August 2011
14 posts
August 17
Hours worked: 5
But paid for 5.5. I trained someone today, woo.
Random Things that Happened:
It was ridiculously slow, especially for two people. So I got to meet the new recruit. She had a shift yesterday to learn the basics of the job, and then tonight she learned how to close with me.
She seems pretty nice. And is apparently a big Twilight fan, or was back when it was new. Yet she...
August 16
Hours worked: 4.5
And I got paid for 5 hours.
Random Things That Happened:
It wasn’t overly busy so I actually ended up reading for awhile.
I got a tip. :) $1.44 I also got my pay check for lots of moneys. Well, I got two because the first two stores are under one technical business and the third is under its own. So I had like 81.5 hours at the third store and 6.5 at the other. I get...
August 14 and 15
August 14
Hours worked: 6
Opened the store again. Poor coworker had to guess how much bread to do because my boss is an ass and wasn’t available to call. Lots of bread.
Random things that happened:
I opened the store. I was pretty tired because I’m not a morning person. I had a lot to finish.
Ended up teaching how to make bread, because it was slow enough for me to have time to do...
August 12 and 13
Wow I’m bad at doing this every day.
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Friday August 12
Hours worked: 7
I worked from 11-6, mainly to answer questions in the last hour as to how to close. The person who took over at 5 is my replacement, and closed by himself for the first time.
Random Things that Happened:
My boss came in and explained cash things to my coworker because he didn’t understand my way, and...
August 10 and 11
I was tired.
August 10:
Hours worked: 5.5
Store I don’t like, I ended up reading for a lot of the time.
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August 11:
Hours worked: 5.5
Regular store. I trained my replacement how to close the store.
Random Quotes/Things that Happened:
To be honest I had maybe 10 customers the whole night haha.
One of my regulars ended up asking me when I was working this week, to make sure...
August 9
Late.
Hours worked: 9.5
Regular store. Long-ass shift. At least it looks like it’s the last long one!
Random Quotes/Things that Amused me:
The rain. Holy crap the rain just poured down and it rained whales. Needless to say it was only busy because people didn’t want to go back to their cars yet so they came to me.
When I got into work, I could barely think above the loudness of...
August 8
My first day off in a week and a half.
Since I will have 3 days off (including today) before I leave, I will put one topic for each. Today I think will be random tips.
Random Tips for Subway/food customers:
-Don’t piss off the employee. They can do things to your food while you aren’t looking.
-Honestly, staring at the person making your food while they are finishing cutting it in...
August 7
Hours worked: 5.5
Today my manager and I switched shifts for the first time. I opened and she is closing. I was really nervous to open because I’ve only done it once or twice this summer and I haven’t done it at all with this store. Of course I’ve done it many times in previous summers, but just not this summer.
Random Quotes/Things that Happened:
Regular customer: “Wow,...
August 6
Hours worked: 7.5
So apparently the store mine is in decided today they were going to start closing early on Saturdays. So I got to close at 7:30 instead of 8:30, yay!
Random Quotes/Things that Happened:
I was told at the end of a major line up rush by myself that I should get a raise because I was such a good worker and was always alone. Haha, too bad I don’t even get overtime, let alone...
August 5
Hours Worked: 10.5
11am-9:30pm. Good God these shifts are getting long. My mom woke me up 10 minutes before we had to leave and I almost fell asleep on the car ride to work.
Random Quotes/Things that Happened:
I walked in as a zombie, worse than usual, but I lasted until about 12:30 until I got some Coke.
My boss came in to put up the schedule for next week, and to offer me a job for next...
August 4
Hours worked: 9.5
Third location, I work a lot. My boss came back today, but not to work.
Random Quotes/Things that happened:
When I came in looking like a zombie, my boss saw me, he shook my hand and said “There’s only a few more days of this.” I nearly cried.
Because I was majorly sleep deprived and caught a cold, I was a bit of a zombie who was very wishful of not being...
August 3
Hours worked: 6
I worked from 5-11pm at our first location, where I started working in 2008.
Random Quotes/Things that Amused Me:
To be honest, this store isn’t as amusing because it’s mainly young teenagers who irritate the fuck out of me.
Shitty Parts of Today:
It was supposed to be my day off. I had to work. That counts as shitty.
Before I left, the person before me told me...
August 2
Hours worked: 9.5
12-9:30pm at my bosses third store location.
Random Quotes/Things that Amused Me:
From a regular customer: “Why don’t you have the chips I like anymore?” My response: “Don’t look at me, I’m just a part-timer.” Customer: “…If you’re a part-timer who the hell works here full time? You’re the only one ever...
August 1
Hours worked: 5.5
Today was a civic holiday, so our store was only open from 8am to 5:30pm, with my shift starting at 12 and finishing at 5:30.
Random Quotes That Amused Me:
My first customer was one of the regulars from another store in the plaza. “Wow. I swear you are the only one who works here.” I get this a lot because I work a lot.
My manager was working with me, and the...