Journal Jar #1

So we got a journal jar a few Christmases ago from one of Jared's sisters. It's a jar filled with strips of paper with various questions written on them. The idea is to use the jar to help in journal writing. I thought it would be kind of fun to start doing this on my blog. Feel free to do it along with me on your blog. Here goes:

What was your first paying job?
Besides the basic babysitting jobs that all teenage girls do, I first got a "real" job attending to the Super Bar at Wendy's the second half of my senior year in high school. Anyone remember the Super Bars? It was a salad bar with all kinds of stuff and also contained toppings for baked potatoes. I basically kept the bar clean and made sure each item was full at all times--had to continually rehydrate the cheese sauce, chop tomatoes and other veggies, etc. I also had to clean tables some times and stay late after closing to clean the darn thing. I remember being there 'til 1 to 2 am a lot. Oh, and I remember chopping meat to make the chili--they take burger patties that were on the grill too long--they were still good, they were just to the point that they didn't look as good as they wanted them to--and chop them up to put in their chili. I don't know if all Wendy's are like this, but my managers were very concerned about food quality. They were constantly going through the tomatoes, lettuce, etc. and if something didn't look completely fresh, they would toss it.

The job wasn't too bad because I didn't have to cook or deal with people at the register or drive thru. Every once in a while, if the drive thru got ridiculously busy, I would be asked to go help dress burgers. I remember one time somebody overcooked some baked potatoes and the manager yelled at me and made me cry. He felt really bad, especially after realizing it wasn't my fault at all. I also remember calling in "sick" at least once to go watch a movie with friends, ha ha. I don't think I was on that job for a full six months. I had to quit in order to travel with a drum corps that summer, then I went to LSU. It was definitely an experience and I always try to be nice to employees at fast food places because it can be a very sucky job--just from what I saw go on in the kitchen and at the drive thru. I feel lucky to have never had to actually work those positions.