Hagley - The Lyttleton Arms

After almost a month in the Nottinghamshire area we were off again, I liked the fact that we were with good friends and things could have been more stressful. Luckily for us we have good people sending us positive energy throughout that time. For the people out there this is my shout out to them, thank you so much for supporting us in what we are doing. Searching for that place in life that makes us happy isn't easy and sometimes we need those wonderful people to lean on.

We set off to Bath for an interview at a B&B for a hotel management position in hopes to run a B&B like our own. A place with Roman baths and much to see and do, a very touristy place. Daniel and I didn't have much time to explore the city since we were off to the next work location for the Christmas.

Be wary of this station we arrived early in the morning to pick up our tickets to head to Birmingham and they were shut. This was at 8am, says that it opens at 7am during the week. Is it just one guy that works here? I guess he isn't coming to work today.

After many transfers on a train (4 to be exact) we made it to Hagley train station to start work at the Lyttleton Arms. We were greeted with warm welcomes and talk of a wonderful establishment that caters to  large events and many menu specials throughout the week. We got a three course meal from the boss to see how the place works and a room to ourselves in the staff house next to the building.

A picture I snagged off of their site.

The staff house lounge area and kitchen was not very clean but we were told that it was horrid before they had fired everyone that partied to much. It is hard to manage so many people into clean after one another. Plus. people like to party when they are far away from home and working hard all day. At least our room was clean even though I thought we would get a double bed instead we got two singles pushed together.

The next day of training a very brief run through of the table numbers and the tills, I asked as many questions as possible in hopes to get more training and answers. I ran food to tables to get a hold of the menu that was pretty self explanatory. I guess everyone here just gets to get out there and prove themselves that they are good enough for the company. Award driven and corporately involved with making the best of the average is what they are going for here.

Following my very short training I went live on the floor, the tills were messy and disorganized. Luckily for me the people that I was working with were friendly and helpful. I got very little assistance with learning things correctly and being informed so I could do my job right. I asked a lot of questions this week, in the end we aren't going to be staying.

A night out in Birmingham was fun but it is a bit of a ways out, there isn't much to see in this area. The main street is mini and only runs about half a km long.

Now we are on the move again. Seriously I think we are professional nomads, Scotland left a much better impression on us. We miss you Harris.