My Work: From Incompetence to Incontinence and all in between.

Well here we go, post two of... Well.... Two I suppose.
Anyway, I've just returned from work tired and grouchy as usual. Therefore putting me in the perfect mood to sit down and complain about it all. Lucky you.

It started off all rather well, first of all the complete b'tard of a Duty Manager wasn't in, which always lifts some of the dread that surrounds the entire building. The second good thing was that my Assistant Manager was handing over to me, meaning that generally most things hadn't gone to hell and biscuits. Lastly there wasn't a huge amount for me to do and so I should be leaving early. All in all it sounds rather good doesn't it.?

Unfortunately he then asks me to check the rota for next week to see whether it was ok. Instantly my face fell.
Me: What happened to me getting the weekend off?
AM: Um oh yeah... I.... Um forgot.
Me: Well that's ok because you haven't told anyone else yet have you? It was only done today.
AM: Ah well no, this was done yesterday, and everyone else has the weekend off.
Me: What about my birthday, how can I go and get fuzzy headed (at other peoples expense) now?
AM: Ah... Sorry well its not too much bother is it, you can do it some other time.
Me: You just be damn thankful I'm a nice person

NOT MUCH BOTHER? I ASK FOR ONE WEEKEND OFF A YEAR AND THEY FORGET, WHY WOULDN'T IT BE MUCH BOTHER!!!???

Anyway, as you may be able to tell I was in no mood to be messed around, which would explain why AM left promptly afterwards. So one setback, but the rest of the night should be good yes?

So feeling a little better once I had gone out to the compactor and crushed a few pallets (I'll explain some other time) I headed off to work. Halfway along one of the many many corridors pushing a trolley laden with assorted glassware, out of the blue comes a running screaming child. Who promptly runs smack into said trolley and falls over backwards. Cue livid mother wanting to know about why her child was now on its back screaming. Sometimes I do have to consider whether its worth speaking to these people, they never seem to listen to what you have to say. So after considerable squabbling and frantic hugging *the baby not me* she walks off.

I enter one of the rooms that I'm servicing and find its in a shockingly tidy state. This is unheard of, business clients usually treat the place like a zoo, not a hotel. However today it was spotless with all dirties to one side and all the chairs stacked. Promptly I look around and see a short, friendly looking face in one of the doorways, she's smiling and says "did I do ok?"
It took me a while to realize that she was in one of our housekeeping uniforms, and that she was actually speaking to me. But once my senses had regained from the shock she explained to me that she had done this to all the rooms. Thanking her profusely I went back to my work with gusto.

So its true what the Mint people say, for every dumb thing that happens, something smart will happen else where. Its just rare for it to happen in the same building. Incidentally I still haven't found out the name of the kind housekeeper, but I did get out of work 90 mins early. Yay.

So here's to you anonymous lady, may you keep our department happy forever.

Oh and as for the incontinence bit, lets just say we have our share of drunken guests too.