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JOhn · 06-12-2010, 11:04 AM

I love the job I have right now. It's the second best job I have ever had and for this period in my life it's nearly perfect.

My official job Title is: Guest Experience Champion ( GEC ), in layman's terms I'm the Concierge. The company I work for owns 5 different hotels/guest ranches in Wyoming. The property I work at has 349 rooms on site. 189 in the actual Hotel I'm at, 92 cabins next door and 68 rooms in an adjoining hotel. We are the largest property in Cody, and the second largest in the state.

It's a really cool gig, as I'm one of the Sr Department managers, directly under the GM/Owner. But unlike the other managers ( Food & Beverage, maintenance ect..) my staff is only 2-6 other employees. So I don't have to deal wit of the petty employee issues that they do. Yet have all the benefits that go with the position.

Basically my job is to take care of the guests and VIP's in particular. I handle all guest complaints, problems and requests. I get to meet a lot of really cool & Interesting people and the occasional famous one also. The pay is really good and above average for the area. The people I work for are the best employers I have ever had. I get to dress nice, suit & tie, everyday and have to do very little if any actual physical work. I spend 90% of my work day just walking around hanging out and talking to people. the other 10% of the time I spend either at my desk doing paperwork, research ect and a very small amount of time actually having to deal with problems. We have such a great staff that the majority of problems I do deal with are simply people that are going to me unhappy no matter what...lol

The only really suck part of the job is the hours I work. During the busy tourist season, May through Sept, I work split shifts everyday. This means I go in at 5:30 am till 10am, then come back and work 4pm to 9-11pm. I average about 50hrs a week with some weeks hitting 60hours if we are really busy. But other than that I can't complain at all about it. And really the only reason the hours are a pain is because I'm a single dad and babysitting is sometimes hard to find with those hours.

The only other job I have ever had that was better was when I worked as a Paramedic, and the hours there were even worse.

06-12-2010, 11:04 AM	#100
JOhn El' Barto Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Cody, WY / Tucson AZ Casino cash: $9964900	I love the job I have right now. It's the second best job I have ever had and for this period in my life it's nearly perfect. My official job Title is: Guest Experience Champion ( GEC ), in layman's terms I'm the Concierge. The company I work for owns 5 different hotels/guest ranches in Wyoming. The property I work at has 349 rooms on site. 189 in the actual Hotel I'm at, 92 cabins next door and 68 rooms in an adjoining hotel. We are the largest property in Cody, and the second largest in the state. It's a really cool gig, as I'm one of the Sr Department managers, directly under the GM/Owner. But unlike the other managers ( Food & Beverage, maintenance ect..) my staff is only 2-6 other employees. So I don't have to deal wit of the petty employee issues that they do. Yet have all the benefits that go with the position. Basically my job is to take care of the guests and VIP's in particular. I handle all guest complaints, problems and requests. I get to meet a lot of really cool & Interesting people and the occasional famous one also. The pay is really good and above average for the area. The people I work for are the best employers I have ever had. I get to dress nice, suit & tie, everyday and have to do very little if any actual physical work. I spend 90% of my work day just walking around hanging out and talking to people. the other 10% of the time I spend either at my desk doing paperwork, research ect and a very small amount of time actually having to deal with problems. We have such a great staff that the majority of problems I do deal with are simply people that are going to me unhappy no matter what...lol The only really suck part of the job is the hours I work. During the busy tourist season, May through Sept, I work split shifts everyday. This means I go in at 5:30 am till 10am, then come back and work 4pm to 9-11pm. I average about 50hrs a week with some weeks hitting 60hours if we are really busy. But other than that I can't complain at all about it. And really the only reason the hours are a pain is because I'm a single dad and babysitting is sometimes hard to find with those hours. The only other job I have ever had that was better was when I worked as a Paramedic, and the hours there were even worse.
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