morning shift

hows work? iv learned just about everything i need to know for my position (assistant barista), i can pretty much make any drink on the menu now. starting to get used to it i guess. waking up is still tiring, standing around is still boring, but im complaining less about it now. until today that is.

iv started working morning shifts and have to continue to do so for i dont know how much longer (hopefully not long). my day starts at 5:30am waking up to my alarm and continually snoozing it for a further 30 minutes until finally getting out of bed at 6. i leave after 20 minutes and eat a bun from 7/11 on the way to work. well thats what i would normally do however... shock! 7/11 isnt open that early in the morning. what the hell, and i thought it was open 24/7.. so this morning i had no breakfast (i'll be better prepared tomorrow morning.. damn your lies 7/11!)

starting earlier means finishing earlier, so thinking of it that way its not all bad i suppose. the difference now is i arrive at the shop before opening time, so i have to help set up shop. and no 7/11 buns either :<

during lunch i took some photos on my phone of where i like to lounge about for an hour. i was going to post some pictures (wow pictures!) but this post is getting a bit long so maybe i'll post them tomorrow. for now its still a strictly words only blog. too bad :)

--- edit: the photos were uploaded to my facebook so i probably wont upload them again here. too bad again :)

after a week of work

tiring, exhausting, tedious, but at least im still learning something, and more importantly im getting paid (some people appreciate experience more, but i prefer money thanks lol). so yea, its pretty hectic work. fairly simple job, easy to do tasks and whatnot, but its just.. so.. much.. its like math homework, you know the formula, you know how to do it all, but there are so many questions to do..

part of the reason im so tired after work everyday is thanks to my extremely uncomfortable shoes. its tiring enough having to stand around for 10 hours without having wooden planks for soles. well at least today i got a new pair of shoes, pretty expensive, but damned comfortable. hopefully this week wont leave my feet dead.

so what exactly am i doing? im doing "FOH" work, lobbying, whatever (FOH being front of house). i walk around clearing and cleaning tables, tending to customers, and occasionally taking out the trash. thats not even half the responsibilities of a normal barista. iv yet to learn anything behind the counter, for instance actually making the coffee. that starts this week.. hai...

funny thing, after constantly greeting customers coming in and out of the shop, iv developed a strange habit. when i see a customer come in i greet them with a polite nod saying "hello, good morning/afternoon/evening!" and of course smiling all the while. now i find myself doing the same to anyone who makes eye contact with me, regardless of the fact im no longer on duty. its becoming a subconcious action. hahahahai..... im tired.

time for bed.