Chapter 1236: 1236 Opening Day
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Chapter 1236 1236 Opening Day
?After three days of constant arrivals, it was time for the first trial opening of the shops aboard Creeping Darkness to begin. They would open for one day, and then close for the next two as they rearranged their operational plans and redecorated to fit their preferred theme. Some of that had already begun, but the trial opening would give them valuable input into what the customers liked, and what ideas didn't go over well.
Sylvie saw this as the first great test of leadership in the residents that she had picked for management positions, and she had a bet going with Felicity about how many would crack on the first day and ask to be replaced, or be forcibly replaced, by their subordinates.
It was inevitable that at least a few of them would fail the test, despite having the qualifications. It was no secret to anyone that there were plenty of lousy managers in the world, and overloading everything for an entire day would strain both skills and nerves to the maximum.
The day's test was no short four hour trial that Sylvie had prepared. No, she wanted everything open for their entire normal business hours today.
"Should we join the crowd and go see what the atmosphere is like?" Max asked as the hours until opening wore down.
"Can we? That sounds like a lot of fun, and none of them know what we look like, so there won't be any of the favouritism that will come later when a big boss shows up to inspect their business. It will be a great way to see how things are going without the bias." Sylvie agreed.
"We've got two more days of this as well, for the day two and day three arrivals. Perhaps we can invite more people through to join in the festivities."
Most of them were supposed to be at work an hour ago so that they had time to go over everything before the shop actually opened, but the streets were still filled with people running to work ten minutes before nine in the morning when the grand opening was to start.
Sylvie would be making a note of all of them, but as long as they did the job well, being a bit late on the first day wasn't a huge deal.
"Oh, here we are. Crêpes. They'll be open in a few minutes, and it looks like their team is well organized. They have the flavours put out, the first round of wrappings created, and everyone is in the shop uniform. I would say they're getting pretty good marks for the morning." Max informed Sylvie.
"Quite good, actually. They do have one employee not yet in attendance, but the others were all here one hour ago, right on time. The manager was here an hour before that to start getting everything prepared, and the initial response from the team was positive."
One young man, or possibly still a boy, was running in the side door of the shop as they spoke, and Max waited in anticipation of the dressing down that he was about to receive. But the manager seemed accepting, and tapped her watch impatiently as the young man bowed and apologized, while changing his shirt and putting on the shop's logo cap, which also served as a hairnet.
They flipped the sign to open right as the hour changed, and Max held Sylvie back for a moment to let a few customers go first.
"It's valuable interaction data. The first customers of the first day will be the roughest, so we will let them get used to reciting their lines first." He whispered to the avatar.
"I see, it's a plan to observe the adaptation speed. While it's not strictly necessary, as I will be judging based on hourly averages across the day, it is interesting to watch."
But Sylvie was paying more attention to the actual food than the workers, Max noticed.
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Chapter 1236 1236 Opening Day
?After three days of constant arrivals, it was time for the first trial opening of the shops aboard Creeping Darkness to begin. They would open for one day, and then close for the next two as they rearranged their operational plans and redecorated to fit their preferred theme. Some of that had already begun, but the trial opening would give them valuable input into what the customers liked, and what ideas didn't go over well.
Sylvie saw this as the first great test of leadership in the residents that she had picked for management positions, and she had a bet going with Felicity about how many would crack on the first day and ask to be replaced, or be forcibly replaced, by their subordinates.
It was inevitable that at least a few of them would fail the test, despite having the qualifications. It was no secret to anyone that there were plenty of lousy managers in the world, and overloading everything for an entire day would strain both skills and nerves to the maximum.
The day's test was no short four hour trial that Sylvie had prepared. No, she wanted everything open for their entire normal business hours today.
"Should we join the crowd and go see what the atmosphere is like?" Max asked as the hours until opening wore down.
"Can we? That sounds like a lot of fun, and none of them know what we look like, so there won't be any of the favouritism that will come later when a big boss shows up to inspect their business. It will be a great way to see how things are going without the bias." Sylvie agreed.
"We've got two more days of this as well, for the day two and day three arrivals. Perhaps we can invite more people through to join in the festivities."
Most of them were supposed to be at work an hour ago so that they had time to go over everything before the shop actually opened, but the streets were still filled with people running to work ten minutes before nine in the morning when the grand opening was to start.
Sylvie would be making a note of all of them, but as long as they did the job well, being a bit late on the first day wasn't a huge deal.
"Oh, here we are. Crêpes. They'll be open in a few minutes, and it looks like their team is well organized. They have the flavours put out, the first round of wrappings created, and everyone is in the shop uniform. I would say they're getting pretty good marks for the morning." Max informed Sylvie.
"Quite good, actually. They do have one employee not yet in attendance, but the others were all here one hour ago, right on time. The manager was here an hour before that to start getting everything prepared, and the initial response from the team was positive."
One young man, or possibly still a boy, was running in the side door of the shop as they spoke, and Max waited in anticipation of the dressing down that he was about to receive. But the manager seemed accepting, and tapped her watch impatiently as the young man bowed and apologized, while changing his shirt and putting on the shop's logo cap, which also served as a hairnet.
They flipped the sign to open right as the hour changed, and Max held Sylvie back for a moment to let a few customers go first.
"It's valuable interaction data. The first customers of the first day will be the roughest, so we will let them get used to reciting their lines first." He whispered to the avatar.
"I see, it's a plan to observe the adaptation speed. While it's not strictly necessary, as I will be judging based on hourly averages across the day, it is interesting to watch."
But Sylvie was paying more attention to the actual food than the workers, Max noticed.
Chapter 1236 1236 Opening Day ?After three days of constant arrivals, it was time for the first trial opening of the shops aboard Creeping Darkness to begin. They would open for one day, and then close for the next two as they rearranged their operational plans and redecorated to fit their preferred theme. Some of that had already begun, but the trial opening would give them valuable input into what the customers liked, and what ideas didn't go over well. Sylvie saw this as the first great test of leadership in the residents that she had picked for management positions, and she had a bet going with Felicity about how many would crack on the first day and ask to be replaced, or be forcibly replaced, by their subordinates. It was inevitable that at least a few of them would fail the test, despite having the qualifications. It was no secret to anyone that there were plenty of lousy managers in the world, and overloading everything for an entire day would strain both skills and nerves to the maximum. The day's test was no short four hour trial that Sylvie had prepared. No, she wanted everything open for their entire normal business hours today. "Should we join the crowd and go see what the atmosphere is like?" Max asked as the hours until opening wore down. "Can we? That sounds like a lot of fun, and none of them know what we look like, so there won't be any of the favouritism that will come later when a big boss shows up to inspect their business. It will be a great way to see how things are going without the bias." Sylvie agreed. "We've got two more days of this as well, for the day two and day three arrivals. Perhaps we can invite more people through to join in the festivities." Most of them were supposed to be at work an hour ago so that they had time to go over everything before the shop actually opened, but the streets were still filled with people running to work ten minutes before nine in the morning when the grand opening was to start. Sylvie would be making a note of all of them, but as long as they did the job well, being a bit late on the first day wasn't a huge deal. "Oh, here we are. Crepes. They'll be open in a few minutes, and it looks like their team is well organized. They have the flavours put out, the first round of wrappings created, and everyone is in the shop uniform. I would say they're getting pretty good marks for the morning." Max informed Sylvie. "Quite good, actually. They do have one employee not yet in attendance, but the others were all here one hour ago, right on time. The manager was here an hour before that to start getting everything prepared, and the initial response from the team was positive." One young man, or possibly still a boy, was running in the side door of the shop as they spoke, and Max waited in anticipation of the dressing down that he was about to receive. But the manager seemed accepting, and tapped her watch impatiently as the young man bowed and apologized, while changing his shirt and putting on the shop's logo cap, which also served as a hairnet. They flipped the sign to open right as the hour changed, and Max held Sylvie back for a moment to let a few customers go first. "It's valuable interaction data. The first customers of the first day will be the roughest, so we will let them get used to reciting their lines first." He whispered to the avatar. "I see, it's a plan to observe the adaptation speed. While it's not strictly necessary, as I will be judging based on hourly averages across the day, it is interesting to watch." But Sylvie was paying more attention to the actual food than the workers, Max noticed.
