How cabin stewards actually feel about towel animals

Housekeeping, MSC Seashore. I have made approximately four thousand towel animals in my career. The elephant takes ninety seconds. The monkey takes two minutes. The swan takes forty-five seconds and is the one I make when I am behind schedule. Do I enjoy making them? Honestly, yes. Not because the folding is fun — it is repetitive — but because of the reactions. Children who find a towel elephant on their bed and scream with joy make the entire shift worthwhile. Adults who photograph them and send the pictures to friends make me proud. The guests who leave a note saying 'loved the monkey!' give me energy for the next twenty cabins. Cabin 13088 had a little girl who left me a drawing of my towel elephant with a thank-you note. I kept the drawing. It is in my cabin. That is why I make towel animals.