Sooo... I am still knitting away on the entrelac sucks balls in two colors Danica scarf and a progress shot will be completely boring (just imagine it longer). I've decided to take after Star in a version of "If You Can't Say Something Nice About Your Job..." So, here are ten nice things I can say about my job.
1. The caf has free cereal. Fruit Loops, my friends. All.Day.Long. Jealous, right?
2. My office mate, Panda, is seriously the best office mate ever. I mean, how many of your co-workers would be get up at 5am to meet you at the gym for an indoor cycling class only for it to be cancelled without prior notice...twice. Oh, and believe me when I say that our "water cooler" conversation could make even a proctologist blush.
3. Getting paid to drink liquor. Sometimes. Like at training. Or at client events. Or at my desk at 11 am with the door closed. Ok, I am lying about the last one, but I have thought about it on a number of occasions.
4. Sometimes, if I am really good that quarter and book over a million dollars in revenue for my HotelChain, I get a gross bonus of about $1000, but really nets to only about $550. Yea me!
5. I get discounts at hotels associated with said HotelChain. Except that I work in a hotel, and I hate hotel rooms and don't ever stay in a hotel. But, at least I get to play travel agent for my family who gets to use my discount too.
**this isn't easy people...nice things are hard to think of**
6. I have a good boss. He's funny. VERY funny. And random. He can't remember where his 2 pm meeting is, but he can quote lines from such quality media, such as Anchorman, I'm Gonna Get You Sucka, and The Family Guy. Oh, and his favorite saying as of late? "F- You, You F-ing F-." He! In addition, he is not a micro-manager and I am able to look at a hell of a lot of knitting content on the Internets without getting caught. Oh, and he always jangles his keys in his pocket when he walks by, so that gives me plenty of time to switch screens on my computer.
7. Sometimes, when he's bored, Mr Wonderful calls me at work and tries to disguise his voice while he proceeds to ask me if we rent rooms by the hour. And if we do, he's like to rent a few. I always know it's him and it always makes me smile.
8. HotelChain has allowed me to meet some really special peeps that I am super close with. Hi Ericka, Panda, Sunny, Tisa, Kristen, Meredith, Robert, Nell, Sonya and Jennifer. Love you guys!
9. Working at HotelChain allows one to pick up some quite handy travel-sized Bath and Body Works items, when needed. Of course, it's bad to steal but they can part with a couple of hand creams when I've booked over $100,000 in business in one program. But don't tell them I said that, k?
10. Having lunch paid for by HotelChain. Like when you take a client out. Except that during said lunch, you and client (who is more like your friend than a client) spend 1.5 hours chit chatting and gossiping and approximately 30 seconds discussing business (any upcoming meetings? no. ok thanks. where were we?). Thanks HotelChain!
HotelChain and I aren't doing so well. I feel that the time has just about come for us to part ways. It's quite sad, as they are the only place I've worked since college and I've grown up a lot with HotelChain. But HotelChain is turning into an abusive lover lately, and I just can't take it anymore. Wanna know what scares me most? I want a new job that's not in sales or in the hotel industry. Unfortch, my experience doesn't translate over that well into the business world. Scary.
Well, I must get onto working on that resume. Wish me luck!
