Ok, first and foremost, Christmas wasn't too bad. I was alone for a lot of the day, but I slept some of it, then I went to work at the pub (Brew Brothers; I pick up about 20 extra hours a week in another department at the Eldorado), then after 5 hours there, went to work at my "normal" (if you could call it that) job. Fun, fun, fun. Doubles on Christmas...Anyway, the real reason I'm writing to you today...
I'm really unhappy in my job lately. It's really stressful dealing with the types of people that come in sometimes, and among other complaints, my six month evaluation (that is supposed to bring me a raise) hasn't been filled out yet, and I've been with the Eldorado for eight months now. Gah!
I'm trying to Transfer departments and go to PBX. Don't ask me what PBX stands for, because I couldn't tell you, but it's the Hotel Operator. I believe that I could do very well in that job, and it would be good all around benefits wise. (Not as in health benefits...) It would be something that would be nice to look at on my resume regarding office-related skills. Then there's the obvious bonus- A pay raise. PBX pays, if I am not mistaking, $8.50/hour, which is $1.25 more than I am making now. Some people have asked if that would be a pay cut for me because I make tips, but I did the math and it's only about $50/week less that I would be making if I stayed in Tivoli. But it's less stress, and more skills, so it'd be worth it. Besides that, I would still be working extra hours at the pub, and each and every one of those hours is paid on my overtime rate for my regular department, and that means my OT rate would go up (if I'm not wrong), so I'd actually be making more.
I put my Transfer Request in with Human Resources yesterday, and also called the Director of HR to talk about "a few things in my department that I'm not too sure of", so now I just have to wait and see what happens. I really hope this works out. I really want to get out of Tivoli, but I don't want it to be in the sense that I get so fed up that I just say "Fuck you all, I quit" and walk off the floor. That wouldn't be fair to the resturant, or to my work history, so I really hope it doesn't come to that.
Cross your fingers for me, faithful minions, and hope against hope that this all works out the way that (I feel) I deserve.
Love and peace.
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