P31: Day Twenty

Write about your job and why you love or hate it.

In uniform, taken about 8mo. ago.

I just quit my job at McDonald's where I have been for the last 14 months because of my upcoming move across the country. Before resigning I was the hostess and that means that my primary responsibilities are to greet and provide our guests with stellar service as well as maintaining a cleanly and friendly environment and experience. Simply put I get to hang out with our customers and clean all day. It was a good fit for me because I am more detail-oriented than some of my other peers (as far as cleaning above and beyond what's expected of me) and because I am polite, personable and positive with my co-workers and customers. I genuinely care for everyone I worked with or that I got to serve. Before being made the hostess I spent nearly every day in the back drive through taking orders, cashing out all drive through orders, as well as other misc. cleaning and dishes. I enjoyed that too because I can work at my own pace, as well as at a fast, engaging pace with the short time I get to spend interacting with our drive through customers. Although I was most often put into the back "bubble" I know almost all of the other positions outside of maintenance and kitchen. From fries, to McCafe, to running and presenting orders I am confident in my abilities in nearly all areas. I do regret not getting my SOC (station certifications) for them, and not getting trained in the kitchen but I don't hold it against my store. In the short time I was there we went through some major transitional changes and I am understanding. I loved my job at McDonald's because I worked with great people, and served great customers. There are things that I wish were different, that I don't like about it as well, but it was a satisfying and happy place to work. Forget the social stigma of working in fast food, because just like any job in any field, it is what you put into and pull from it. 

What do you love or hate about your job? 

beauty quote of the day:

beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places, and your frown lines aren't too bad. (Jennifer Garner)