Working On A Night Shift

I started working in 2017 at the Manila Polo Club. As a storekeeper and linen attendant. Our department is at the F&B (Food and Beverage) banquet back to house.

At first I was still learning because that job was new to me. As a linen attendant I need to master the different types of linen or toppers that will be used at events.

I asked for a list of each of its names and I put a tag or name for each item so I could easily remember it. In case someone requests what they will use, it will be easy for me to take it and give it to them. We have BEOs (Banquet Event Orders) to find out if there are events scheduled, what date, how many pax and what will be used.

As a linen attendant I need to know what linen or toppers are available at the event. For me to be ready and ironed in advance. Sometimes there is a TBA (to be advice) that uses linen and we rush after that. I don't want to be in such a hurry with work that I have to do and be ready for everyone to move smoothly while setting up the event. Especially if the event is big and the person who did the event is artistic.

As a storekeeper, even on the spot, the preparation of cutleries or utensils for the event will be ready. As an assigned storekeeper, I read the BEO to prepare the catteries for tomorrow's event.

I don't have a permanent time schedule, because I'm a reliever. I usually schedule morning and evening. It depends on my department mates if they have a different schedule. Pretty hard I sched reliever. If I’m on night shift and the event extends by 3hours and my morning sched is 7:00 am, I often don’t go home. In the linen area I sleep and when there are waiters who also extend morning duties, I sleep with them in my area. We can save on fares and take a break right away.

It's tiring but fun to be part of the banquet team.

Being part of the banquet team is tiring but fun. This is where the stress comes in when the person holding the event changes things. In the morning I scheduled to set up. We put the tables, chairs, underliner toppers, toppers, glasses and cutleries. I still have a table napkin. Because the event organizers or the guests are elites, we need to set up well so that they don't complain. There is also a part where you can hardly talk to your teammates because you are so busy. We'll only meet when our supervisor calls to eat.

If my shift is in the evening, I only receive returned items used at the event. Each item is counted to determine if something is lost or forgotten to return. Monitoring just like that. If I have extra time, I help the waiters put away things so that I can have an extra income tip from the captain waiter. Or I can be included in the centralized tip of the event organizer. If there were 4 events in one night and all of them, I helped to get organized. I got my basic salary in a day or so. That depends on how much the captain waiters will give. So in one night I earn at least 500php.

The night shift is good, because I make money. That's just kind of tiring because you don't just do your job. You are supposed to work hard to make money. That's only a difference if you are working during the night because earnings are quote high compared to working on dayshift.

I hope you like my life stories somehow. I have to end it in the meantime, there's too much blood in my nose. (LOL) 

Thanks for reading. Until next.

Thanks for the picture i used to my article...

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Special mention to my mentor...TIA