Office building. Receptionist. Present: in a booth, wearing a uniform suit “jacket-jacket” and with a desk lamp over a logbook. Behind her is a board with keys. “Who are you here to see?” I show my work order. They say, “The elevator is over there, go ahead.” I take the Continue Reading
Refrigeration technician
For a while, right after I arrived in a new country, I had to work for a couple of months as a refrigeration technician. It was an interesting job, a new world, and new relationships. I kept a journal.
Town
I was in a little town today… smaller than a single McDonald’s. But it’s a proud town, so it has a McDonald’s.In this little town, the traffic is more like a maze. There are tons of no-entry signs, detours, dead ends, and roundabouts. You can’t drive straight to your destination. Continue Reading
The scholarly little monkey.
The little monkey was taught to put ice into the ice maker of the machine that makes… Smoothie. a new spare part. The little monkey will now travel to all the restaurants in this chain, and there are, damn it, 84 of them, with more being built, to install this Continue Reading
Familiar faces
The lady from hair salon The condensate pump broke down. I replaced it.
There will be no news.
For the next month, I’ll have just one job — installing one tricky gadget into another tricky contraption. 4-5 restaurants a day. Wow, I really jinxed it by comparing my “interesting and diverse” work to the routine of others 🙂 Maybe I could write travel notes? :-)) By the way, Continue Reading
Sommelier
I never understood sommeliers. Sure, there are definitely different types of wine: sherry or port, Tokaji or Madeira. But trying to catch the subtle difference between a 2003 Chardonnay from the southern slope of a certain mountain in one village and a 2001 Chardonnay from another village… What’s the difference, Continue Reading
Sommelier-2
They brought in patties at McDonald’s. The restaurant manager is frying the first batch before the restaurant opens, measuring the temperature with a needle thermometer and adjusting the grill press to ensure the patty stays juicy but isn’t raw. This is done every morning. Since the batches of meat are Continue Reading
Two weeks until the start.
Today I went to that very restaurant where we set up ventilation. Two weeks until the restaurant opens. We’re responsible for the kitchen equipment. Ice cream machines, smoothies, fryers, press grills, carbonated drinks — all of that. A world of stainless steel. Even the cable boxes are made of stainless Continue Reading
The road to the sea
Today, there were three out of five assignments in tourist spots. One was a historic city (old houses, little restaurants, tourists, atmosphere). The second was a seaside resort (beaches, umbrellas, sun, inflatable toys in the shops). To avoid the crowds, I left early. It was still night. As I drove, Continue Reading
Got carried away.
On the big beach, people have spread out. They’ve built real sandcastles. The tallest one is about 6 meters high, while the others are around 2 meters on average.