summer's endin'

Well we are finally upon our last week working on campus (the last week we are working on projects and hopefully working with the bees!). This week we have been at Northwest dining hall working as managers. The manager we are working with does a great job training and spends a lot of time explaining things. I didn't realize all the duties dining services managers had to accomplish. There is a lot of ordering and recording that are very important to finishing the job. We have learned everything from forecasting, invoicing, inventory control, adding recipes, disciplinary actions, and payroll. I have seen the numbers that come through during summer and that's not even half the volume of people they get during the school year. I definitely give them credit for all they have to handle. Having a little management experience myself has taught me how to work hard and get the job done the right way. The managers that we have been able to work with have expressed hard work and dedication even more so then I have seen. I think I just enjoy listening to them and hearing about past experiences the most. It gives me another perspective to look at and compare what I would do in that situation. I am excited for the rest of the week and am going to try to take in as much as possible. I already can't believe all of the things I've seen and have turned into a possible situations I know I am going to deal with someday. 2 days :(

Meg