Vacant Ready

Being that I absolutely cannot make up my mind about what I want to do with my life, I've decided to stop trying to find my niche, and let it find me. For whatever reason I landed a job in the hospitality industry.... I don't like people, I loathe customer service and I'm really quite anti-social. Never-the-less, the GM of my hotel saw some sort of potential in me and hired me as his assistant. One year later and I have to begrudgingly say, I have learned a lot about hotel operations and I actually kinda like it. I came in clueless as to what hotel people do on a daily basis. My thoughts of hotel jobs barely extended past the Front Desk and Housekeeping.
Now a hotel veteran (yes, one year in a hotel is considered going to war and back, so I am indeed a veteran), I'm actually beginning to like the scene. On a daily basis I surprise myself with what comes out of my mouth. It's literally a whole new language and I often find myself barking orders at Engineering, casually screening irate guests from my boss and relishing in the fact that I can travel to other hotels for barely nothing (not that I've taken advantage of this in my boring life).
With an enlightened view and new approach to my career I have decided to list a few things I've learned to appreciate about the hospitality industry:
**** Most of the following do not apply to my current situation, but are mere observations I've made from others in the field.

- The people in the hospitality realm are generally... well, hospitable. The majority of those who go into this business have an outgoing personality with an eagerness to please. This usually means they have a peppy outlook and a willingness to smile and be friendly with their co-workers.
- The working conditions are up to a satisfactory par. Being that people pay to stay where you work, there has to be an aesthetic appeal and comforting ambiance.
- There is always the dream/potential of working a resort property (for me at least). Someplace on the water, a tropical getaway, a leisure boutique style hotel, or maybe someplace like the Inn that Lorelei (sp?) works at in Gilmore Girls... Ok, now I'm reaching, but still! That would be so nice.
- Moving up is always an option. It seems that hotels usually like to move around their own employees until they find the perfect fit. You can go from being a bellmen to a regional VP (no, I'm not referring to my current VP, why do you ask? Oh, because that's exactly what he did.. yeah). It's true though, you can jump from different departments and different status levels if rub elbows with the right people.
- Hours are potentially flexible... Being that a hotel is open 24 hours, there are always shifts that need to be covered and, with longevity, you can often arrange your schedule.

Those are all I can think of for now. But good points, good points. I'll add on as they come to me...