Last nights service was great fun. Jasper called Del in on her day off because he thought that three tables of two would be too much for him to handle. Yes, my eyes ARE rolling while I type this. So Del and I had a lot of fun in the kitchen while packing up as there wasn’t much to do. At one stage I had both my hands as wel as my arms covered in chocolate sauce, I’ve turned to Del and waved cheerily and said “Say hi to your mum for me!” We were in hysterics for the rest of the night until I left at about 11:30 pm. As I was walking home I was regretting leaving the cafe.

This morning however: This morning was the busiest day we’ve had all week. Many people have avoided comming into the CBD due to the huge traffic jams that have covered the city due to the riverside expressway being closed for repairs. So it was that I was running both the kitchen and the floor on my own with walls of dockets ahead of me.

According to one docket I was so busy that it took twenty-five minutes for a toasted sandwich to come up. Jasper was of course ‘busy’ doing his ‘paperwork’ (i.e. invitations for his 21st birthday) upstairs again. I’ve worked in bigger places that do NOT take forty hours each week to manage, especially as he does neither the banking, rostering or the payroll. The customers were quite understanding about the delays because they could see that I was running and I was the only person working, but there was no reason why it should have been that way.

After the lunch rush I made myself a salad sandwich and passed around a birthday card for the staff to sign as it’s Luke’s birthday. As it turns out the only person who was unwilling to sign the card was Jasper. Another staff member told me later that Jasper had made up a card and had all the staff sign it, but at no stage was I told about this card nor given a chance to sign it. I grew so sick of this petty, childish vendetta that I’m glad to be leaving again.

Anyway Del and I are going to hit the club circuit tonight it would seem, so hopefully I can put all my troubles aside for a short while.