Earning my ears

Had my first day of work. and i would say, it seems all good. got to see the restaurant and the surroundings. the restaurant is all wooden and oldern texas style (cause Pecos Bill is a cowboy ). the restaurant is only open from late morning till evening about 7pm, so we practically dont serve dinner, and everything is cleared up by 8. no late nights for me! and mornings are free too, since my shift only starts from noon onwards.

the food is served quite similar to fast food style. the customers make their order, then they go to the counter to collect it, and bring it to their tables themselves. so there actually aint much of the waiter role involved ~ the roles are rather specialised. filler, stock taker, drinks, counter, salad bar, dining room. thats about it. and each of these roles have a rather narrow scope
we arent very busy. and since out tasks are simple, it is quite stress free, though boring.

my trainer is a nice laidback guy, really tall and huge, but not at all intimidating. very patient and friendly, doesnt talk like he is any higher status than me. doesnt pick on me when i make mistakes. too bad he is not my supervisor.

colleagues are alright... most of them didnt take the initiative to welcome me or talk to me, but they all seem friendly, even if they keep to themselves. there are some who do talk to me though, and i am able to make some connection with them even on the first day. look forward to working with these ppl. ive got coworkers from everywhere - different parts of USA, south american countries (so they speak spanish), puerto ricans, australia, indonesian, koreans, chinese. too bad no singaporean. but the chinese ppl get really happy when i speak chinese to them. haha.

i think ill like the culture here while working ~ very open, outspoken, easy to talk to strangers and customers, low emphasis on protocol; so dont need all that respectful culture like it is in chinese and jap restaurants.

there was also a special cast celebration on! a big party for all cast members where we get to eat our fill of bbq food, salad, drinks, even ice cream, and a party going on on stage with some disney characters. apparently im very lucky to start work at such a time, cause the cast celebrations only happens annually! since i was on training, i was able to take a longer break to attend the cast celebration. yay.

fireworks light the sky every other night above the cinderella castle. too bad im still working at the time it shows. but i can still go to the backyard to catch a glimpse of it.

ok, my 2nd day of work is starting soon. shall see how much my impressions would change after a while.