So there is most likely something going on every weekend. This weekend was no different. In fact, there was a wedding going on with an Indians theme. I also worked yesterday (Fri Mar 5th) and the wedding party had come in and set up everything. What is one thing that a baseball party would have that would make the maintenance staff mad? Peanuts of course! It makes sense: peanut shells get dumped on the floor then get stepped on so it gets crushed into the rug. That would be very difficult because you can’t vacuum those up, you would have to sweep first, taking extra time.
Once Nancy, the full-time night maintenance staffer, heard about the peanuts she was outraged. Really what it comes down to is communication. Mary Hart, who schedules these events, should have informed the wedding party that peanuts were prohibited. However, that did not occur and all Friday night, Nancy was worried about the mess that would most likely occur.
Since I was working tonight as well, when I welcomed the wedding party I made it a point to talk to the wedding party. I asked if they could have guests put the shells on a plate instead of all over the tables or on the floor. Thankfully, when it came time for them to leave there were not many peanuts shells on the carpet. We are very fortunate that these were very nice and cooperative people. There have been many guests that when we ask them to do something out of courtesy they blatantly disregard it. At the end of the day, Nancy was very thankful to me for saying something and the staff did not have to take extra time cleaning up the rooms.
Once Nancy, the full-time night maintenance staffer, heard about the peanuts she was outraged. Really what it comes down to is communication. Mary Hart, who schedules these events, should have informed the wedding party that peanuts were prohibited. However, that did not occur and all Friday night, Nancy was worried about the mess that would most likely occur.
Since I was working tonight as well, when I welcomed the wedding party I made it a point to talk to the wedding party. I asked if they could have guests put the shells on a plate instead of all over the tables or on the floor. Thankfully, when it came time for them to leave there were not many peanuts shells on the carpet. We are very fortunate that these were very nice and cooperative people. There have been many guests that when we ask them to do something out of courtesy they blatantly disregard it. At the end of the day, Nancy was very thankful to me for saying something and the staff did not have to take extra time cleaning up the rooms.