That changed when they had more than enough money to pay me full time... and full time it was. Days averaged over 13 hours. I ended up working on the registration packets and bags making sure everything was situated correctly. That turned into being in charge of the room gifts. Each night at least 5 things had to be distributed to each of the 86 rooms the members were staying in. It fell on me to be in charge, so I ended up managing the logistics and distribution of room gifts. It was a lot of responsibility and a lot of deadlines. The first night didn't turn out so well, as I ended up running through the hotel putting things in each persons room with a couple other staff, trying frantically to finish before they came back from an outing.
After that, I managed to alter the logistics so that all I would have to do is have a bag for each room, so that the right stuff got put down, but of course the problem than is that the hotel and other staff put the things in the right order in the room or on the bed--in the set up that the Program Chair would think would look nice. Just a little pressure.
It turned out really well though. I was a manager of a small staff in a sweat box storage room in the bowels of the basement of the JW Marriott in Beijing. I learned things about my managing style, strengths and weaknesses, as well as how much I love deadlines.
Today is the first day off, and it's weird not having anything to do. I'm glad I have a job starting Monday. Part time work with a student recruiting company that recruits students to go to schools in Australia, the UK, Canada, and the US. I'm excited for the challenges and opportunities that I'll find there, though part of me hopes the hours aren't as crazy!
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