ShaiGar
05-08-2008, 09:29 PM
I have a GREAT job as a porter at a 4Star Hotel in the Toga Group, it's utterly fantastic.
Morning shift means I get a free breakfast from whatever is left over after the restaurant breakfast. I also get a 5 dollar meal from the pool bar "Raintree" this meal costs the guests about 15 - 25 dollars depending on what they order. For me it's a straight 5 dollars. I get to deal with a wide range of people all the time and I'm constantly on the go. I'm never micromanaged and there is always a few different options in how I go about the job.
My pay is similarly fantastic. Unlike most companies these days I actually get penalty rates, one for the Saturday, one for the Sunday, another for public holidays. I even get a slightly higher wage for living in a remote location in Australia. One of my duty managers is 21 years old, and he started 3 years ago as a porter. One of the senior receptionists was a Duty Manager in Sydney and has come to Darwin as a lower rank so that he can get to know the job before becoming the Residential Manager at the 5Star Hotel that is being put in on the waterfront. He is only 20 years old at the moment. So obviously there's a great room for upward growth as well.
However they've recently brought it to my attention that since I have shaved my beard off I am not allowed to grow it back. This is in my contract that I signed.
It's a fantastic job but I cannot handle the fact that they are not letting me grow my beard. They don't mind that I have hair that hangs between my shoulder blades since I have it in a band at the back.
But they won't let me grow my beard... I just cannot help but think that I need to find a new job. Somewhere where I do not see the general public.
Morning shift means I get a free breakfast from whatever is left over after the restaurant breakfast. I also get a 5 dollar meal from the pool bar "Raintree" this meal costs the guests about 15 - 25 dollars depending on what they order. For me it's a straight 5 dollars. I get to deal with a wide range of people all the time and I'm constantly on the go. I'm never micromanaged and there is always a few different options in how I go about the job.
My pay is similarly fantastic. Unlike most companies these days I actually get penalty rates, one for the Saturday, one for the Sunday, another for public holidays. I even get a slightly higher wage for living in a remote location in Australia. One of my duty managers is 21 years old, and he started 3 years ago as a porter. One of the senior receptionists was a Duty Manager in Sydney and has come to Darwin as a lower rank so that he can get to know the job before becoming the Residential Manager at the 5Star Hotel that is being put in on the waterfront. He is only 20 years old at the moment. So obviously there's a great room for upward growth as well.
However they've recently brought it to my attention that since I have shaved my beard off I am not allowed to grow it back. This is in my contract that I signed.
It's a fantastic job but I cannot handle the fact that they are not letting me grow my beard. They don't mind that I have hair that hangs between my shoulder blades since I have it in a band at the back.
But they won't let me grow my beard... I just cannot help but think that I need to find a new job. Somewhere where I do not see the general public.