A day at the office :)

Another posting already?! Yes :) I'm not sooo tired anymore!


After having agreed upon going down to one day a week (until the Beethovenstraat opens), Helene wrote to me, asking whether I would like to do the second shift at the ARP (Amsterdam Roasting Plant) store.
I thought it would be nice to learn more about the company and agreed :)


THAT was a GOOD decision!
I was there waaaay too early (what's new) and the drive after having dropped Maeve off at school, went very smooth. Obviously, starting at 10:30 has the advantage of no serious traffic problems :D


The two ladies that were working at the time of my arrival were Photini (Greek lady - my age - store manager - has been away on maternity leave for one year) and Dorothea (Hungarian girl - 20-something), both whom I had never met.
Daniel followed soon after (we had the same shift times), but I'd met him before during training.


First, Photini brewed me a lovely tall sugar-free vanilla latte and I went upstairs to the offices to say "Hi" to the people I'd met when we were using the office building for training purposes.


When it was time to start my shift, Daniel, and later on Photini, took me on a round to all the areas I'd be using. After that, Dorothea was to show me the ropes and I was her shadow till she left at 15:00.
Don't think I needed much teaching, cause the only thing I couldn't do (but that had nothing to do with not being able to do so!), was using the till.


Funny thing is, after the 10 o'clock "let's-all-get-our-coffees" rush, ALL the employees use the espresso machine themselves if they want a warm drink! During lunch I did make a few cappuccinos,  etc., but nothing really fancy. By the afternoon, when I volunteered to make the ordered Frappuccino, it turned out the coffee base was being pumped for the first time that day and by the time Daniel and I were cleaning everything, it had only been used that ONE time!!!


I won't bother you with a re-cap of the day, but I WILL tell you what a wonderful time I had there!
One of the big differences between the two stores is not so much that at the ARP canteen it's less hard work (there's a LOT more use of the dishwasher for instance!), but  the atmosphere has a "we" feeling to it, instead of a customer/server one. That feeling made me feel at home right from the start.


Mayor difference: I wasn't dead tired when I was done for the day AND I didn't want to race back home either.


Who knows what the future holds in store for me...(oh, OK! HE does!!! :)


Love, health, happiness & blessings,


Sundae