I love this job.
As a restaurant job it's so basic it's deceptive in thinking it's easy. But they've stripped away all the bullshit and let managers focus on the one thing that really matters: Putting out a quality product and ensuring an awesome guest experience....
But part of the training i was NOT expecting - i.e. i was so excited i got the job that I didn't bother to ask about the training - is that the first three days of training are 8am - 11:30 pm or so...
Three 15-hour days in a row, and then a 12-hour day, and then a test-and-done day that's about two hours. Holy crap.
And the first day we pick a station and stick with it. I picked fry station...i have bruises on my hands along the bases of my thumbs from shaking wonderfully amazingly greasy baskets of fries for seriously 15 hours today. I can't close my hands, and I think I burned my arm near my elbow pretty bad on a heat lamp...
And I could not be happier with a job. It's going to be a lot of hard work to get to where I want to go...but it's achievable. And it felt good being asked by other district managers if I was the new GM and actually be excited to see me and enthusiastic about the proposition of me being in charge of a store.
I feel achieved. I love coming home and having my own space, and the only thing I have to answer to is the cat, who irregardless of having been away for so long today and needing fed...was happy to see me.
Now to start getting paid and pay some bills.
As a restaurant job it's so basic it's deceptive in thinking it's easy. But they've stripped away all the bullshit and let managers focus on the one thing that really matters: Putting out a quality product and ensuring an awesome guest experience....
But part of the training i was NOT expecting - i.e. i was so excited i got the job that I didn't bother to ask about the training - is that the first three days of training are 8am - 11:30 pm or so...
Three 15-hour days in a row, and then a 12-hour day, and then a test-and-done day that's about two hours. Holy crap.
And the first day we pick a station and stick with it. I picked fry station...i have bruises on my hands along the bases of my thumbs from shaking wonderfully amazingly greasy baskets of fries for seriously 15 hours today. I can't close my hands, and I think I burned my arm near my elbow pretty bad on a heat lamp...
And I could not be happier with a job. It's going to be a lot of hard work to get to where I want to go...but it's achievable. And it felt good being asked by other district managers if I was the new GM and actually be excited to see me and enthusiastic about the proposition of me being in charge of a store.
I feel achieved. I love coming home and having my own space, and the only thing I have to answer to is the cat, who irregardless of having been away for so long today and needing fed...was happy to see me.
Now to start getting paid and pay some bills.
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I'm sad you had to move away without getting to hang out much. I know we would have had a blast! I think you are a really great guy! I am glad though that your new job is working out for you. I hope you have much success in your career!
Oh, did you go or are you going to the NIN concert?
P.S. I got your text of the new number, too. At first I wasn't sure who it was, but then I kinda thought it was you.