I just got back this morning from Memphis, yes that's right, Memphis. The big boss says to me last week, "hey Banquet Manager, the regional F&B director needs someone to fill in for the usual "start-up guy" for a hotel in Memphis that we just took over". "I told him about you and he said he is interested", came next.
"Interested in what", came from me. "He wants you to fly to Memphis and meet with the other opening staff to evaluate the hotel. You'll take care of the banquet department of the property and report back to corporate about what needs to be done to get it up to standards". Now, some of you may be saying "this is a GREAT opportunity for you Banquet Manager, you should take it". Or "they must really think highly of you Banquet Manager for you to be chosen". I've done this shit before for two different properties, no big deal. So I don't need the pat on my back.
Plus, I don't need to have my ass shipped to the hometown of Elvis...
I thought my wife was going to kill me when she found out. She wasn't too happy about this. The kids are back in school, and it's already too busy here a my regular hotel so I don't need to head south for a week. Besides, I hate living outta a suitcase and eating crappy food.
Moving along...
I fly out to the new property. It's pretty nice with 12,000 sq ft of meeting space and the ballroom holds around 300 people. Not too small but ok. The rest of the week is spent in countless meetings with management staff going over their existing standards. Then came counting silverware, china, glassware, chairs, tables...getting a full inventory.
We had a company come in to check on the kitchen ovens & grills, another one to check on the fire suppression system and even an electrician to check the wattage in the ballroom outlets 'cause apparently they have an ongoing problem with the breakers popping when a band comes in for their weddings.
So my 32 page report is completed (most of the work was done late at night in my hotel room while I was ordering cheap room service pizza and gallons of coffee.
I have a meeting with the regional bigwigs on Monday to go over my findings and to make my recommendations. We'll see what happens next. And through all of this crap, I never got to see Graceland!
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3 comments:
That almost sounds like a compliment, but from what you say, it also sounds like exhausting work. That is a long report, but let's hope that they like what you had to say.
Hey Ms., You're not pulling an "attitude" with me are you?
I dont now if i´m still on time, but good look...
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