Hmm.

From my Manager:

wishes everyone could just get along!!!...everyone is supposed to be an adult here...well I feel like everyone should start acting like adults instead of high school kids!..the drama is getting old

Apparently the ones acting like children, are myself and 3 of my co-workers. Because for the last YEAR, almost 2, everyone has had to take up slack for the Front Desk Manager.

I could list all of her offenses againest us, but I'll try to sum it up by list.


What she does to mine and J's shift:

• We (J & I) are in charge of making waffle batter. She'll leave an INCH of batter in the container, in the fridge, rather than help us by cleaning it out.
• She'll tell guests J & I can do things we aren't auth'd to do or know how to do.
• She doesn't clean Lobby herself, therefore J & I are forced to play musical cabinets / drawers to find our breakfast supplies.
• Demands that if WE messed up the room list (Checking who's in or out, we do a check for this each shift), that it's our fault when housekeeping almost goes in or goes in an occupied room. She should also have caught the mistake.

What she does to P & B's Afternoon shift:

• Leaves the desk once they get there, but hiding out in laundry. She's supposed to be backing up the desk until we can clock out.
• Doesn't tell them if somethings messed up less she thinks it'll get her in trouble, then it's a veiled answer.

What her ACTUAL Job is:

• Front Desk Manager. She's the second to my manager. So if my manager can't be there, she is supposed to be. Yet she's usually off work and not helpful.
• Answer questions any of us has, so our manager isn't on clock 24/7. Can't be arsed to answer her phone 99% of the time.
• Do breakfast inventory. Which she messes up sometimes, rather than fact checking with the manager.
• Put away stock / clean up after breakfast. As mentioned above, housekeeping usually does that.
• Keep breakfast stocked. I have proof she doesn't use the stock I give her. I took a picture of a box of muffins one night, counted how many were left and MARKED the box with an arrow pointing to the wall. There were 6 muffins left. She should have used them that day during breakfast. Guess what? Come 11: 6 muffins in the box and box hasn't moved.

To be nitpicked and treated like a child when we're your equals, your co-workers, is becoming disheartening. Why should we feel obliged to help you, when you don't do your job at all?
By having a title over us and only a touch more seniority than P, she treats us like she's the only adult.
As a person, she's okay. As a co-worker or assistant boss? She shouldn't have a job anymore.