Working At Wendy's Essay

Living on Earth can be expensive, but it does include free trips around the sun, not to mention free oxygen. Many things aren’t free to people which is why my mom prompted me to get a job. She got tired of investing her hard-earned money on my lavish needs. My first real job was a cashier for Chick-fil-A, in a food court at a local mall. Chick-fill-A is often merited for their service and food, but is still considered fast-food. As much as I dreaded working in fast food, it taught a considerable number of life lessons. Most importantly, Working at Chick-fil-A not only allowed me to understand personal self-growth through circumstances, but to value it.

I got a job. While this began to solve the financial problem, a new challenge arrived. I had to learn how to balance all aspects of my life. On top of working thirty to forty hours a week, I had to help babysit my brothers, complete an online class, maintain my grades for both my senior and junior classes, perform with my high school band, and continue my social life. Balancing all of these responsibilities has definitely made me more mature and helped my transition into adulthood. It gave me the skills necessary to live independently, and achieve the goals both my family and I have set out for

Most jobs require working with others and at times dealing with difficult customers. Getting a job teaches teens to develop good people skills. It is important for me to remain patient when caring for the elderly. I have to encourage them to be independent as possible even when it takes extra time. For example, when transporting residents I have to allow them to transport themselves although I could get them where they need to go much quicker. I also deal with people who are not always the friendliest. I have been cussed at and even hit trying to care for elders at the nursing home but I have learned to stay patient during those situations. It is not always easy but when I feel myself getting upset or frustrated I remind myself that these people are dependent on me to take care of them. Getting a job teaches teens to work well with others which is a necessary life

Like I stated before I was only sixteen when I got my first job and the only responsibilities I had before then were the chores around my house, which included mowing the lawn, washing the dishes, making my bed, and folding the laundry. Having any type of job requires more responsibility. This job required me to handle day to day office management which included, taking out the trash, restocking food and beverages, and vacuuming and sweeping. This taught me basic professional skills and how to take care of something other than myself. I also quickly learned that I needed to be responsible enough to multi-task my time between school, work, and a sport. I also had to be responsible enough to show up on time and to report to work every day that I said I would. Overall, I learned on the job techniques that I applied to the real world. For example, I also use this work experience, multi-tasking, and being on time with my second job, college and personal

I began working at the age of eight years old at the restaurant. For me it was exciting, I wasn’t doing anything that I did not do at home, but I was making money. For an eight year old it was like allowance but it was much more than any of my friends. My dad admired the fact that I always worked extra hard, but little did he know that I saw what happened to my older sibling who were trying to live a normal teenage life, and being shunned for not wanting to give their all to his dream. I was eight years old, I really did not have a choice. By the time I was ten years old, the restaurant had been going pretty well, so dad decided to open a candy store next door to the restaurant for guess who to manage, yes me. I was his pride and joy and he knew that with my hard work that I would be a success. Of course at ten years old, I was completely excited for the opportunity. Little did I know that the people that I would be managing would be my older siblings who were not to excited about having to answer to a ten year old.

The steps I took to become an employee at the CAPS program as a Youth leader were painstaking and got so difficult to the point where I was ready to give up at each new obstacle, working for CAPS program helped me achieve a self gratification that no restaurant or fast food industry would ever grant me. Working at Sundowners Family Restaurant, I was able to interact with some amazing people, such as coworkers and the regulars that would recognize me each time they came to enjoy their meal. My first job had an impact on me and what I wanted for my future, I knew I didn 't want to be like most workers there and settle for that place I wanted to do something with my life. A few months after working there I decided to enroll at Valley and do something with my life. The food industry creates a fast pass rush that challenges workers to try their best so customers can enjoy our services,

From being more professional, confident, and responsible has helped me become more of an adult. From the money I saved up selling animals from 4-H, I bought my first car. From gaining experience in interviews, and being able to speak with confidence, helped me get my first job. Being responsible has helped me be able to take on more responsibilities while being independent. Not only have I had personal growth, I have had my eyes opened to

At age 18 I was a customer service representative at Family Dollar and then was later promoted to assistant manager. I was in charge of a team of about 11 employees and majority of them were older than me. I was proud of that accomplishment, but wanted more for myself. I wanted to start a career.

Also in the summer of 2002 I worked full-time for the month of July in a warehouse in. This really taught me the value of a day and what can be achieved in 8 working hours. My overall experience in the workplace has taught me the value of earning your own money and it has driven me to study hard now while I'm young so that I may reap the rewards in later life

When I entered the workforce at 16, there weren’t many high paying jobs available for someone with absolutely no previous work experience. The only job available for me was in the fast food industry, so my first job was at TacoBell. Working at TacoBell, exposed me to my very first management style.

Their was a lot of work involved in my task. A lot of my time went into asking peers on how to use the new technology. I wrote what had to be done first to get my task done at it's highest quality. Here at John Hancock your work is time managed on a program were you see were you spent most of your time on and how to better your time more. You can try to improve and work more efficiantly when you figure how to use your time better. I cut my lunch time in since I usually get to work late because of school to get a full day, and it got hard to get used to it but I noticed how much more work gets done and it feels better to just get back into work without getting tired from lunch. Outside of work I have a schedule and planned since the start of

When I came back, I ended up staying on at McDonald's. A real job taught me how to serve. Especially at a fast food restaurant, customer service is huge. After the first year of working there, I got promoted to a guest experience leader. This involved interacting with the guests and ensuring that their McDonalds visit was above their

I have held onto the same job at a dental office since I was 15 and it has taught me numerous qualities that I will always hold onto. Being able to interact with different people outside of my peers at school has taught me maturity, communication, independence and patience. Every day I encounter numerous people and I am able to speak with them about finances, insurance coverage and future dental work because of my job and its professional requirement. My

The job I applied for was a fairly new and served tasty sukiyaki bowls. Every time my rrestaurant was on the radio I knew that the grand opening was going to be huge. My boss hired about five people and I really enjoyed working with them. About a month before the grand opening we all went under training and was taught how to prep, cook, cashier, and clean for the grand opening. I thought it was a fairly easy job because I was able to do all of that and learn it with no problem. All of my co­workers seem to know what they’re doing so I was confident that we would do well in the business. The one thing was that we

As time went on, things slowly started to get better. With my improved work habits, I slowly began to catch up on school. Also, I began to know my coworkers better, and I get to spend more time with my friend there. Moreover, after knowing how the store functions and learning all the menu items, the work became easier as well. I started to really enjoy this job despite getting some wrist injuries from scooping ice cream.