Microwave This, Oven That

I was about 5 minutes late for my second day at work. I wasn't even rushing. And I dont think it mattered if I got into trouble.

Stop trying to control it.

Just. Let. GO!

-Fight Club

True. It's funny how frequently we try to control things. Why cant we just let things be? It's relaxing that way, less responsibilities.

I wasnt given the opportunity to kick and scream today which means my job today isnt as bad as I thought it would be. It was a good idea to keep expectations low, so at the end of shift I won't be disappointed. Handy tip.

Today I was on food dispense. It reminded me of my trial at Spice Market where I was on drink dispense, taking the receipt after it was printed and making the orders for the customers, then handing it over to the wait staff. At Spice Market I was making alcoholic drinks and shots, it was more fun and I worked at a faster rate. At Hightide, I prepared food. Chicken quiche in the microwave for 2 minutes, transfer to oven for 3 minutes, serve on a plate with a side of salad... Italian croque monssiuer (?) microwave, oven, cut in half, serve on boat... wipe kitchen area.. take the receipt from printing dock, meditarrian foccacia blah blah in microwave and then sandwich press, cut in half, serve in take away box... I was doing this for 8hours. Drainer. I developed a head ache. Probably because my hair was tied tighly, I was walking and turning around too suddenly, hot air blew in my face whenever I opened the oven + cold air blowing into my face from the fridge, being surrounded by food and smell and the lack of fresh air. My lack of enthusiasm must have been apparent as my co-workers, whom I just met that day, asked if I was okay.

La La La

The friendly HR manager gave me the time of day to speak to him about how i felt about working here. 'How do you like it? Are you having fun?' He wanted me to purchase an ASIC card so I could work in the international gate venues without having to be escorted by someone who does have one. I told him I didnt think cafe work was for me and I didnt want to pay $300 for an ASIC. He says that the international venues that I would probably be working at is a totally different atmosphere to this cafe I was working in. He recommended that I go and check out the Ludlow Formation venue on Southbank. I still feel this is a really good company to work for. People are lovely, the young managerial and office staff who dress in suits are your fellow workers. They are easy to talk to and always ask how you're finding working here. I feel the people who work here are similiar to the people who work at Myer.

• Young but mature
• considerate
• professional
• intelligent
• intuitive
• quick thinking/good problem solving
• hard but thorough working paying attention to detail

Tomorrow I have some assesment thing for Virgin Blue at the Hotel Grand Chancellor. It's going for 4hours. I found out via automated email which didnt provide much information, other than the time, date and location. I had a miss call from them, which i called back but only a machine answered:

'Hello. You have reached Virgin Employment Services.

Please enter your 5 digit reference number.

I dont have one, I told the machine. Can I speak to a person? What will I bring tomorrow and what should I expect? What will happen for 4 hours??? I dont even know what kind of job im going for.