Nothing like a 13 hour workday to make one sleep like a log. Last night was the best night's sleep I've had in a long time. Certainly was a long hot sweaty one. I even deigned to hang out with some people from work. I've only done that once in the 2+ months I've been there. I still mostly keep to myself or hang out with my usual peeps. I like the people I work with but there's only so much time in the day, ya know? I gave one of my coworkers a ride home because we learned that she lives on my way home. That's cool. I thought I was the only Navarre person in that restaurant.
It makes me happy when I see people in the restaurant who I know from my last job. It may be silly but I like being able to walk past the bartender and whisper, "Money says that guy orders a Coors Light and a rocks glass to sip it from." I like seeing someone at the bar and saying hi to them and shaking their hand and making some mindless crack like, "Dude, I didn't know they let you out of Navarre."
Or, I should say, "NaVARGH!" Ya know, like a pirate.
I like feeling connected to someone even if I don't like them. I like being in touch with people. I like knowing what's going on. I like being included. I like to stay home alone because I don't have to.
As I was about to go on break yesterday between shifts, one of the managers told me that someone from one of my tables waited around so that they could tell him that I was a good server. Coolness. That's why I get out of bed in the morning. And when I was cashing out, that same manager commented on my high sales and I told him, "I just try to be one of the best at whatever I'm doing. I don't need to be THE best. I just want to be able to hang with the ass-kickers, ya know?"
Trying hard feels good. Success feels better.
Peace,
msi.
It makes me happy when I see people in the restaurant who I know from my last job. It may be silly but I like being able to walk past the bartender and whisper, "Money says that guy orders a Coors Light and a rocks glass to sip it from." I like seeing someone at the bar and saying hi to them and shaking their hand and making some mindless crack like, "Dude, I didn't know they let you out of Navarre."
Or, I should say, "NaVARGH!" Ya know, like a pirate.
I like feeling connected to someone even if I don't like them. I like being in touch with people. I like knowing what's going on. I like being included. I like to stay home alone because I don't have to.
As I was about to go on break yesterday between shifts, one of the managers told me that someone from one of my tables waited around so that they could tell him that I was a good server. Coolness. That's why I get out of bed in the morning. And when I was cashing out, that same manager commented on my high sales and I told him, "I just try to be one of the best at whatever I'm doing. I don't need to be THE best. I just want to be able to hang with the ass-kickers, ya know?"
Trying hard feels good. Success feels better.
Peace,
msi.