What Can I Get You?
October 14, 2005
On my lunch hour this afternoon I went to a job interview at the Grand America Hotel. No, I'm not quitting my day job as a lowly school district webmaster. I am, in fact, getting a second job. A night job as a ... drum roll please ... bartender. Kick ass, huh? I'm really excited. Even though I have zero experience, I've wanted to tend bar for years. I do have four years of undergrad bartending experience, but I'm not sure if they would consider that a "real" job.
The Grand America, if you're unaware, is the only five-diamond hotel in Utah. It's host to hundreds of parties and conventions a year, including one for the Governor. This time a year all of the big hotels in Salt Lake hire extra staff to accomodate the visitors who come to enjoy the "Greatest Snow on Earth."
Why am I doing this you ask? It's all about the Benjamins baby. And of course, papa needs a new pair of shoes. Actually, I just want to pay off student loans faster.
So, before long I'll be saying, "What can I get you?"