Hotel Silicon - Valet Lapin Interview for Valet Appreciation Day 1998
Valet Lapin Interview for VAD. This interview took place during Valet Appreciation Day 1998.
VAD Willow: Thankyou for taking the time to talk with me Valet Lapin
Valet Lapin: Should have worn my Gabriel head.
VAD Willow: we are interviewing the valets to provide hotel citizens with some idea of what the valets do to contribute to their hootel experience
VAD Willow: lol
VAD Willow: your comments will be posted on the VAD website
VAD Willow: only 5 questions
Valet Lapin: Well Ill try to answer what I can.
VAD Willow: how long have you been a valet?
Valet Lapin: Only for about 5 months.
Valet Lapin: Yes I know.
VAD Willow: could you please tell us what your valet duties are both inworld and behind the scenes?
Valet Lapin: In World the same as any other Valet.
Valet Lapin: Provide help in the form of answering questions.
Valet Lapin: The whole gambit of questions...
Valet Lapin: From how do I glue this down?
Valet Lapin: To who do I contact for an IBill problem?
VAD Willow: what about your activities on behalf of residents behind the scenes?
Valet Lapin: Valets also from time to time have to deal with problems and issues.
Valet Lapin: There are a number of things that all Valets do behind the scenes...
Valet Lapin: From helping to resolve arguments, disagreements....
Valet Lapin: To providing prizes to hosts.
Valet Lapin: Alot is never really seen,
VAD Willow: it seems that each does something different than the other such as administrative work
Valet Lapin: Paper work
Valet Lapin: Informing each other what if anything has occured on our shifts.
Valet Lapin: Communication type things...
Valet Lapin: Like I'm providing so and so with x number of prizes for this day etc.
Valet Lapin: Or avatar y is having this occure when he does this...
Valet Lapin: Passing info on to the
Valet Lapin: techs via the Concierges
VAD Willow: yes we are trying to make citizens aware of the many efforts valets do that they do not observe
Valet Lapin: Well to be honest with you.....
Valet Lapin: I personally don't feel it is anything special.
Valet Lapin: I mean that I do.
Valet Lapin: who are here almost always...
VAD Willow: well, could you estimate how many hours per month on average you devote to inworld and behind the scenes activities for hotel?
Valet Lapin: those are the interesting ones
Valet Lapin: Not as many as I hoped I could.
Valet Lapin: Duty as in handling pages range from 6 to 10 aweek
VAD Willow: and how much time would you guess inworld?
Valet Lapin: Other things like meetings, doing things Ive promised people etc
Valet Lapin: most likly another 5 to 6
Valet Lapin: Only about 15 hours per week latly
VAD Willow: Can you share with us either a most humorous or interesting valet experience you have had?
VAD Willow: hehe
Valet Lapin: Well.....
Valet Lapin: It was early one morning about 5AM WA Time....
Valet Lapin: there where only about 6 people on the Where is everyone
Valet Lapin: I couldnt find any of them
Valet Lapin: So I figured they where all in the turfs.
Valet Lapin: I was going through some web pages and got a page
Valet Lapin: Which makes a sound....
Valet Lapin: I normally have my speakers off
Valet Lapin: and it scared the heck out of me
VAD Willow: lol
VAD Willow: rather eerie
VAD Willow: at that hour of the day
Valet Lapin: So far mostly I have only had to deal with informatiinal questions.
VAD Willow: please share with us your hopes for the future of Hotel?
Valet Lapin: People, for the most part dont create issues with each other.
Valet Lapin: Well....
Valet Lapin: I would like to see more people here.
Valet Lapin: I think thats the first stepping stome....
Valet Lapin: At one time, before I became a Valet....
Valet Lapin: There where always about 100 inworld.
Valet Lapin: They make me a Valet and wham!
Valet Lapin: people leave
Valet Lapin: dont come in
VAD Willow: do you think it was personal?
Valet Lapin: lol
Valet Lapin: No
VAD Willow: j/k
VAD Willow: hehe
Valet Lapin: but....
Valet Lapin: I have noticed these black helecopters latly
VAD Willow: lol
VAD Willow: thanks so much for taking time today
Valet Lapin: Thank you
VAD Willow: we hope you can be here for part of Valet Appreciation Day this saturday
Valet Lapin: I hope so too!
Valet Lapin: My mother picks this weekend to come visit however.
Valet Lapin: But I hope to be in for a few hours.
VAD Willow: yes, real world does get in the way sometimes
Valet Lapin: There are some Valets that I think are really deserving of appreciating...
VAD Willow: please tell..
Valet Lapin: and I think the people know which ones
VAD Willow: do you interact often with the other valets?
Valet Lapin: At times
Valet Lapin: Early mornings Im usually the only one here.
Valet Lapin: When I can get in during the afternoons I sometimes catch a Valet or two.
VAD Willow: well, thank you so much
VAD Willow: I will look forward to seeing you again
VAD Willow: it was a pleasure meeting you too
Valet Lapin: Hope some of that will be useful.
VAD Willow: yes, it is helpful
VAD Willow: thankyou
Valet Lapin: Bye and thank you for considering me to interview.
VAD Willow: bye