Job(s)

So i told you all about the job i got at the beginning of January at the Cheshire Cheese Inn. my first shift started at 10 and went until 7 with an hour and a half break in between, so i guess you could call it a split shift, but whatever.

because this is a privately owned restaurant and not apart of a company there was no training model what so ever. So my training was basically throwing me into the deep end of the pool and yelling "swim" fat lot of help that's going to do me! now to be fair there was some training but not a lot and not all that helpful. the owner said stick to the manager like glue, the manager told me not to. whats a girl to do but stand back and watch. and you know what that's what they told me to do too. "today you'll be doing a lot of watching and tomorrow we'll get you in there and actually waiting tables". not that i didn't wait tables on my first shift i did but not all that successfully. whatever, i don't see this as 100% my fault having NEVER waitressed in my life before friday Jan 14 2011.

so my frist shift ends and the manager tells me she'll call me on monday for shifts on tuesady. Monday rolls around and Starbucks calls me for an interview on tuesady. i jump at it and call the Inn and tell them im unavailable tuesday and they so no problem give us a call when you are. So interview with Starbucks goes well, REALLY well. Because of the interview for a barista position with starbucks i get set up for another interview for a shift supervisor position. So then i call the Inn on wednesday to let them know im available. "ok, great we'll call you", no call, no call, no call. so i call again on friday and see whats going on.
"hello, Cheshire Cheese Inn, blank speaking" (ie the owner picks up)
"hi blank, it's laura"
"Laura... Laura? whats your last name?"
"laura Planden"
"Laura.... OH! hello, unfortunately you're not exactly what we're looking for at this time" etc etc etc

ok, when you hired me you asked if i had any experience and i said No, you then said you'd give me TWO WEEKS to train and we'd see how we went from there. i got ONE shift and you've decided to axe me and you took a whole week to do it. thank you for being a 15 year old boy breaking up with his first girlfriend. Had i know i only had THAT NIGHT to prove myself i would have done a lot better. I thought i was getting TWO WEEKS and i got ONE NIGHT! thanks alot Cheshire Cheese, you suck. (at least i still got paid).

So now Yay!! I have a job! i am now an employee of Starbucks. Im working at the Starbucks in Van at 41st and Balsam, come visit me.

today was my first day so we all know that that means A LOT of reading. but at least this job has a training method unlike the last place i attempted to work at.

right now im being trained as a barista and then after two weeks trains will commence for shift supervisor. Its very similar to a key holder position.

so its not exactly what i was looking for when i moved to van and not exactly the salary i was looking for but its not a bad job with not bad pay and what more can you ask for?

im just happy that i have a job and something to do every day