Job #2

As I've been told multiple times by both my coworkers and managers, the 40 hours a week I've been getting at the Marriott is about to go down. Not by 10, or 20, or even 30 hours, but by 40. As the holidays approach, there are going to be fewer and fewer banquets, meetings and events to set up for and with my level of seniority being at the absolute lowest, as well as the fact that I'm only a part-time employee, my hours should be cut down to 0 days, 0 hours by the last week of November, possibly up until January. This, of course, is not a favorable situation for me to be in, and that is why I'm now searching for Job #2.


Job #2, I've decided, is going to be fun. I want Job #2 to have me working with people my age who will maybe want to go out after work or who I can actually befriend and have things in common with. I also want Job #2 to cater to my own personal interests, so that I can have a passion for what I'm doing and the product or service I'm providing. Job #2 will be something I've never done before, and will probably never have the chance to do again, because I want to experience everything I can before I go full fledged into my career. So let's compile all of the components of Job #2 and see what we've got.

As you may have noticed through the blog, I've had a growing interest in health, wellness, fitness and exercise. Also, my current job offers little to zero customer interaction, which is kind of nice, but I'm a hospitality management major, of course I like engaging with customers, and I feel like I'm missing that aspect in my life. So, all that being said, I've been applying at places that require customer interaction and a knowledge and passion for fitness and health. So far, I've applied to the Nike store, Formula Fitness Club (a gym with multiple locations in Chicago, but not the gym that I go to), Columbia and The North Face. I plan on applying to more places like this, such as Lululemon Athletica, Running Away (a multisport store) and XSport Fitness (another gym). Whereas Marriott will be lacking in business during the holiday season, retail stores will be picking up, so I'm hoping that I haven't missed the hiring window and that I'll be a candidate for the open positions. I'm really excited about this, and I've never had two jobs at the same time, so it'll be kind of cool to work at two different places and break up the monotony a little. Let's hope my phone starts ringing soon!

Fun Fact: It turns out that application spree I went on a while back worked more to my advantage than I had thought! I got a call from Hyatt Regency today to set up an interview for the bellman position I had applied to way back when, but because the job was full-time and PM/Overnight, and I've been settling in to Marriott so well, I informed them that I had already received a position "but thank you for the offer"! It definitely helped my moral going into the search for Job #2.