Well the room is set up and ready for our first event on Friday. Today I had to make sure that the candy was put away and ready to sell. We put the candy in containers so every candy starts with 30, this makes it easier for clubs to know what their starting amount to calculate how much they have used at the end of the night. I did receive an order for candy/hot dogs/nachos. All the items get just left in the middle of the room so everything needs to be put away. I also use this time to go through and dispose of items that are just left in the room from outside organizations using the room.
I was also lucky to haul down to the room 16 cases of water and 9 cases of Gatorade. Once in the room I had to load up the cooler to be sure that they were ready and cooled for sale. I was lucky to have a student walk by and ask if I needed help and I said "YES". He brought the Ice Cream cooler back to the room and the Nacho Machine. This saved me 3 separate trips to just get all the equipment in the right spot. If he had not asked it would have taken me at least an additional 1.5 hours of work ! THANK YOU!
I did also fill out paperwork to pay the three different businesses that I received inventory from. It is not hard but just takes a lot of time to do it all. I know our auditors like how we do it, but it is cumbersome for the large amount of paperwork I do for this task.
I am find this job duty very thankless. I work very had to maintain a high level of accuracy in billing and receiving of inventory but leadership and colleagues nit pick everything that is done without a thanks or appreciation. I don't need constant positive reinforcement, but all I hear is the negative and it is getting very old. I am seriously thinking of retiring my running this additional non-paid responsibility.
I know students get a lot out of running the business, but they also do not get respect from people. I will be doing a lot of reflecting on this a lot this year. Let's see how the school year goes.
Katie-
ReplyDeleteI do appreciate what you do for our school and our community. French club is able to do so many activities because of the funds we raise because of the work that YOU do! Yes, as an advisor it is challenging to feel motivated to work a popcorn stand; however, if we keep the students at the top of our priorities, we are doing the right thing.
Thanks again Katie.
Thanks Profhutch
ReplyDeleteI think that you understand where I am coming from and how frustrated I can get!
You ROCK!