HANDS! HANDS! HANDS!
This past week I have been subjected to more than I thought I could ever handle. I had four days to become the best waitress I could be, and never would I have thought I would be able to do it. I have never had a waitressing job before in my life! Now yes, I may have been a barista or even a sandwich artist, but I have never had to deal with the ins and outs of the whole restaurant.
Last Monday was the first day of my training up at the new restaurant, Fanatics. The first day I was presented with strict rules, regulations, and details of how to provide the best service possible. I went home completely overwhelmed with all of this information, and even in a slight panic that I would be horrible at my job! So I had my mom help me study the menu and go through the notes I took. I even put this studying before my homework! I was so stressed and nervous that I was going to get fired or demoted to dish washer before the opening day!
I was also very skeptical about my workplace because it was all so new to me! Everyone I've ever worked for I have been close friends with, and never had to worry about making myself seem presentable. I've always already had a good reputation with all of my bosses, and this was a brand new experience for me! I was so worried my boss wouldn't like me!
Now we have worked waiting on people for the past five days, and I already feel comfortable! I love the people I work with, the way things are handled in the workplace, and even working itself! I really enjoy the new experience I am having with applying for this job, and I'm so happy that I did so!
One of my favorite things about this job is the people I work with! I work with a lot of people from all around the world. Some are part of a foreign work exchange program and some just happened to end up in town! I think it's very cool that I have a chance to communicate with these people and learn about their culture. They are very open with talking about their culture which I find so interesting, and they are all very excited when we tell them things about the U.S.
I've also learned many new things about the operating of a restaurant, which I find very interesting considering I want to do some type of Business Management in the future! It's very cool to learn what it really takes to teach people how to operate under certain conditions! I also really enjoy how creative and different everyday would be if I had a job like that!
I am so glad that I work at Fanatics, because I think that it is going to be a big thing in our community! So to my fellow classmates: if you have not went and eaten there, do it! It has the best food in town and the service is superb….:) (when I'm working… HAHAH just kidding) But seriously, make sure to come up and check it out!
I love that with all your writing your personality always shows. It makes it very interesting to read and makes me not want to stop. GREAT JOB! and i will definitly try that place out!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy how you describe your job and what you do when you work. Your personality also shows through in all of your writing. I hope to get you as a waitress when I go there!
ReplyDeleteI loved reading this! Your personality really showed through! I could feel all your emotions and can tell how much you like working there now! It was really easy to read and you talked about things in a great order. I loved how you added some humor in the end too! And by the way, when I went to Fanatics the food was sooooooooo amazing and the service was excellent! :)
ReplyDeleteThis was really good! You did good explaining how nervous you were, and gave good examples to further explain. I noticed you use a lot of exclamation points, maybe you're really excited I'm not sure, but that's just something I noticed. Otherwise, everything was really good. It wasn't just a way to explain how you feel now, but how it will help you in the future. Oh, and good job advertising your workplace. (;
ReplyDeleteI still haven't gotten to eat there since I tend to do thinks after the big rush. My turn to check out your skills is soon to come. I really enjoyed how personal this peice was. You have very good emotions throughout. As the blog progressed I noticed the changes in thoughts amd feelings. I also liked the conclusion.
ReplyDeleteI can tell that you were overwhelmed with everything by the way you wrote your blog. You did a good job of using tempo to do that. Also, Fanatics is awesome.
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