really hoping that I can leave as close to
eleven as possible so I can get as much sleep as I can before going back in to
work at seven tomorrow morning.
I actually
work the morning shift again Monday and Tuesday, which is kind of nice. It
seemed like for the first month or so, they only had me scheduled for the later
shift. Now I’m getting a lot more early shifts in my schedule, which makes it a
lot easier. It’s nice to be done by three and have the rest of the day to do
what I want. I’m sure I’ll go to the pool for at least one of the next three
days after work, maybe more. Being in and around the water is a really nice way
to relieve any stress from work. I’ll be working with Cristina tomorrow as
well, then she has the next two days off. Maybe we’ll go to the pool together
sometime.
I ended up
going to the Whistle Pig last night after my shift ended for just about half an
hour. I didn’t originally expect to, but Adam, who works at the activities
desk, saw me at dinner and invited me to join him and some other people from
that desk for a little party there. I knew I didn’t have to get up early for
work this morning, so I told him I’d be there. Walking out of the lobby at a
little after eleven, I saw Elliot, who was just leaving work too. He said that
he was headed to the Whistle Pig as well, and we walked over there together. When
we got there, I hung out with Adam, as well as Kate, who’s the activities desk
supervisor, and a few other people that I knew. It was a nice way to end the
night.
I really
hope that yesterday’s shift was a sign that this entire week will be fairly easy.
We’re not completely full this entire week, so hopefully it will be okay. In
fact, looking at the occupancy levels yesterday on the computer, it looked like
the craziest days would probably be Wednesday and Thursday, which luckily are
my days off.
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