1/20/07

so a couple nights ago at work i had a registered sex offender in my section (i’m a server) and it was pretty creepy. he kept looking into my eyes and repeating my name over and over, and that’s obviously one of the tactics he used on his little kids, ugh. anyway, i’m caring less and less about my job and i’m ready for a new one. i’ve been a server for five years and, well, if you’ve ever seen the movie "waiting", that resembles our restaurant to a scary degree, minus the penis game and the bodily fluids in food served to the guests. the people i work with are frankly too wacky and outgoing and young and substance abusing for me to have much fun there. and it’s really hard for me to care about the company as a whole or take it seriously. it’s funny, though, the less I care about the actual job or respect the comapny, the more I do care about my customers. So I’ll show up late, cut corners on sidework, blatantly ignore company policies, but give my guests better service than ever beause they deserve it and i like the guests, provided they’re not small children throwing macaroni on the floor. i need to start taking my job more seriously and having a better attitude but i really just don’t care about how many of x product i sell in a shift or if i accidentally throw some silverware away or if i serve serve a side of dressing on an appetizer plate with a beverage napkin underneath or not, etc., and i definitely don’t respect most of our managers. i think i’ve just outgrown the job. there’s a reason you don’t see many servers past the age of 25 except in fine dining.

Anyway, I haven’t wanted to get a new job for a long time because of the money, I easily make $10+ an hour with no taxes, up to $20 an hour. but it’s not reliable money anyway and i have a lot of scholarship money this semetser (i am very blessed) so i don’t really *need* that much money anymore. on a whim i walked into my bank a few days ago and asked if they were hiring and if they needed anyone who spoke spanish (i spent 10 months in costa rica and actually translated at that bank for a mexican lady when i went in there as a customer a few weeks ago). the guy said hell yes, all their branches need someone who speaks spanish and he would interview me on the spot if he could. so after i get my school schedule figured out, i might apply. it sounds like a bit of a shoe-in just because of my spanish, but we’ll see. anyone have any experience working in a bank? is it monotonous and boring? i’m mostly just excited about regular hours, predictable pay and being able to use my spanish in a productive way.