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since i won't have this current job for that much longer, its important that i make some particular comments and observations on the social interworkings of the place. in particular, the vending machines.
first for some background.
i work in unit 1. that would be the lower numbered b-concourse gates. each unit has its own breakroom...there are 4 breakrooms (2 in b-con and 2 in c-con which is where all us airways mainline flights are). the unit that i work on is also where new hires have on the job training. so i have spent some significant time here.
from what i could tell, right away, this breakroom has better vending machines then the other breakroom in b. there was a soda machine of course as well as some typical vending items like chips, pretzels, twix bars and the local favorite, tastycakes. there is also a coffee machine that costs only 55 cents. ok...typical. but what made unit 1 wonderful was its wawa vending machine. anyone who is familiar with wawa will know that its a great convience store. i go out of my way to stop at them on the road. the cheap snacks are great and the touch screen sandwich making is very satisfying. in a wawa, you will also find a lot of wawa brand goods....especially drinks that come in gallon sizes as well as single serving plastic bottles. flavors like fruit punch, kiwi strawberry, orange stuff, green tea, raspberry tea and milk. unit 1 had a vending machine full of wawa drinks. my favorite was definitely green tea although fruit punch was delicious too. the top 2 levels in this machine was devoted to milk...chocolate, whole, 2% and skim.
also in the vending machine line up was a food machine. you know, the kind of vending machine only dudes will eat out of. ham and cheese sanwiches in a plastic triangle container, cheesteaks and hamburgers wrapped in plastic that you pop in the microwave, muffins and bagels. all stuff i never touched and never looked appetizing to me. however, i knew that this vending machine is the kind of thing that my brother would eat breakfast, lunch and dinner out of...so therefore perfect for unit 1.
but there was one item in the food machine that is just....well....magical.
smuckers uncrustables. peanut butter and grape jelly in a kind of white bread pouch. wonderful...and only a buck. they had 2 spots in the machine but would still often be sold out.
but then one day, i come to work and everything is changed. there are shiny new machines everywhere. now there are 2 soda machines...one devoted to coke products and one to pepsi., a red bull machine and an ice cream novelties machine. ok cool.
but wait...WHERE ARE THE WAWA DRINKS?!?!? the machine is still there...and the milk still takes up the top 2 levels but no more wawa drinks. now minute maid "juice" products and powerade. that sucks.
and where is the food vending machine? replaced by a much more technologically advanced machine. the first one had 6 different levels. you paid, you punched in the appropriate letter/number combo and your item was pushed out to the flap at the bottom. the new machine has a turnstyle which allows at least twice as many items. you move the turnstyle until you find what you want, put in the correct amount of money and then slide a little plastic door to the right to retreive your item.
guys crowd around the new machine taking turns looking at all the new items. there are still your typical triangle sandwiches and such. but now there are also new items like hot pockets, dole fruit cups, noodle cups, cereal, just add water easy mac, chicken biscuits, reeses peanut butter pie and even buffalo wings. prices range from a buck to 2.25 for the cheesesteaks and bigger items. and those wonderful crustables? 2 turnstyle levels devoted to these wonderful sandwiches. yummmm.
my conclusion: a more affordable and diverse vending environment makes work a better place. and my second conclusion: working somewhere with guys that actually eat out of vending machines makes me smile...and i will miss it very much when i go to dc. but i still plan to eat my oodles of noodles cups at work...no matter how "professional."
first for some background.
i work in unit 1. that would be the lower numbered b-concourse gates. each unit has its own breakroom...there are 4 breakrooms (2 in b-con and 2 in c-con which is where all us airways mainline flights are). the unit that i work on is also where new hires have on the job training. so i have spent some significant time here.
from what i could tell, right away, this breakroom has better vending machines then the other breakroom in b. there was a soda machine of course as well as some typical vending items like chips, pretzels, twix bars and the local favorite, tastycakes. there is also a coffee machine that costs only 55 cents. ok...typical. but what made unit 1 wonderful was its wawa vending machine. anyone who is familiar with wawa will know that its a great convience store. i go out of my way to stop at them on the road. the cheap snacks are great and the touch screen sandwich making is very satisfying. in a wawa, you will also find a lot of wawa brand goods....especially drinks that come in gallon sizes as well as single serving plastic bottles. flavors like fruit punch, kiwi strawberry, orange stuff, green tea, raspberry tea and milk. unit 1 had a vending machine full of wawa drinks. my favorite was definitely green tea although fruit punch was delicious too. the top 2 levels in this machine was devoted to milk...chocolate, whole, 2% and skim.
also in the vending machine line up was a food machine. you know, the kind of vending machine only dudes will eat out of. ham and cheese sanwiches in a plastic triangle container, cheesteaks and hamburgers wrapped in plastic that you pop in the microwave, muffins and bagels. all stuff i never touched and never looked appetizing to me. however, i knew that this vending machine is the kind of thing that my brother would eat breakfast, lunch and dinner out of...so therefore perfect for unit 1.
but there was one item in the food machine that is just....well....magical.
smuckers uncrustables. peanut butter and grape jelly in a kind of white bread pouch. wonderful...and only a buck. they had 2 spots in the machine but would still often be sold out.
but then one day, i come to work and everything is changed. there are shiny new machines everywhere. now there are 2 soda machines...one devoted to coke products and one to pepsi., a red bull machine and an ice cream novelties machine. ok cool.
but wait...WHERE ARE THE WAWA DRINKS?!?!? the machine is still there...and the milk still takes up the top 2 levels but no more wawa drinks. now minute maid "juice" products and powerade. that sucks.
and where is the food vending machine? replaced by a much more technologically advanced machine. the first one had 6 different levels. you paid, you punched in the appropriate letter/number combo and your item was pushed out to the flap at the bottom. the new machine has a turnstyle which allows at least twice as many items. you move the turnstyle until you find what you want, put in the correct amount of money and then slide a little plastic door to the right to retreive your item.
guys crowd around the new machine taking turns looking at all the new items. there are still your typical triangle sandwiches and such. but now there are also new items like hot pockets, dole fruit cups, noodle cups, cereal, just add water easy mac, chicken biscuits, reeses peanut butter pie and even buffalo wings. prices range from a buck to 2.25 for the cheesesteaks and bigger items. and those wonderful crustables? 2 turnstyle levels devoted to these wonderful sandwiches. yummmm.
my conclusion: a more affordable and diverse vending environment makes work a better place. and my second conclusion: working somewhere with guys that actually eat out of vending machines makes me smile...and i will miss it very much when i go to dc. but i still plan to eat my oodles of noodles cups at work...no matter how "professional."