And another

Here is another thing that I cant get over. The number of job applicants  who
- submit all their school certificate  year 13 certificate  which CLEARLY say they failed half their subjects (like seriously, english 28%, maths 32% etc)  and in their cover letter go on about how well they did at school ??????????????????????????????? unfortunately...the one I read today even had a school award (from their own local school) for top in maths for the class....but their SC mark was a big fail hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....not good for the look of the school right ? But where and when does it calculate in their own minds...that a 32% fail is not something to gloat about ? like seriously...it does NOT work in your favour in your job application where staff are expected to do simple maths :(  I would have just left that off my CV and talked about things I am good at in the community/society etc

and  also
-the number of cv cover letters that sound like this 
" I am a friendly and driven person with ambitious goals for the future. I am punctual committed and hard working. I am an honourable and intelligent person, who will ensure that my contribution to the workplace will lift the level....bladibladibla" my point is...oka oka gi big words about what they are...ae gagu mai le kagaka makuia LEILOA....who is to blame? that cousin from overseas who said they would write their cv for them (mate...a nice sounding letter is not a winning ticket...you may think its some sort of 'ticket in' but once the letter and the person are viewed as non symbiotic....makuia igoigo lava le mea lea e kokoe). Also, there are now people 'selling ' CV services in APia and will write your CV for a fee....what a joke when it is not a true representation of this persons attributes:(

faiaku ai foi 

entertainment

It never fails to bewilder me how people can act behind a keyboard , an email or even worse...a facebook page lol. Like seriously this industry...hospitality ...has got a book to be written by each hotel owner or service provider that would make for an interesting read. The number of times people have just had a complete absence of their frontal lobe...oi..I mean manners...its the  industry where these two sayings don't go hand in hand 1) do unto others what yee would like done unto you...and 2) the customer is always right. Like seriously if you performed number 1 ) better...you just might have number 2) done...but when number one is a loud empty can of elegi...ia mate sorry.

the number of people who have sent me emails exactly like this.

"to the manager, so we really want to stay at your place...at (date=peak season ie when everyone else wants to stay there too ) but...that room that you fit 3 wont do because there are 7 of us. We don't want to be separated but we are on a budget and don't want to pay for 2 rooms ..we want this room (insert- most expensive room) but we only want the 1 room ...your website wont let us book for more then 3 persons...so we look forward to the best deal you can give us- we are waiting for your reply ."

I dont know if its the samoan understated automated faa'aloalo in me...but when a whole paragraph like that does not even include a faamolemole...o le kali lea , lea ouke fia ave i ai

mmm...fa laia