Well, ain't that surprising!

Am I surprised? No, not really. However, I did not imagine that the restaurant was on top of things. What happened?? The GM got fired. (Yeh!) A gentleman from a Fargo store arrived last week and my first impression of him was that he was a whole lot more of the management material that a restaurant needs, so I wondered if he was sent to our store to "investigate" the management team. Perhaps I was more right than wrong.

First dramatic change was that on Friday, on a BUSY night, a very dedicated and hardworking employee was fired. She had told a table, when they requested something from her as she dropped off their food, that she was doing them a favor and that they should speak to their server. Imagine this said with sharp irritation. Anyhow, they were pissed to say the least. So, at the end of her shift, she was fired. Everyone was aghast! Yeh, she was out of line, but she has done so much for the restaurant; practically living there while her children managed themselves at home.

Then I come to work on Monday and was told that ...(same name as the server) was fired and I shrugged, "Yeh, I know that." Than they look at me and say, " When did you find out the GM was fired?" "What?!! The GM was fired!" Yeh it was a shock. But a good shock. :) Already things are running smoother. The guy from Fargo was the key in getting her fired, and I think that he might be offered the GM position, but for now he is just filling in the role. He is doing a good job thus far. Back to basics and back to things as they were when I first started working there over two years ago. PS., I did share with him my interest in management. He didn't say much but gave me the political answer that everything is changing at this time and that he couldn't guarantee anything. (*sigh)

My list of things to do today involve cleaning house (which hasn't been cleaned since Sat.), reading for school, and trying to think of something for dinner. I will be moving slow because I feel ill; sore throat, cough, and just plain "blah". I know that I have not been hit with a full blown case of "sick", but it is definitely coming!