Would you like a free gift?

"Would you like a free gift"? she asked. The sound of her voice is almost as painful as nails on a chalkboard. One of the first sentences i heard this Sunday. Sunday was a very busy day. So much so that i do not remember it. Sure its contradicting but believe me when i say the hotel industry is time consuming and tiring. Next time you go to a hotel remember how much work went to welcoming you. Yes you. "Just get settled in and come back for a free gift", Guendy (wendy). Her job is to sell timeshares to anyone that passes by the lobby. There are some people that i do not enjoy conversations with. This is one of them. Some of the questions that come from this person are annoying. Comments like "i was hot when i was young" and "i love purple". All this is said while her cellphone was hanging by her neck. Purple is all i see. It is her favorite color. Back in July i did not even want to sit down and eat in the same cafeteria as her. When you spot her in the cafeteria you go the other way. My boss shares my enthusiasm towards her. In reality if you are a busy person, the last thing tht you want is someone making idle conversation to you when you have a million things going on in your brain. Sometimes when there are new employees i send them her way, just for the fun of it.
One day i said to myself enough. I sat down and wanted to play her game. So i stopped by and talked to her in her sitting area. "how are you", i said through my teeth not opening my mouth, knowing that this would hurt. "how are you louie". (yuk face came on). "oh these guests are not interested today...dljsdjhvui...adsfhvuauva..."
The only reason i came out of my coma was that someone passed by with fries on their ketchup. "i gotta go Guens". "thanks for talking to me". Thanks for talking to me, rang in my ear as i left. She meant it in a sincere way. Anywho, by the end of August i had learned that she is a grandmother, had twin boys (not ready for them), both successful, she was just in a car accident, had to have her nail removed due to an infection from pulling a hangnail... the list goes on. Talk to your seniors, they have a ton of knowledge. "Come back for your free gift"