oh god...
last night around 5pm i decided to take a nap. i didnt wake up until now.. its almost 8am the next day. im still really really tired but im scared to go back to sleep, i might sleep away my entire spring break.
work is good, but i have never worked so hard in my life. the entire store is run by a partnership between this one nice guy lemont, and another nice guy named richard. richards ENTIRE family works there.. his wife, daughter and son. i work w/ his daughter, tina [who has the exact same voice as the girl from 'the nanny'] and her brother kevin [ i think thats his name, hes halarious its like im his little sister he loves to tease]. and i already feel like im part of their family. we have the radio and tv on at all times so we are always watching tv together on breaks or dancing when a good song comes on. we are always helping eachother out with orders, like the second kevin or tina realizes i need help its like they read my mind and they are there. richard or lemont always ask me to try their new recipee and they love it that im a vegitarian cuz they are always making new veggie recipes. i keep getting free bagels, free food, free money? yes thats right at the end of the day they divide up the tip jar and give it out to the workers.. iv already made $8 in tips and got myself a very nice eyeliner.the only thing i can find wrong w/ my job is the fact i gotta get up early..but i realized even if i got up at 8 itll still be too early, even if i got up at 11 id still complain. the earlyer i get up the more money i make.
im warning u now this is going to be a long entry.
so when i get there in the morning it is my job to turn on all the lights. that is the over head lights, the fish tank lights, the food tank lights etc. next i check how much cheese and meat and veggies i gotta cut up, then i slice and dice on the meat machine [that i get to operate woo!]. afterwards i restock all the begals in a specific order. after that i check the register to resupply what change we need for the day. by then morning folk come in and i get their orders. usually its simple enough, 12 dozen mixed begals w/ a medium cream cheese and 2 coffees..but sometimes its hard like 'two breakfast bowls one with ham one with sausage, 2 coffees one medium one small, a bran muffin, two bagels one toasted and one w/ butter' and it can go on and on. but guess what? i actually have the hang of it, i can order it up, get their mony and change, and make their order as well. i donno.. i feel proud of myself that i can actually do something that isnt art.
before lunch time the place gets slow so i clean everything. i mean EVERYTHING. all corners, under all the machines, i go out and clean the tables and napkin despensers and under the coffee cans. if i still have more time i usually go back and make my lunch [whatever i want] and eat is as fast as i can. by then costomers come in and they want sandwiches [which are really hard to make fast.] i get their orders or help tina make the food. kevin comes in and helps me w/out asking cuz he can just read someone and know they need help. he and tina are like, the perfect example of a good brother and sister bond..they tease and throw stuff at eachother but are helpful all the time.they love to make fun of their parents too.
after the busy hour goes by i go back to the back and start replenishing the supplies of cream cheese or begals. when we get a costomer i run the register and get their orders, and by now tina and kevin dont even bother to help cuz they know i can handle it.
at the end of the day we count the money, bag the leftover bagels into the 'day old' bags. put the fruit bowls and tuna salad and soup into the frige. sweep, mop and scrub the entire floor [front and back.] we write down what we need at the store and divide the tips. after that they give me as many bagels as i can take home and i drive home.
now..can anyone tell me why i slept for nearly 14 hours last night? im still tired. i have never worked so hard in my life and i love it. maybe i will survive after all... and im serious... im so happy i have figured out i can do something well that isnt art related..this is a first for me.
~alyssa
work is good, but i have never worked so hard in my life. the entire store is run by a partnership between this one nice guy lemont, and another nice guy named richard. richards ENTIRE family works there.. his wife, daughter and son. i work w/ his daughter, tina [who has the exact same voice as the girl from 'the nanny'] and her brother kevin [ i think thats his name, hes halarious its like im his little sister he loves to tease]. and i already feel like im part of their family. we have the radio and tv on at all times so we are always watching tv together on breaks or dancing when a good song comes on. we are always helping eachother out with orders, like the second kevin or tina realizes i need help its like they read my mind and they are there. richard or lemont always ask me to try their new recipee and they love it that im a vegitarian cuz they are always making new veggie recipes. i keep getting free bagels, free food, free money? yes thats right at the end of the day they divide up the tip jar and give it out to the workers.. iv already made $8 in tips and got myself a very nice eyeliner.the only thing i can find wrong w/ my job is the fact i gotta get up early..but i realized even if i got up at 8 itll still be too early, even if i got up at 11 id still complain. the earlyer i get up the more money i make.
im warning u now this is going to be a long entry.
so when i get there in the morning it is my job to turn on all the lights. that is the over head lights, the fish tank lights, the food tank lights etc. next i check how much cheese and meat and veggies i gotta cut up, then i slice and dice on the meat machine [that i get to operate woo!]. afterwards i restock all the begals in a specific order. after that i check the register to resupply what change we need for the day. by then morning folk come in and i get their orders. usually its simple enough, 12 dozen mixed begals w/ a medium cream cheese and 2 coffees..but sometimes its hard like 'two breakfast bowls one with ham one with sausage, 2 coffees one medium one small, a bran muffin, two bagels one toasted and one w/ butter' and it can go on and on. but guess what? i actually have the hang of it, i can order it up, get their mony and change, and make their order as well. i donno.. i feel proud of myself that i can actually do something that isnt art.
before lunch time the place gets slow so i clean everything. i mean EVERYTHING. all corners, under all the machines, i go out and clean the tables and napkin despensers and under the coffee cans. if i still have more time i usually go back and make my lunch [whatever i want] and eat is as fast as i can. by then costomers come in and they want sandwiches [which are really hard to make fast.] i get their orders or help tina make the food. kevin comes in and helps me w/out asking cuz he can just read someone and know they need help. he and tina are like, the perfect example of a good brother and sister bond..they tease and throw stuff at eachother but are helpful all the time.they love to make fun of their parents too.
after the busy hour goes by i go back to the back and start replenishing the supplies of cream cheese or begals. when we get a costomer i run the register and get their orders, and by now tina and kevin dont even bother to help cuz they know i can handle it.
at the end of the day we count the money, bag the leftover bagels into the 'day old' bags. put the fruit bowls and tuna salad and soup into the frige. sweep, mop and scrub the entire floor [front and back.] we write down what we need at the store and divide the tips. after that they give me as many bagels as i can take home and i drive home.
now..can anyone tell me why i slept for nearly 14 hours last night? im still tired. i have never worked so hard in my life and i love it. maybe i will survive after all... and im serious... im so happy i have figured out i can do something well that isnt art related..this is a first for me.
~alyssa