Hello, My name is Douglas and I’m searching for a job
I have been employed for Marriott Hotels for the last 6 years, in their Global Reservations Sales and Customer Care Centre, located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Last week I received a letter stating that my position and all positions in the centre are being eliminated effective mid-February. This means I have 5 and a half months to find a new job. In my current job, I have worked formally in 2 separate departments, being trained and certified in the Ritz Carlton Gold Standard of Service; and learning the process of inventory management and wholesaler reservations, dealing with travel companies on behalf of a selection of Marriott hotels. When asked [...]
writing activity
I haven’t been writing lately. That’s been very obvious, no writing=no posts. By way of explanation, 99.9% of my writing these past few years has been for my blogs. For public consumption. And trying to find a routine to write and plan what I want to say has been difficult, especially on a work schedule that shifts every week. And I’ve been working on my personal development, primarily my photography and my people skills. I’ve been going out more often, going to the local bar, where there is a hubbub of musical activity. If the finances and time were no object, I could be at the bar most nights of [...]
Earth Day #cleanupfred
In celebration of Earth Day, I participated in the Discarded Comfort Cleanup Crew, helping to document the event as part of #cleanupfred. This worthwhile affair came to be, as part of an ongoing photo project by Chafic Haddad. The Discarded Comfort project is a photo project, designed to raise aware of the amount of coffee cups people drop wherever in their daily business. The stray, lonely coffee cup shown in stark contrast to its surroundings, places it doesn’t belong. Rather than leave the discarded cups behind, Chafic started picking up the cups and the idea snowballed into an Earth Day event. With a kickoff at Wilser’s Room, around 60 people [...]
