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On March 10 2011 11:20 Alexson wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2011 11:03 Manifesto7 wrote:On March 10 2011 10:25 Alexson wrote:
I'll probably suck the first day, and by the second day I should be able to get everything down.
I think the only reason the lady hired me was because I'm 14 and in colege o.O uh-huh. don't hate, I was on a rush to get to the gym  Show nested quote +On March 10 2011 10:56 HeavOnEarth wrote:On March 10 2011 10:25 Alexson wrote:
I'll probably suck the first day, and by the second day I should be able to get everything down.
I think the only reason the lady hired me was because I'm 14 and in colege o.O O_o. . . care to share ur story? Basically I'm in early college high school in Farmers Branch, TX. In 8th grade a bunch of schools came by and listed all their features and stuff. I got put in Early College HS because some of my teachers said I had potential. I passed all my accuplacers besides math because maths a bitch and have 6 college classes a week, and will hopefully have an associates degree by the time I'm 18
Ah this makes alot more sense. Someone actually being in college at 14 is pretty crazy stuff, that's skipping what, four or five grades?
Congrats on the job by the way. While I never found working fast food to be particularly enjoyable it wasn't terrible either. It's work, but that's to be expected. As long as you keep up with cleaning and make sure you aren't careless you won't have any issues with being fired. That and take criticism well and be social. I really think that gets underestimated but if you work to be a personable person that gets along with everyone, managers included, you won't get fired. If you just kinda hang around in the background your much more likely to get fired for something.
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Don't be a douchebag, follow your manager's orders.
And abuse the employee discount 
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getting my first (and current) job as a sort of general worker at a small swim club was the best feeling ever. Its a combination of self-worth(in a good way) and success. Congrats to you and have fun working there. Also, make sure to get my order right >< wendys people keep messing up my orders.
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On March 10 2011 08:36 Chill wrote:
You should feel proud. I have really great memories of working at McDonalds and everyone said something positive about it being on my resume until I was 22 (when I took it off). It was really a lot of fun working there.
Really Chill?
I worked at a McDonalds in Toronto when I was 17 or so... and it was the biggest piece of shit job I've ever had.
I guess you got lucky with being at a good location.
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i had my first job working at a deli, and it supposedly had the highest turnover rate in the entire supermarket
I actually had a lot of fun, and the manager really liked me and put me in charge after three weeks, and I didn't even do anything exceptional/extra.
Basically, just do what is asked, and be friendly with everybody (there will undoubtedly be an eclectic group of kids with various backgrounds); time will fly by and you'll have a blast.
cheers
squat the counter when no one's looking
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On March 10 2011 08:49 FragKrag wrote:
the balance of salt on the new fries is terrible!
dont even want to use ketchup anymore because those damn fries are so salty
+ old wendy's fries were unique and so good.
Steak fries <3
My thoughts exactly, I can barely get through a small its just way way too much salt. Its disgusting.
Any way congrats on the job, food industry can be tough, though I never worked at a fast food place, so just don't get discouraged by hard work and you'll be fine.
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Just be nice, smile, etc. It will make you happier and will make everyone around you happier, customers and employees alike.
I definitely am happy that I worked a lot during high school. It is really a good experience. It made me a lot more responsible, made me feel a lot better about myself, and getting money is naturally a plus. I always kind of looked down on kids that were still getting an allowance or asking their parents for spending money when they were in their junior or senior year of high school.
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On March 10 2011 12:51 Reason.SC2 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2011 08:36 Chill wrote:
You should feel proud. I have really great memories of working at McDonalds and everyone said something positive about it being on my resume until I was 22 (when I took it off). It was really a lot of fun working there. Really Chill? I worked at a McDonalds in Toronto when I was 17 or so... and it was the biggest piece of shit job I've ever had. I guess you got lucky with being at a good location.
Hmm I worked in Whitby at the Brock & 401 location. It was all young people and the managers were fun.
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On March 10 2011 08:36 Chill wrote:
I have really great memories of working at McDonalds and everyone said something positive about it being on my resume until I was 22 (when I took it off).
Yeah. I'm only now realizing how bad it looks that my teenage work experience is practically nonexistent, because I was ingloriously fired from every menial job I had (for not giving a shit with the same determination with which I should have been working), and that I would really be better off with a year or more's worth of experience at any position. I have a lot of funny stories of my total incompetence at grocery stores, but those don't play well in job interviews.
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Oh man... wendy's... the country's largest grossing wendy's is in my dorm... im so tired of wendys food. gl man, could never handle working there.
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On March 10 2011 08:49 FragKrag wrote:
the balance of salt on the new fries is terrible!
You know you can ask for half salt right? And then you're GUARANTEED to get fresh hot fries...
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Congratulations on the job! Advice show up early, and as tempting as it will become to miss work, don't.
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My first job was at McDonalds when I was 14. I felt like I was flooded with cash making 5.25 an hour. Bought so much shit and still saved a good amount.
Cashiering was terrible, but aside from that it was a pretty good job.
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