You are in the hotel industry, if … …
You sat at the same desk for 4 years
and worked for 8 different managers
“Going for cocktails and dinner” is
NOT your idea of a nice evening
When someone asks you your exact
job profile, you lie
You get really excited about a 2% pay
increase
You sit in a cubicle smaller than your
bedroom closet
It’s dark on your drive to and from
work
Communication is something your
“group” is having problems with
You see a good looking person and
you know it’s a visitor/guest
Food left over from a banquet or
meeting is your main staple diet
You forget what you look like in
anything but a suit
All the work you were hired to do
gets done before 9 and after 5
You’re already late on an assignment
you just received
Your boss’s favourite lines are
a. “When you get a minute…”
b. “In your spare time….”
c. “I have an opportunity for you…”
50% of the people in your company
don’t know what you do
The other 50% of the people in your
company don’t care what you do
Vacation is something you roll over
to next year, if you are allowed
Change is the norm
Nepotism is encouraged
Six months is considered to be
substantial longevity
You dial “9″ before the number no
matter where you are calling from
When you are walking in public, you
have to fight the urge to pick up little
scraps of paper and rubbish on the
floor
Your toilet paper at home is folded in
a triangle on the first sheet
You answer the phone at home
“Hello this is….., how may I help
you?”
You eat in hotel restaurants for fun
You inspect your hotel room when
travelling
Most of all, you read this entire list
and understand it!
"A hotelier must be a diplomat, a
democrat, an acrobat, and a doormat.
He must have the facility to entertain
prime ministers, princes of industry,
pickpockets, gamblers,
bookmakers, pirates,
philanthropists and prudes. He must
be on both sides of the political
fence and be able to jump that fence.
He should be, or have been a
footballer, golfer, bowler, tennis
player, cricketer, dart player, sailor,
pigeon fancier, motor racer or
linguist, as well as have a good
knowledge of any other sport
involving dice, cards, horses and
pool cues.
As he sometimes has to settle
arguments and squabbles, he must
be a qualified boxer, wrestler,
weightlifter, sprinter and
peacemaker. He must always look
immaculate when drinking with
ladies and gentlemen as well as with
bankers, swankers, theatricals,
commercial travellers and company
representatives, even though he
may have just made peace between
any two, four, six or more of the
aforementioned patrons. To be
successful he must keep the house
full, the storeroom full, the
customers full, and not get full
himself.
He must have staff who are clean,
honest, quick workers, quick
thinkers, mathematicians,
technicians, and at all times on the
boss' side, the customer's side, and
the outside bar.
To sum up: he must be outside,
inside, offside, glorified, sanctified,
crucified, cross-eyed and - a strong
silent type."