while everything's lost the battle is won

i drank too much after work last nite, and watched us get decimated by this fabrics convention. it was good, don't get me wrong, but our staffing was very poorly planed. i question our decisions to cut sometimes, especially when we know that the rush of people is coming. yes, it helps the bottom line but will it increase business when we can't take care of the guest?

i feel like i need to get a pep talk from Mr. Jones, my previous VP and someone that as a lowly flunky i was able to talk to, endlessly. he understood the guest like no one and knew how to anticipate problems before they got to a head. we still talk about him, V and i, how much we hated him yet learned so much at the same time. and he, V, is over 10 yrs older than me.

i finally wrote out a list of idiocies that i've seen since my GM went on maternity leave, and it's all bad. our AD can't do the GM's job for shit, and it shows. and all i want to do is my job properly, effectively, and efficently. it sux.

on the othe side, i think i found my new home away from home. a few blocks away, hot bartender (no joke), and decent crowd. it's all good in charlotte...