My dad is the director of operations for 5 Swiss Chalets. The 5 locations are Langley, Newton, Surrey, Maple Ridge and the brand new one opening on Monday, November 12 2012. At the start of the day we went to the Surrey Swiss Chalet before it even opened. My dads job is not really a job I am able to shadow or help with as its all business and changes depending on the day. At the second location we went to, which was Newton my dad got me to throw on an apron and help one of the kitchen staff, Baljeet roll up spring rolls for lunch time. We finished that and my next job was to put pepper in the pepper shakers. At the third location we went to in Langley, I learned how to do the dishes done by Tammy and ribs done by Josh. Then Tammy somehow talked me into getting into the Swiss Chalet Chicken suit. It was quit the job trying to get into that thing. It actually took us 40 minutes to figure it out and get me into it. I then with limited vision walked to the front of the store going to the sidewalk and waving to people and pointing to the Swiss Chalet sign. We then dropped a couple things off at the Maple Ridge store and headed to the new Poco store for the staff training. The training went from 4-9 and will happen 3 days more including dry runs and family and friends night to practice for opening day. It was neat seeing the behind the scenes of what each job has to do. I had never realized how much people had to remember to do in the restaurant business. Although I didnt actually do much of my Dad's job I still learned about what he did and about the other jobs that make Swiss Chalet work. It also made me realize that the restaurant business is not for me.
