Gainfully Employed!

Gainfully Employed!

          While getting anxious about the Holiday season I became desperate and applied at Fast Food locations. I applied at Arby's, Burger King, Giant Eagle, and Walmart. A few days after submitting my applications, I had gotten a call from a woman at Burger King who was interested in an interview. So we set up an interview for about a week later.

          I was extremely nervous about this interview because I have bad luck with both interviewing and working fast food. Let's just say my experience in the food industry has been both brief and unpleasant so far. My mind raced with what I would say and how I should behave. I got sleep until I realized my interview was the next day, which I had completely forgotten. Then I had a hard time sleeping thanks to my mental rehearsal.

          Interview day came and I was going crazy with trying to figure out what to wear, how to do my makeup, and my hair. I dressed semi casually. I wore a nicer shirt and a pair of jeans, which I thought was appropriate for a job interview at a fast food joint. I got a ride to the interview and I was unfortunately five minutes late but I ended up having to wait for the woman to have some free time. It seemed hectic yet slow at the same time. You could obviously tell they were short staffed.

          The woman finally came to me for the interview and I was polite and called her Ma'am when she had called me over to sit with her. She asked me to tell me a little about myself and I naturally tripped over my answers and lost track of what I was saying. From a previous co-worker at my last job, I was told not to divulge anything about your disabilities or your demographics or if you have children in case they find you have limitations of your work. I mentioned a few things I enjoyed and was honest about my resume and why my employments with other food services were so short and how I have nice childhood memories of being there with my mom from time-to-time. She said she was impressed with my politeness and hired me on the spot. I was so thrilled I forgot to ask a lot of details, whoops!

          My orientation was supposed to be today but she called to reschedule until Thursday and that I would start sometime this weekend. All I really know is that it's full-time at $9.00 an hour and there is training on the job. I had gotten a lot of tips from a friend that has worked there and my hopes are high thanks to my Tarot cards. I really hope the cards aren't wrong and I last at this job!