GOOD MORNING everyone! I AM going TO share to YOU the important things that happened to me on the 2 weeks of MY WORK EXPERIENCE.
ON MY TWO WEEKS OF WORK EXPERIENCE, I WAS WORKING IN A HOTEL but that doesn't mean I was there collecting for tips! The hotel that I was working was CALLED THE GORING HOTEL, IT IS LOCATED IN VICTORIA NEAR THE STATION. IT WAS A PRIVATE HOTEL SOLELY OWNED BY THE GORING FAMILY. IT WAS A 5* HOTEL! LET ME TELL YOU briefly ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE HOTEL WHICH I FOUND FASCINATING. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1910 BY OTTO GORING. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT WAS THE FIRST HOTEL IN THE WORLD TO HAVE PRIVATE BATHROOMS AND CENTRAL HEATING TO EVERY ROOM, THAT'S RIGHT, EVERY ROOM! THE HOTEL is BEST DESCRIBED AS ONE OF LONDON'S "QUINTESSENTIALLY ENGLISH HOTEL". I really don't know what "QUINTESSENTIALLY means! It's the biggest modern word I've ever heard in my entire life.
IN MY FIRST DAY at work I felt so excited AND NERVOUS at the same time. Imagine, I WOKE so UP EARLY than before just to PREPARE myself. My work STARTS AT 9:30 AM and it finish at 3:30 PM, Before I leave the house I see to it that I BRING ALL THE THINGS I NEEDED.
I noticed that The PEOPLE WORKING IN that HOTEL WAS CIVILIZED AND WELL-MANNERED AND THEY ACT MATURE TO THEIR AGE, THOUGH SOME ACT FOOLISHLY sometimes. Employees ARE VERY BUSY AS THERE ARE MANY THINGS TO DO. THEIR JOB MAD THEM BUSY SO THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO GIVE ME INDUCTION BUT JUST TOLD ME TO GO STRAIGHT TO WORK. Unbelievably, most of the men working in the hotel were GAY or shall we say Homosexual! I don't have the evidence but it seems like it!
ON MY 2ND DAY at work, I ARRIVED Earlier, THIS WAS BECAUSE I SAW IN THE timetable THAT I SHOULD ARRIVE AT 8 AM. SO I DID, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT MY UNIFORM WAS KEPT BY MY EMPLOYER AND SHE ARRIVES TO WORK AT 9 AM SO I WAS SHOCKED! I HAD TO WAIT FOR AN HOUR. SO I DIDN'T JUST WASTE THIS TIME, INSTEAD I FILL IN MY WORK EXPERIENCE DIARY, LISTENED TO MY MP3 AND CALLED MY MATES, I WAS DEAD BORED!
MY MAIN JOB was WORKING IN THE RESTAURANT. I swear IT WAS ...
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ON MY 2ND DAY at work, I ARRIVED Earlier, THIS WAS BECAUSE I SAW IN THE timetable THAT I SHOULD ARRIVE AT 8 AM. SO I DID, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT MY UNIFORM WAS KEPT BY MY EMPLOYER AND SHE ARRIVES TO WORK AT 9 AM SO I WAS SHOCKED! I HAD TO WAIT FOR AN HOUR. SO I DIDN'T JUST WASTE THIS TIME, INSTEAD I FILL IN MY WORK EXPERIENCE DIARY, LISTENED TO MY MP3 AND CALLED MY MATES, I WAS DEAD BORED!
MY MAIN JOB was WORKING IN THE RESTAURANT. I swear IT WAS so HARD! SERIOUSLY, especially ON MY FIRST DAY, I WAS ASTOUNDED WITH THE WORKLOAD I HAD TO UNDERTAKE, THIS INCLUDES LIFTING HEAVY TRAYS WITH DIRTY PLATES AND CUTLERIES ON THEM. BUT THE LEAST ATTRACTIVE PART OF THIS JOB WAS POLISHING PLATES AND CUTLERIES AND HOOVERING, BUT I FIND IT INTERESTING TO DO! ONE OF THE SANITARY AGENTS USED IN POLISHING WAS VINEGAR. THE SMELL OF IT MADE ME DROOL AND WANTED TO SIP IT. IT TASTES SOUR BUT I MISS THE TASTE OF VINEGAR!
ACTUALLY, I WAS ASSIGNED IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ASIDE FROM THE RESTAURANT. I WAS ASSIGNED IN THE KITCHEN AND THE HOUSEKEEPING AS A PORTER. IN THE KITCHEN I PROVIDE HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO THE CHEFS. WHILE IN THE HOUSEKEEPING I HELPED TO BRING CLEAN AND DIRTY LINEN TO AND FROM THE GUEST'S ROOM. THE MOST TIRING DAY OF WORK WAS WHEN I WAS IN THE RESTAURANT. I HAVE TO STAND FOR 6 HOURS IN TOTAL EXCLUDING LUNCH TIME.
THE good thing is the Hotel was THE ONE WHO PROVIDED MY LUNCH and take note the food were so delicious! But AFTER LUNCH, WE SHOULD GO BACK TO OUR DESIGNATED DEPARTMENTS.
DURING MY WORK IN THE KITCHEN, I WAS PROUD AS TO HOW WELL THE FOODS ARE PRESENTED TO THE CUSTOMERS, BUT DODGY THINGS ARE HAPPENING AROUND IN THE KITCHEN... IT WAS totally NASTY! WELL, FIRSTLY, THE CHEFS TEND TO HAVE A PINCH-IN ON THE CUISINE THAT WAS TO BE SERVED WHICH IS UNPLEASANT. THE WORSE THING IS WHEN THEY WANT TO TASTE A SOUP, THEY DIP IN THEIR SPOON, SIP THE SOUP AND PLUNGE THE SPOON BACK TO THE SOUP TO MIX IT! HORRIBLE STUFF I HAD TO SAY! THOUGH, I FELT DISAPPOINTED AS MANY FOODS ARE WASTED. FEW OF THEM ARE STILL UNTOUCHED BUT THEY'RE BEING THROWN AWAY. THEY NEVER THINK "FOOD FOR THE THOUGHT..." IF IT WAS ME, I WOULD POCKET THEM ALL BUT I CANT. But I MANAGED TO NICK SOME CHOCOLATE WHEN NO ONE WAS LOOKING, IT WAS REALLY A TREAT!
MY EXPERIENCE IN THE KITCHEN WAS EXTRAVAGANT, THOUGH I TRIED MY BEST TO ASSIST THE CHEF. ONE OF THE CHEF, FABRICE IS A FREAK I SWEAR. HE'S VERY DEMANDING AND WANTS YOU TO DO THE JOB WITH PERFECTION even though IT WAS MY FIRST TIME IN THE KITCHEN, he won't allow any exception. HE'S REALLY ANNOYING AND HE BARELY SPEAKS ENGLISH AND HIS VOICE WAS INAUDIBLE. HOWEVER, I GET ON REALLY WELL WITH THE OTHER CHEFS.
THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE KITCHEN WAS WHEN ONE OF THE CHEF TAUGHT ME HOW TO PREPARE A COLD STARTER FOR THE GUESTS. THE DISH WAS CALLED GRAVADLAX, NO IDEA ABOUT THE NAME BUT BASICALLY IT WAS 2 SALMONS AND FENNELS IT LOOKED LIKE AN ONION LEEK END WITH A TOUCH OF OLIVE OIL SPREAD ARONUD IT. IT WAS ACTUALLY AN APPETISER. IT LOOKED WEIRD BUT IT DEFINITELY WORTH A TRY!
My other job is a porter which CAN BE A DISASTER! IT was so BORING IN MY OPINION, NO WONDER THERE ARE ONLY FEW HOUSE PORTER. ON MY FIRST DAY BEING A PORTER, PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THEY DON'T REQUIRE ANY ASSISTANCE AS IT CAN BE DONE BY THEM. HOWEVER, NO CHOICE THEY HAD TO CARRY ME WHEREVER THEY GO. BUT WORKING AS A PORTER CAN BE A CHALLENGE AS YOU GET TO SEE THE GUEST'S ROOM, WHICH IS SPLENDID. IT'S A LUXURY. THOUGH, WHEN I LOOK AT THE RECEIPT (THE GUEST LEFT IT THERE I THINK), A SINGLE ROOM COSTED £299 FOR THREE DAYS. I WAS STUNNED! IT WAS NOTHING FOR THEM AS LONG AS THEY CAN AFFORD IT.
ON THE LAST DAY OF WORK, I INDULGED TO THE FOOD AS WE WILL NEVER EAT THERE FOR FREE AGAIN. SO I EAT AS MANY AS I WANT and I ASKED my MANAGERS AND EMPLOYER TO SIGN my Diary. I MANAGED TO SNEAK IN AND PICK SOME OF THE SHAMPOOS AND LOTIONS AS A SOUVENIR as I will never get a chance to work in this Hotel again.
I MET SOME NEW FRIENDS WHILE I WAS WORKING. THEY WERE SO NICE TO ME. I REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH THEM. EVEN THOUGH THE WORK WAS TIRING, I AM GLAD THAT I HAD A CHANCE TO HELP THE HOTEL WITH THEIR TASKS AND I ENJOYED SERVING PEOPLE. PRAISES AND ENCOURAGEMENT ARE MY MOTIVATION TO TRY AND PUSH HARDER, THAT'S THE REASON why I DON'T GIVE UP.
I LEARNED LOTS OF THINGS IN THIS WORKING EXPERIENCE. MY CONFIDENCE DEVELOPS AND I LEARNED TO COMMUNICATE TO PEOPLE OLDER THAN Me!
