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Hospitality Humor
You've sat at the same desk for 4 years and worked for 8 different
managers. Food left over from a banquet or meeting is your main staple diet. You get really excited about a 2% pay increase. You
sit in a cubicle smaller than your bedroom closet. You get a strange twitch in your right eye when you hear the word "wedding." You
get a strange twitch in your left eye when you hear the words "high school group." It's dark on your
drive to and from work. You forget what you look like in anything but a suit. All the work you were hired
to do gets done before 9am and after 5pm. You're already late on an assisnment you just received. Your
boss' favorite lines are... When
you get a minute! In
your spare time. I
have an opportunity for you. 6 months is considered substantial longevity. You've wanted to quit numerous times only to
realize that you love this Industry...and that makes you crazy. You answer the house phone... "Hello, this
is___________, how may I help you!"  Origin of the Word “Travel” (This explains so much…) It is no wonder that people tend to
experience so much difficulty when traveling. The word travel is derived from the French word travail, but travail in turn
originated from a Latin word that described a torture device. It seems that the originators of our language were trying to
warn us about the challenges associated with travel. Creating a word synonymous with torture might be considered a hint. Perhaps
this perspective will allow people to enjoy travel more by understanding that by nature, travel could always be a lot worse.
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