Well the School holidays are now over thankfully & hopefully the Resort will quiet down a bit. Today was quieter than last Sunday. & I was able to finish close to time. I picked up an extra shift tonight & I am working in the bar for one of the girls who is feeling a bit sick. I am happy for the extra work but I would have loved to have the night off to get to bed early, but thems the breaks.
I am enjoying it up here it is going really well. I am going to be starting to do more in the office from this week, so hopefully I will be able to kick the cold that I have at the moment. It is also good as it bumps my hours up even more, not counting today I have done approximately 112 hours for the fortnight, huge hours & they will go down a fraction as I will be in the Office more, but the guys in there still do some big hours. Another 12 hour day for me today.
Well it has been a busy night for me which is amazing considering the Mountain has been partying for the last 2 nights as there were a couple of Birthdays & a going away.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Two Weeks In
It is now nearly two weeks that I have been working up at the snow & it has been very busy. The School holidays & approximately 60cm's worth of snow has kept us all very busy. Over the weekend we fed over 700 people in Village Central, Sunday lunch was our busiest period with us feeding 212 people across the 4hrs, it was absolute madness.
I am enjoying the work & am pretty tired at the end of the day. At the moment all I am doing is sleeping & working, & let me tell you we are working hard, Sunday I did a 14hr day with 45 minutes in breaks.
The people that I work with are really nice & I get along with them all. One of the girls that 5 work with is a bit of a bitch & a clock watcher. She is happy when she is getting breaks & going home early, but has issues when she is not able to do those things. She is nice most of the time but can turn a bit when she is not getting her way.
I am still the pig in the middle with Admin & Food & Beverage still fighting over me. I have been told though that I should be doing more admin within the next week as they have been awaiting the delivery of a desk which arrived yesterday. So hopefully I will be a bit more organised with what my job will actually entail & where I am supposed to be positioned.
Well that is all for this posting, we have a busy weekend coming up with Camp Quality coming up & also the last weekend of the School Holidays.
I am enjoying the work & am pretty tired at the end of the day. At the moment all I am doing is sleeping & working, & let me tell you we are working hard, Sunday I did a 14hr day with 45 minutes in breaks.
The people that I work with are really nice & I get along with them all. One of the girls that 5 work with is a bit of a bitch & a clock watcher. She is happy when she is getting breaks & going home early, but has issues when she is not able to do those things. She is nice most of the time but can turn a bit when she is not getting her way.
I am still the pig in the middle with Admin & Food & Beverage still fighting over me. I have been told though that I should be doing more admin within the next week as they have been awaiting the delivery of a desk which arrived yesterday. So hopefully I will be a bit more organised with what my job will actually entail & where I am supposed to be positioned.
Well that is all for this posting, we have a busy weekend coming up with Camp Quality coming up & also the last weekend of the School Holidays.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Whats Happenin
Well my first few days at the Snow have been busy with the start of the School holidays making us busy.
Monday & Tuesday were very busy as the days were clear & sunny. Wednesday was a crap day with rain & snow falling all day & making it very hard to see anything. All we made in Village Cantral (VC) was hot chocolates, which are a pain in the arse.
I am in demand from two departments on the Mountain. The Reservations Department & the Food & Beverage Department are both wanting me to be with them Full Time. I have been working in Reservations in the Morning & by 11:30 am I am to be at VC or the F & B Manager starts to get his nickers in a twist and starts ringing the Office wondering where I am.
It makes it hard to complete tasks as Im only in the Office for 3hrs, then too run across to work for VC makes it hard. I would much prefer to do whole days in either department so that I can get some jobs done.
It is also very interesting sharing a room & bathroom with complete strangers. The guys that i share with, most of them snore so it makes it very interesting when it comes to going to sleep & 3 other guys are snoring away. It is also hard at there is only one light in the room & my bed is hidden by a closet, so I cannot read my book, I have now fixed that by getting a book light.
So that is what has been happening over my first few days up on Mt Baw Baw.
Monday & Tuesday were very busy as the days were clear & sunny. Wednesday was a crap day with rain & snow falling all day & making it very hard to see anything. All we made in Village Cantral (VC) was hot chocolates, which are a pain in the arse.
I am in demand from two departments on the Mountain. The Reservations Department & the Food & Beverage Department are both wanting me to be with them Full Time. I have been working in Reservations in the Morning & by 11:30 am I am to be at VC or the F & B Manager starts to get his nickers in a twist and starts ringing the Office wondering where I am.
It makes it hard to complete tasks as Im only in the Office for 3hrs, then too run across to work for VC makes it hard. I would much prefer to do whole days in either department so that I can get some jobs done.
It is also very interesting sharing a room & bathroom with complete strangers. The guys that i share with, most of them snore so it makes it very interesting when it comes to going to sleep & 3 other guys are snoring away. It is also hard at there is only one light in the room & my bed is hidden by a closet, so I cannot read my book, I have now fixed that by getting a book light.
So that is what has been happening over my first few days up on Mt Baw Baw.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
First Day At the Snow
Well I have finally made it to the top of Mt Baw Baw to work. I arrived yesterday & worked for 2 hours in the Pub last night. Had a crap nights sleep waking every hour & had a headache as well as a stomach ache. The three guys that I am sharing a room with all snore & that also didnt help whn I was trying to go to sleep.
Today has been busy which is good considering they had to cancel the Rail Jam. I worked in Village Central during most of the day. Tonight I am in the Alpine Hotel which was steady for about an hour & I now at 8:20pm have no customers left in the place, & I have no idea what the hell I am supposed to do other than try & keep the place tidy.
It has been an interesting day & I enjoyed working in Village Central, ( 160 covers for lunch ), & I am in administration tomorrow morning then VC during the afternoon & then Im pretty sure into the Bar again tomorrow night.
Virtually everyone I have met has been really nice & it should be an interesting experience.
Today has been busy which is good considering they had to cancel the Rail Jam. I worked in Village Central during most of the day. Tonight I am in the Alpine Hotel which was steady for about an hour & I now at 8:20pm have no customers left in the place, & I have no idea what the hell I am supposed to do other than try & keep the place tidy.
It has been an interesting day & I enjoyed working in Village Central, ( 160 covers for lunch ), & I am in administration tomorrow morning then VC during the afternoon & then Im pretty sure into the Bar again tomorrow night.
Virtually everyone I have met has been really nice & it should be an interesting experience.
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