So, I just started my job at the dining hall this week. I've only worked two days and I'm exhausted! I've come back home and was ready to just crash on my bed. However, it's a nice place, I'm making new friends, getting free stuff, and I'm getting paid. What more can I ask for?
My first day was on Tuesday. Right before going into work, I had to have orientation for it, which meant two hours of paperwork (fun). After that, I went straight to my work place to begin. I was tired, but excited. I met some of the managers, and got a tour around the place. I was given my uniform, which was a snazzy smock and a UGA hat, and went straight to work...
NOT!!!!!
The first thing I do on the clock is have my dinner break. I'm not kidding! I went and ate before anything else. I joined a bunch of other workers and had my dinner with them. THEN, I began working. They first put me at smoothies. It was fun. I got to make some and then served it to customers. Sadly, I only worked there for about half an hour before being switched to the dining hall. The dining hall is one of the most boring places to work, even though it is one of the easiest. All you do is go around, wipe down tables, fill napkin holders, and return the condiments to their original place. It's not rocket science, but it is very boring. Nothing interesting happens, but you do get a lot of mini breaks that you put yourself on.
Of course, the manager for the dining hall knew this would be too easy for us college students, so they added some random chores to do to spice things up a bit. One of them was sweeping and mopping the coolers and freezer (except we didn't mop the freezer; that would have ended badly). Seriously, how does workers for the dining hall end up doing that? We were nowhere near the kitchen! And if you have ever been in one of those coolers or freezers, you know they're cold. One should not be in there longer than 15 seconds, no joke. Or maybe that's just me because I hate the cold (I'm a Southern girl at heart). Another thing we had to do was organize the vacuum closet. This one I could totally understand since it's right outside the dining hall, but the thing is, it was already organized! We couldn't change anything about it if we tried!
Another thing about the dining hall is that between 6-8, it is so packed that we couldn't do anything. So basically for about two hours my co-workers and I just stood around. Once in awhile, we filled up the napkin holders, but that's about it. When it got close to closing time, we were able to begin cleaning up and wiping down everything for the next day.
Day two started interesting. First off, the time clock wouldn't let me punch in, so I had to get the manager to manually do it. Secondly, they didn't have me in the system for shifts, so they decided to put me in smoothies again. I served one smoothie when my supervisor told me to go on break. Are you kidding? I just got there! Even though getting a break right at the beginning may sound nice, it only means that I have to work the rest of my shift without one. It was also very hot in the dining room, so everyone came to smoothies to cool off. I lost count of how many smoothies I made, blended, and served, and standing in a small area for four hours is not ideal.
I know it's only been two days, and I'm already complaining, but I'm tired and not used to this. I'm still excited for it and can't wait to see the money roll in :)
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