The other day, one of my part-time, or on-call waiters (whatever the hell you want to call 'em) tells me that he needs to talk to me about the schedule. I said "Ok, what's up?" He says, "When I was originally hired here I told the previous manager that I only wanted to work part time and only wanted to work weddings". "If I was going to take time away from my career (he's a damm school teacher!) I only want to work weddings since that's what I like". "Lately you've been putting me on those corporate parties instead", he bitched. Sure the higher pay from a wedding doesn't come into the picture I guess...
Well I gave him two options:
- Since you're a waiter in a hotel banquet department, be prepared to work any and all events needed.
- If you want to work only weddings, what the hell did you come to work at a hotel in the first place! Go get a damm job in a catering hall!
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Exactly what I would have done. Let him see how bad he wants the job after not making any money the next couple of weeks. Either he will find something else or will take any job you give him later. Why would a school teacher want to do this on the weekend anyway?
Probably for the same reason the one last night told me he was thinking about going to culinary school, 'lights, creative life stlye, and get rich scheme'!, lol, I whispered to his wife "NO, NO, tell him I said No"...and to keep his day job!
I'm curious. Why does management do this? I only work part time also. With kids and a house full of pets, more than four hours a day doesn't leave me enough time to keep this place in shape, cook, and do all the other things I have to handle. I always explain that to the 'boss' when I interview for a job, but every damn time, after a while, I find myself scheduled for more and more hours and more and more responsibility. When I complain that 'this isn't the agreement under which I came to work here' I get a 'too bad' attitude. I end up quitting and looking for something else.
Why can't managers who agree to certain hours keep their end of the bargain?
hi! I'm a regular read and sympathetic banquet server. I swear I'm not bad for a new server, but you definitely have me wondering what my managers think of me : x
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Anonymous,
It's not that we managers have a "too bad" attitude, just remember, many part time waiters think we have nothing better to do but to remember someone's spotty availability and work around that. If they don't get enough shifts they complain and when we want to use them more than their "original agreement" we get the complaints too.
Hungry Hipster,
Thanks for stopping by.
It seems that this new generation just doesn't have the same work ethic that us old timers had/have. In my wildest dream, I would not have the nerve to say I only work weddings. Quite the contrary, I am usually the one looking for MO||RE not LESS work. But that's just me ...
my question is this explain the weddings pay more -hotel i worked at banquets paid flat rate.
Anon complained the hiring agreement was VIOLATED by OVER scheduling AND being given responsibilities. This suggests a good worker being taken advantage of by poor mgrs. Reminds me of my fast food & chain waiting days. Where they suck the live out of anyone w/ a work ethic.
To Banquet Manager: Remembering not to schedule me for more than four hours a day simply cannot be that difficult!
To Anonymous: Thank you. That is how I feel with every job. "NO, I don't want to be 'in charge' of section 'whatever'.". "NO, I don't consider 39 hours a week 'part time'.". "I just want to come in for four hours a day, do my job and leave.".
Why is that so difficult?
I'm not a school teacher, but I find it ironic that you make the efforts to berate his profession; not to mention, the lack of empathy for his efforts to "work," and the poor grammar riddled throughout this BLOG.
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