Week: ONE
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
~Confucius
It was the third day of July when I had my first day of on-the-job training. It was already too late compared to my classmates who already started months ahead. There I was walking inside the premises of Networld Hotel not knowing where I will be having my on the job training. After I have read the contract and signed my official DTR care of Networl Hotel, I was ushered to the ground floor. It was like I was having a heart attack, I felt very nervous because although this is my second practicum, the environment that i’ll be working with is a lot different from the first one.
I was assigned in the Kai Shu Japanese Restaurant. I was introduced to Ma’am Ana Feliza Seva their F&B Manager. My first week turned out to be a very good one. They were all very friendly and smiling which makes the atmosphere of the restaurant smooth and light.
Week: TWO
Flattery is all right so long as you don’t inhale.
~Adlai Stevenson
It feels so good when people tell you that you are pretty, that you have nice shoes or long beautiful silky hair. Yes, it is good hearing those. You’d feel so flattered your smile over extends to your ears. But what’s better is when people compliment you not because of your physical assets; instead they compliment you because of your qualities and abilities which make you different from all the rest.
Being complimented for doing a good job is really a rewarding feeling. It makes you think that people you work with really does appreciate you for being there. There are days when the restaurant gets a lot of guests, we the OJT’s were given the task of room service, food deliveries and dining assistant of the waitresses. For that whole period they were really vocal on telling us that they were very thankful that they have very alert OJT’s and that they can always rely on us.
But despite all these praises, we have kept in mind to always be