I got really busy with school and I had some other things go on with my family that took some of my time and blogging kind of fell to the wayside. I am still a Hooters Girl and loving it and I am going to try to keep up with regular posts. Since I'm done school for the year I'll hopefully be getting full time hours which means more stories to share with you all!
I really should be getting to sleep soon seeing as I'm supposed to be at a "Rise and Shine" Yoga class at 7AM with Tink. But I have a quick little anecdote for you all first.
We've hired a few new boys for in the kitchen since I last spoke with you all and for the most part they're fantastic. One of them, however, is not. His name shall be "Pits" since he has the hairiest armpits I have ever seen in my life and proudly displays them by wearing basketball jerseys with nothing underneath. I also would like to mention that he is extremely pale and thin and this hair that disgusts me so much is a lovely shade of tangerine.
Though all of that is not very pleasant, my issue with Pits is that he doesn't know what he's doing and he refuses to listen to anyone who attempts to help him. On Sunday, for example, we got slammed. The day started off really slow so we were down to 1 girl and me on bar and there were 2 guys in the kitchen. Pits was one and the other was a fairly recent hire as well but he has a good grip on things and knows what's going on.
When a hockey team with 25 boys (13 and 14 year olds no less) came in, it was a little hectic. Mother Goose was on the floor alone and had 6 tables already with no one else to help her out. She took on the hockey team while I managed both the bar and most of the other tables in the restaurant. The kitchen was a shit show. Pits was messing up orders left and right so GM F stepped in to help out. GM F is big about the guys in the kitchen constantly communicating so that everyone is on the same page. Apparently Pits didn't agree with his philosophy and instead of letting GM F know what was going on and answering his questions, he simply declared "This is bullshit. You do your part and I'll do mine."
Hold the phone... Really?
Just a tip for everyone out there, don't talk back to your GM. Chances are, it's not going to go well. And it didn't GM F made it clear to everyone that Pits was not up to par and had a "talk" with him after his shift. Unfortunately, this "talk" did not lead to Pits getting fired because of the fact that he apparently has a 2 year old child and needs to pay the bills. Which I can see being a valid reason to give the guy a 2nd... or 6th... chance.
Pits is becoming notorious for screwing up orders, changing how the food is made (he put barbecue sauce in a cheese quesadilla because he thought it needed a little "kick"), and just being completely unaware of how to do his job. Another problem that all the girls have with him is that he is just plain creepy.
One of the girls I've been working with a lot lately, Mandi, closed the door to the change room after her shift so she could put her jeans and stuff on before she left. Pits decided he could ignore the closed door and just strolled right in while Mandi was changing. He looked at her and still didn't leave. "Um I'm just changing I'll be done in a minute". Still wouldn't leave because he "doesn't mind, he just wanted to make a call". So he stood there playing with his phone and watched her change. And since then we found out that it wasn't a one time thing. He's done it to a couple of the girls, including me but I didn't even know because he lurked around the corner where I couldn't see him and had to be informed by KJ.
We don't want to make this into a bigger deal than it has to be but it's getting to the point now where we're all feeling uneasy about working with him. If someone doesn't tell GM F or R3 soon, I might have to.
That's it for now but I'll be back soon! My next shift is on Thursday.
