Reconnecting with the World

We used our monthly allotment of internet megabytes some days ago and have been cut off; we're connect again. Christmas was good, New Years was great. I had to work at 7am on New Years day, so those cranberry vodkas weren't the brightest idea -- but oh so tasty.

I've been working at my job for about 2 weeks now, is it bad to say that I wish I could quit? The really low pay is really starting to take it's toll on the bank accounts and the more I work there the "skankier" I think the restaurant is. It's run mostly by women and most of them are on power trips especially the head cook -- can't stand her.

I'm realising now that the training I've recieved was not as thorough as I had thought. Today was my first day doing the food prep by myself and while I finished in good time, I spent a lot of time cleaning things that apparently I didn't clean up yesterday. See, yesterday I showed up an hour late and finished my work in about 3 hours and went home. There are a series of things that must be done before going home, but the reason I did none of those things was because it had been a mere 3 or 4 hours since it had last been cleaned and the back kitchen chock full with people doing things. I hate cleaning up after other people when they don't appreciate it, but it's a big part of my job here.

Did I mention I can't stand the head cook? I don't care for making it to the end of my training because a) I have no interest in cooking stinky breakfast every day and b) I don't want to be near the cook when she's cooking.

Thing is, the hospitality industry is the slowest right after the holidays because everyone's gone to the coast or elsewhere for their summer holidays. If the pay wasn't so low, I stick it out.

Complain, complain, complain.