Apple Spice Junction

Archive for November 13th, 2009

Today is Friday the 13th which is a day when people traditionally think about bad luck.  Any normal day if something bad happened we wouldn’t immediately blame the date, but on this day we generally nod our heads and say, “aaahhh…that’s because it’s Friday the 13th”.  I didn’t even realize what day it was until I got to the airport today and got my ticket and noticed the date.  Now I’m thinking back to see if anything unlucky happened to me that I can blame on Friday.  However, I’ve had a really great day.

I spent the last week working with a new manager at one of our locations and he was a great guy.  He was eager to learn and make sure that the Apple Spice was running at a high standard and that the food and service were both exceptional.  The staff was hard working and they had their first Holiday catering event while I was there where they did a Turkey dinner for 185 people.  It went really well and the training of the staff and the manager was successful.  As I was leaving today they had a nice little going away party for me.  That made me feel very good so now instead of thinking about bad luck, I’m spending my Friday the 13th thinking about how Lucky I am!  I get to associate with great employees of Apple Spice Junction all over the country.  I get to associate with great customers all over the country.  I work for a great company.  I hope your Friday the 13th has turned out lucky for you, also!

Alison Ainge/Director of Training and Operations