Here we are again....
Today we worked on the hot line for the breakfast and lunch shifts. With the help of our trainer Sue, aka "Grandma Sue", we got a good understanding on how to turn the line around during busy (and not so busy sometimes) rushes. There was quite a bit involved from start to finish. We helped set the initial place settings for each hot menu item for the day as well as desserts. We also helped rotate product through, and change out pans as needed to keep the lines full, fresh, and appealing to our customers. After both meal periods, we helped break down and prepare for the next meal. By the end of the shift, I'd say we filled the job of grandma's little helpers quite well.
We also got to sit down with Gayle today and get entered into the Food Pro system, UConn's food inventory program that allows one to order, forecast, check recipes, enter inventory, etc. This will definitely come in handy in the near future as we start choosing recipes for our luncheon. Speaking of luncheon....we met with Eric today and our theme for our meal has been approved (pending catering isn't planning anything like this). Drum roll please........we are going to take the conference attendees on a tour through the nations, highlighting individual countries along the way. We've got lots of creative ideas in the works, and are excited to start the selections of countries and menu items.
After I got off work, I finally decided to have this cold I've been fighting for over three weeks checked out. What an ordeal this turned out to be. I thought I'd be able to hit up the infirmary here on campus and get checked out. Unfortunately, you must be a student (at UConn, I tried the I'm a student at KState business and they weren't having it) in order to be treated at the health center. So, I made a quick call to my insurance company on some tips of what urgent care center I could go to, but still be in network. I got the name of a place in Vernon, CT, punched it into the GPS on my phone, and headed for the doctors. I arrived, at not an urgent care center, but a hospital with an emergency room. I quickly inquired about the supposed clinic, and soon found out that the ER and the clinic were now one in the same. Lucky me! I'd already made the trek, so figured what the heck. My prognosis: bronchitis. Don't worry everybody, I'm not contagious. I did get some medications to help fix me up and get my coughing to stop :). All in all, happy that I'm on the road to healthy. Not so happy about the $100 copay at the ER, or the $50 I spent on medications at the pharmacy.
Check Please!
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