Your Job, where do you work?

[The Dark Crystal]

I just got a job working at Stetson's, a night club in Humble, as a bar back. I only work Thurs-Sat right know, which sucks a$$, but if i hang around for awhile I have no doubt I will start to move up pretty fast. I also have a bunch of friends working up their, so that's a plus, and they have introduced me to a lot of cool, and weird people!

[Jonathanx221]

I just got a job working at Stetson's, a night club in Humble, as a bar back. I only work Thurs-Sat right know, which sucks a$$, but if i hang around for awhile I have no doubt I will start to move up pretty fast. I also have a bunch of friends working up their, so that's a plus, and they have introduced me to a lot of cool, and weird people!

That's awesome. I work tonight, I'm not looking forward to it. It get's so hot working around ovens all night, and making food sucks. We're not allowed to have breaks where I work, and my boss is a jerk. I don't wanna work around food anymore! I'm gonna kill my boss!

[Tallulah]

That's awesome. I work tonight, I'm not looking forward to it. It get's so hot working around ovens all night, and making food sucks. We're not allowed to have breaks where I work, and my boss is a jerk. I don't wanna work around food anymore! I'm gonna kill my boss!

Hmm, that sounds bad. You should be entitled to at least half-hour's break, or 45 minutes if you work 6 hours or more. That does not sound right at all! You should talk to someone in employment law about this; do you have an equivalent of Citizen's Advice where you are?

I currently work at McDonalds. I have been there for nearly a year, and it is a fun little job, challenging (in terms of keeping up to speed; all the tasks they ask you to do are easy!) but tiring. I am usually on front, taking payments and assembling orders etc., and a lot of good communication is needed with the kitchen staff. It can get annoying, though. The business manager, Steve, has decided I am really good at Window 1, which is the payment window at drive-thru, which is literally only taking/confirming orders and till. Since they took away all the condiment tasks (bagging up napkins, straws, sauces etc.) this job has become deathly BORING! Only one manager, Robbie, strives to keep me away from this terrible placve, as he knows I hate it so much!

Also, this evening a whole bunch of about 20 bad-mannered students (college students who should have known better!) decided to come in, just as I was about to leave. I had to stay on till whilst one of my colleagues, Donna, assembled the food for me. I technically worked an extra 35 minutes, which is worth the hassle.

Another downside to the job is that I can work any, and I mean ANY hours. We have 'close' shifts where we are scheduled to work until 1.30 in the morning, but cannot leave until everywhere is acceptably tidy. One time things piled up and up on us, and we did not leave until 3.30am! However, we get time-and-a-half between midnight and 6am, so that was the only upside!

Our drive-thru is open 24 hours on Friday and Saturday nights, so some staff do overnight shifts! I have been lined up with my first overnight next Saturday, and seeing the people I am working with (Chris, the best manager there; Johnny, the funny one, and Kat, one of the more experienced, helpful members of staff), I'm quite looking forward to it.