are rich people usually like this at these kinds of events
So I attended a fundraising as an intern kasi I needed more hours for my OJT.
It was… an experience to say the least.
This was around the time the event was starting na, and there were WAY more people than expected. The event was understaffed too, so they asked the interns if we could help with ushering.
Apparently many people pala ang nag confirm than they anticipated, so ayun, the venue ended up being completely packed talaga.
The stage managers told me na to start turning late guests away, kaso the problem was some of the late guests were personally invited by the designer themselves or were apparently important people.
So syempre I asked again what I was supposed to do, and they told me to only turn people away if they weren’t invited.
But realistically… paano ko malalaman?
There were no physical invitations, no wristbands, no passes, literally nothing that could immediately confirm if someone was invited or not.
I know may guest list naman, but guys… the event was literally starting and these people were already saying na VIP sila. There was no way they were gonna stand there and patiently wait while we verified every single name.
Most of the guests naman were actually really nice though. I’d ask if they were invited, then lead them to whatever part of the venue still had space. I’d apologize in advance too and let them know na there weren’t any seats left anymore, even for VIPs, because sobrang dami talagang tao and mahirap mag find ng way to your assigned seat.
Most people would just smile and say, “No, it’s okay!” and thank me pa after. Maybe one or two people wouldn’t really respond much, which honestly was still fine naman.
Kaso there was this one person talaga..
I genuinely don’t know what her problem was but grabe, I just wanna say: I do NOT get paid enough for this.
(i actually don’t get paid talaga hahaha)
She looked like she was in her late 50s siguro. I asked her the exact same question I asked everyone else, and she answered sarcastically:
“Yes, that’s why we’re here nga.”
the attitude agad???
As if I was inconveniencing her for literally just doing my job.
I didn’t even ask who invited her kasi honestly I already know how some people can get, so I just started leading them inside. Then I turned around to check if they were still following me and I saw her talking to her companion while doing this gesture at me: 🤦🏻♀️
LIKE??? GIRL??? BE SERIOUS
And the second she realized I saw her, she immediately put her hand down.
At the moment I brushed it off nalang, but honestly I was so caught off guard talaga. I started explaining na there weren’t any seats left anymore, and before I could even finish talking she cut me off with an “Okay.”
Tas I opened the door for them and pumasok sila.
Mind you, this was a fundraising event pa ha. Lol.
Because if that’s how you treat ushers, then that’s probably how you treat service workers in general.
And no amount of attendance at events like these can hide the fact na matapobre ka
I don’t ask people those questions because trip ko lang. It’s literally my job.
So honestly, kudos to all service workers because dealing with people like that takes a completely different level of patience and self control.
I just wanted to add pala na we were only taken in at the last minute ha, so some details were only given on the day of the event.