On the cook's day off the prep cook assumes the cook's role while the baker gets a chance to wash dishes. And when the baker is away the prep cook is often asked to do some baking. So it's a great way to gain experience in the kitchen if you don't think you are quite ready to take on the cook or baking positions. A team of three guest services crew members share responsibility for waiting tables, cleaning guest rooms, and cleaning our public spaces under the supervision of our head of housekeeping. Wait duties include set-up, waiting, and bussing tables for three meals a day.
Breakfasts are served to order, so there is some order taking.
Lunch and dinner are served family style so the process is more like bringing out a Thanksgiving dinner than working in a restaurant. There is a lot of interaction with the guests during meals which, we are told, is what makes this part of the job fun. Guests have lots of stories to tell of their adventures that day. Morning housekeeping duties between breakfast and lunch involve cleaning up the guests' rooms - making beds, cleaning bathroom sinks, toilets, tub or shower, and sweeping the floor. After lunch has been cleared, public spaces cleaning includes sweeping floors, cleaning windows of kid's cookie fingerprints, dusting, and general tidying up of our living rooms, office, and porches in the lodge.