I am Haohan, the person in charge of Weihai Zero Degree Youth Hostel.

My experience of youth hostel operation can be divided into three stages.

First, the period of girlish feelings

Second, the cruel reality period

Third, the long-lasting period.

First, the emotional period of girls.

The word "sentiment" seems to be a bit overused now, but youth hostels are the product of real sentiments. Any youth hostel that does not talk about sentiments is a street hotel. There is no need to question this. A youth hostel that has no feelings to speak of from the beginning cannot be called a youth hostel.

So, what are feelings?

We were all young and frivolous, we all once dreamed of traveling to the end of the world with our swords, and we all once regarded wandering as a dream. Many people even regard "on the road" as their long-term motto. Yes, life is an experience, and it’s just a matter of time.

Youth hostels are a chic product that came into being. Everyone does not ask about the origin or the destination, but enjoys the time together with each other. There is no utilitarianism or desire, but honesty with each other. If we are destined, we will get together, if not, we will break up. There is no nostalgia, and there is no need to say goodbye.

After staying in a youth hostel for a long time, you will learn something. Good times are always short-lived, but I will not be sad about it, but grateful for having such an opportunity to enrich my life.

The beauty from Xinjiang just left. She reluctantly left for a day and then came back. Finally, when she returned to Xinjiang, she asked for her address and said she wanted to mail a large plate of chicken to the hostel. On the third day, another teacher from Xinjiang came. They spanned the east and west of China, but came from the same city.

Friends from different countries and different provinces quickly formed an alliance in the "Werewolf" tabletop game. They fought heartlessly and then quickly evacuated at 10 o'clock in the evening and returned to their rooms. Two days later, they went their separate ways without even meeting each other. From then on, they were no longer even passers-by.

As the person in charge of the hostel, I have seen too many "coincidences", too many comings and goings, too many people who didn't even have the chance to say goodbye, too many lingering feelings, too many chance encounters, there are always some people It stays in the heart, and there are always some people who want to be forgotten. Don't force it, just let it take its own course. This is the feeling and destiny of youth hostels.

Second, the cruel period of reality

The change in identity and role made me discover many things that I had never thought about before.

From the literary and artistic life in the sentimental period to the tour guide + waiter + maintenance worker + guest room aunt, this is not what most people are willing to accept. To sum up, there are two points. The first is to deal with people, and the second is to deal with things.

Many people will waste away all their remaining feelings in this grueling cleanup work. Orders are placed day or night, consultation calls are made day or night, sheets are washed and aired to answer customer questions. During the summer rainy weather, the sheets have no place to dry and cannot be dried thoroughly, and they have to deal with the willfulness of the Dragon King. In this kind of situation While you are at work, do you still have the time to talk about your feelings, customs, and beautiful scenery with your customers?

If you encounter a difficult customer, are dissatisfied with the negative reviews, and feel sad about it, then look at the messy room and you won’t want to do any cleaning at all.

At this time, it is particularly difficult, and I may even think, why should I do this work? Why do I have to suffer? No one can understand whether it’s hard work or not.

3. Long-term duration

Slowly, we will find that it is meaningless to waste our time blindly, and complaining about ourselves will only make things worse. However, when I saw the smiling faces of the guests and felt the gratitude of the guests, the feeling of "girlish love period" came back.

After going through a difficult stage, you will re-examine your original intention and you will be more determined to do this business. Yes, what is not difficult? Is it necessary to do things seriously if they are not difficult?

Now, I am gradually getting rid of the influence of customers on my heart. I will not change my attitude easily, let alone feel resentful because of it. Being a warm person has always been my personal signature. It is also the attitude towards life that I still choose after seeing the ups and downs of human relationships.

I think it is precisely because of these difficulties and sufferings that I will cherish and understand the happiness brought by this career even more.