expensive but cheap
alright, i went for hyatt's try-out in the end. after a series of interviews, the manager told me that they offer the candidates a 2 day try-out to test if we really want the job or not; and after the try-out, we will have a final interview with ANOTHER manager to settle the final issues.
and so i did.
eventho i was very confused at the beginning. didn't know if it would work out or not. funny thing is that i was not the only one who had this thought, all my family and friends were skeptical bout this Front Desk position, my friends even told me not to go that low (oh man... i was a bit depressed when i heard that....). and honestly hearing that, my stubborness started to activate, now i really wanna give it a try, just to prove it to the others.
but... not a good choice (damn it, why 90% of my choices are wrong?)
so the training was divided into 2 days, one is a morning shift, from 7am-3pm, and the following day they offer the afternoon shift, from 3pm-11pm. i went for the first morning session on a Sunday (dun ask me why... i'm just stupid, but heck, everyday is weekend for me anyway), and god... it was HARD to wake up early 5:30 in the morning under a very cold weather...
anyway, i arrived on time, borrowed their uniform. after a series of makeup and hair modification, i finally went out to the front desk, ready to check out this "new job" of mine.
i stayed in the concierge desk for the shift. basically, they just do all the shitty job. whatever that's not check-in/out comes to the concierge, and they have to handle it. plain and borin...
now, for some reason, there's NO chair whatsoever in the front desk. thus, all pple working there have to STAND for their whole shift. and that's what i had to do as well.
seriously, standing for 8-9hrs straight on heels is no fun thing.... your legs might feel a bit better if you're walking around or something, but nop, the front desk walking area is that little. u don't walk at all!!!
just stand, and so i did.
and i came back the first day with some bad paaaaain on my legs... they were exhausted. my sis was laughin at me coz i still got another day to go. it would be not right if i wanted to change days or something. so yeah... i went the following day for my next session of afternoon shift
this time it was in the check-in desk. still no chairs, still standing for quite a lot of hours, but at least it was more... interactive i would say. well... not that much either lah...
i was observing them how to handle the computers to check their guests in, but i kept getting lost halfway. one of the managers wanted me to try one client, but in the end it was not possible, they all had some weird requests.
some guests were friendly, my "trainer" and i were having fun welcoming them into the hotel, others... hm... really bad manners. but i guess that shows the real part of this job: there are some shitty pple out there who will only be polite when it's of their interest (and in those times, we really wanted to yell "get the F out~" at them). kekekek
i'm patient till certain extent =P
now the 2nd shift's till 11+pm... really late (sorry that i missed some calls during the time!! >__<). the biggest problem is that i have no transportation to take me back... and i had to ask my sis to take me back (thanx!) and again... my legs were in horrible pain, and they still are... i seriously feel that now my calves are bigger... @___@ sux... oh, i saw the pay that they're gonna give me. like USD$70 for the 2 days. that is, approx $35 for 9hrs. SHITTY huh?! damn low pay lah..... >__<
such an expensive physical abuse for a cheap shitty pay....
and so i did.
eventho i was very confused at the beginning. didn't know if it would work out or not. funny thing is that i was not the only one who had this thought, all my family and friends were skeptical bout this Front Desk position, my friends even told me not to go that low (oh man... i was a bit depressed when i heard that....). and honestly hearing that, my stubborness started to activate, now i really wanna give it a try, just to prove it to the others.
but... not a good choice (damn it, why 90% of my choices are wrong?)
so the training was divided into 2 days, one is a morning shift, from 7am-3pm, and the following day they offer the afternoon shift, from 3pm-11pm. i went for the first morning session on a Sunday (dun ask me why... i'm just stupid, but heck, everyday is weekend for me anyway), and god... it was HARD to wake up early 5:30 in the morning under a very cold weather...
anyway, i arrived on time, borrowed their uniform. after a series of makeup and hair modification, i finally went out to the front desk, ready to check out this "new job" of mine.
i stayed in the concierge desk for the shift. basically, they just do all the shitty job. whatever that's not check-in/out comes to the concierge, and they have to handle it. plain and borin...
now, for some reason, there's NO chair whatsoever in the front desk. thus, all pple working there have to STAND for their whole shift. and that's what i had to do as well.
seriously, standing for 8-9hrs straight on heels is no fun thing.... your legs might feel a bit better if you're walking around or something, but nop, the front desk walking area is that little. u don't walk at all!!!
just stand, and so i did.
and i came back the first day with some bad paaaaain on my legs... they were exhausted. my sis was laughin at me coz i still got another day to go. it would be not right if i wanted to change days or something. so yeah... i went the following day for my next session of afternoon shift
this time it was in the check-in desk. still no chairs, still standing for quite a lot of hours, but at least it was more... interactive i would say. well... not that much either lah...
i was observing them how to handle the computers to check their guests in, but i kept getting lost halfway. one of the managers wanted me to try one client, but in the end it was not possible, they all had some weird requests.
some guests were friendly, my "trainer" and i were having fun welcoming them into the hotel, others... hm... really bad manners. but i guess that shows the real part of this job: there are some shitty pple out there who will only be polite when it's of their interest (and in those times, we really wanted to yell "get the F out~" at them). kekekek
i'm patient till certain extent =P
now the 2nd shift's till 11+pm... really late (sorry that i missed some calls during the time!! >__<). the biggest problem is that i have no transportation to take me back... and i had to ask my sis to take me back (thanx!) and again... my legs were in horrible pain, and they still are... i seriously feel that now my calves are bigger... @___@ sux... oh, i saw the pay that they're gonna give me. like USD$70 for the 2 days. that is, approx $35 for 9hrs. SHITTY huh?! damn low pay lah..... >__<
such an expensive physical abuse for a cheap shitty pay....
posted by nongi at 11:59 AM
2 Comments:
hahah, I am sorry you had to go through that pain...but I might do that for part time job in Kumamoto to earn some money to live...hehe I am scared...maybe movie theater job is better?
YES! but if it's good pay and PT... hm... still... unless u buy those nice thick stolkings that can help u prevent ur legs gettin bigger. good luck~!!!
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