So, the hotel I work at just re-opened the restaurant on Thursday for the first time since Katrina. I was hired about 5 months ago to get the bar open, since then I've been the only food/beverage employee in the whole hotel. My job title was "bartender", but I've been pretty much managing myself. In preparation for the restaurant, a full staff was hired, including a new F&B manager. After the first day the new restaurant was open, the manager walked out.

During the preparations and opening, everyone was relying on me pretty heavily anyway, since I had been around for a while, knew the computer systems, etc. Yesterday I was offered the job managing the restaurant and bar. Today I accepted. The new position roughly doubles my pay, plus benefits (including free valet parking, sweet). While it involved more responsibilites, if anything the schedule actually works better for school.

To celebrate, I'm smoking the Opus X urbi sent me.

Hey Congratulations Scrambler.
A new job promotion, with a hefty raise and an Opus X...
You're having a real good day bro'. ENJOY!

Congrats Scram! How'd you like the Opus?

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If you can do a half-assed job of anything, your a one-eyed man in a kingdom of blind - Kurt Vonnegut

nice!!

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Congratulations Scrambler. I'm still waiting for the time/occasion to try an Opus X, I hope it treats you well!

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"As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to love it more and more." - Jules Renard

Congrats, Scrambler, on what was surely a well-deserved promotion!

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Hey scram, congratulations to you.. Don't forget to post a review on the xXx. Have a good one.

Attago, Scramz! Innit great when your hard work gets recognized? (BTW, when do you sleep?)

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great news! Always nice to get a nice raise

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Would like a Gurkha HMR PM me if you have any extras...

Congratulations on the promotion.

raise equals MORE cigars --- woo hoo!!!

Congratulations Scram, you deserve it.

Note to self: Make nice with Scrambler to get a comp'ed hotel stay and free food if I visit New Orleans. LOL

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Ron

Too busy smoking now to lookup any good cigar quotes.

rdnstn:

Congratulations Scram, you deserve it.

Note to self: Make nice with Scrambler to get a comp'ed hotel stay and free food if I visit New Orleans. LOL

LOL, Ask Maddy about that. You get something in the mail yet Maddy?

By the way, thanks for all the congrats. The job has meant some long days so far, but hopefully that will change some as my crew gets more familiar with things. I have been able to spend some time while we are shut down between lunch and dinner each of the last few days baking my favorite desserts to feature. Bread pudding, pumpkin pie, creme brulee, etc.

Sorry I missed this earlier Scramz, CONGRATS BRO!

Scrambler:

rdnstn:

Congratulations Scram, you deserve it.

Note to self: Make nice with Scrambler to get a comp'ed hotel stay and free food if I visit New Orleans. LOL

LOL, Ask Maddy about that. You get something in the mail yet Maddy?

Yea old Scramz hooked me up. Lets just say I have a free weekend in a suite at the Omni in downtown New Orleans. haha

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I don't wanna hold a job down if its just to make ends meet. I prefer rapid rise and faster falls, I wanna die the American dream.
~~ Josh Martinez