It’s small things like, a key is left on the office floor, the office supplies weren’t put away, there are envelopes lying on the side, the comps weren’t filed, a dirty rag was left out, the water wasn’t pulled in the dish machine, food isn’t organized or covered in the walk-in, the full/used iced tea filter wasn’t thrown away. The desktop background was changed. Small things. I feel like I’m not even coming into the same place. I’m used to order, thoughtfulness. Now I feel like I’m walking into someone else’s house. These are the most miniscule things but it’s like playing “One of These Things Is Not Like the Other.” It’s laziness. How do you make your case over little things like these? Am I done caring? When the last GM was training, I wrote extensive notes every day about what needed to change. The thing is, now protocol is being followed (for the most point). Maybe I’m OCD. Or a perfectionist. Maybe I’ve been spoiled by people that do their job (did that just come out of my mouth?). And even if I did mention these things, how knit-picky do they sound? Awfully. Every manager was trained the same way. They were all willing to do the job the way they were taught. And they filled in the blanks (dirty rags, shit on the desk).
Canada next week. Slam stuff when I get back. Two months of intensive training. Festival in July.
I bought my ticket to Austin. July 29-Aug 1.
Community center camps start Aug 2-20.
School starts Aug 23.
You know what’s weird? A hair growing out of a blister.
