My Work Site

What can I say.......I would like to tell you about the one and only job I've ever had. Where do I work? Well, if you must know, I work at Arby's. I've been working there since my senior year of high school. Since I've been there, I've had three managers, seven or eight assistant managers, and many, many co-workers. Okay, the first part of this page will discribe some of the people I first worked with. The second part will be about the current people I work with. Let me just say that I have learned a lot about people while working there.

The first manager I had was fired because he was stealing money($15,000 worth). The second manager I had was also fired because he was forging signatures. The third and current manager I have is cool....(I say this because I think that she has my url!!).

The first assistant manager I had, Stacy, put me on drive-thru the first night I worked(I had to work nights 5pm-9pm since I was still in high school). The headset she handed me wasn't working properly(of course, they didn't know this) and it was very difficult to hear people ordering. I told her that I couldn't hear them, and she told me to listen harder. I tried to tell her that it didn't sound right, and she told me to stop whining. At this point, in my mind, I was thinking "Listen bitch!! There's nothing wrong with my hearing! Why won't you believe me?!?!?!" I guess she could see that I was getting agitated, so she told me to clean the lobby. Not a good way to start one's first day of work. She was transfered to another store about three weeks later.^_^

The second assistant managaer was Trevor. I found him to be funny. He would always do Beavis and Butthead impersonations and truly hated the customers. Every Sunday morning before noon, we would sit in the lobby. Whenever a car pulled up, he yelled "Everyone Duck!" and expected us to hide under the tables. The only time he would let them in is if they came up to the door. He hated manager #2, Dave the Dork. In fact, Dave drove Trevor to become an alcoholic. Whenever Trevor closed, he would have a few bottle of beers on backline, a television set up, and a chair where he would sit and stay all night. He also hated his wife, a martial arts expert. He was transfered to another store at his own request.

Assistant manager #3 was Steve. Because he lived in Frankfort and really didn't want to be transfered to our store, he was given a $5 raise. He was an okay manager, but only stayed for about 5 months. Before he left, he suggested that since we were doing so much business, that we stay open until midnight. Bastard!! The manager liked the idea, so even though Steve went back to Frankfort, we were stuck closing at midnight.....

The next victim was Les. Picture a bald Frankenstein with a beer gut. Everyone said that he looked like a child molester, and he did! He really didn't know what he was doing. He had no spine and if an employee didn't like him, he would cry(really!). He sucked up to all of his bosses and was promoted to manager at another store. He didn't show up for his new position and was fired. Suprise, suprise. How couldn't they know that he wasn't ready?! I saw through him instantly.

Assistant #5 was Jamie. He was a woman-hater. He was divorced from his wife, a former banker, and sounded just like Jack Nicholson. He was tranfered to Louisville a few weeks after working at our store. I heard that he was fired because he couldn't handle it.

#6 to go was Irish. She was cool. The first day that she was suppose to work at our store(she was from Frankfort)she had to call in because she had the flu. For some reason, the current manager didn't like her. I'm not sure why.....she was really nice and worked like crazy! The woman never stopped moving. Always cleaning something...She quit and I don't blame her. They(the manager, area supervisor, ect.) didn't treat her fair and everyone could see it. They gave preferential treatment to Les and treated her like shit. I'm sure that she's happy wherever she is.

Then came Amy#7 and Wiley#8......

We had heard rumors about the new assistant manager we were getting....Amy. At first, everyone was like,

but it turns out that the rumors were false, and she was like nothing that we had imagined -> In fact, she was a pretty nice person and was perfect for our store. Occasionally, I think that she wonders

"Why am I here???", especially when we are not busy at work. Well, she was sent to another store and a few weeks later she was promoted to manager at South Broadway. Poor girl! This is the store from HELL!! From what I hear, the employees there don't respect her and her assistant managers won't back her up. By now, I think she has lost her mind and has probably plotted to kill everyone at her store. Can you believe this woman passed up her dream job of being an US marshall for Arby's????? I suppose she must truly enjoy her job... NOT! Here's something that she composed and sent to me via email:

You know you've worked Drive Thru too long when:

1. You answer your HOME phone ( or any phone for that matter) "Hi Thank you for choosing Arby's, how may I help you today?"

2. When serving dinner to your significant other you ask if he/she would like any sauces or ketchup with that today.

3. When you find it absolutely hilarious that a car just plowed into your drive thru speaker

4. When you don't NOTICE that your drive thru speaker is being stolen in broad daylight.

NOTE: The above is an inside joke here in Lexington, Ky. Because the drive thru speaker and assembly were stolen in broad daylight from the Arby's on S. Broadway. The employees would never have noticed except that a customer pulled up to the window, banged on it, then informed them that all they had left were bare wires. (This was NOT my store!)

You KNOW you are working drive thru when:

1. You immediately assume all people are stupid until proven otherwise.

2. YOu can make exact change in your head for a 100 dollar bil paying for a $3.15 meal.

3. You aren't SHOCKED when someone pays for a $3.15 meal with a $100 bill.

4. When you find it hilarious that someon insists that their order is "To-go!"

5. When you think there should be consitutional amendmant banning the use of cell phones while in the Drive Thru.

6. When you hear the BING of the drive thru bell in your sleep.

7. When you know the price of every menu item off the top of your head.

8. When the IDEA of a head-set phone makes you nauseated.

9. When you hear "Yeah and by the way I have a coupon with that"

10. When you refer to all children as SPAWN.

11. When you can only hear out of one ear

12. When you respond to the question "How are you today?" with "Fine, can i get you anything else today?"

13. When you have a smile as sincere as a beauty queen's during the Miss Congeniality section of the pageant.

14. When you have considered livening things up with laser beams and land mines

15. When the most inteligant thing out of your mouth for five hours is "So you think it will rain today?"

Remember:

1. They do NOT serve hamburgers at Arby's

2. NEVER speak on a cell phone while in drive thru UNLESS you WANT to be poisoned.

3. The average drive thru employ works longer hours and gets payed less moeny than the average sales clerk BUT they cook what you EAT.

4. Never EVER EVER under ANY circumstances yell while in the drive thru.

5. We can HEAR you beat your children. DOn't do it.

6. We can SEE you pick your nose.

Finnally:

Be kind. We cook your food. We put up with your stupid questions for 8-10 hours per day. We are highly trained ( and that's no joke can YOU fix the electronic sensor of a fryer vat and NOT get burned?) individuals who have BRAINS and feelings. And some of us speak three languages and have NO compunction what-so-ever about swearing at you in all three.

Well, even though she has lost her mind, I use to think she was quite intelligent.

Then came Wiley. You wanna talk about a first class jerk! This guy had serious problems when he first arrived. No one liked him because he was tight. He wouldn't loosen up and he was mean! Of course, it took some time, but we worked on him and made him human once again. He learned to smile and relax, and eventually somewhat enjoy coming to work. On Christmas he found out his wife was pregnant and has decided to move back to his hometown in Arkansas. He's 26 years old and married his wife(who's a few years younger) only after about 6 months of dating her when he was 20(I think). She apparently has all the "power" in their relationship. He never goes anywhere w/o her and she always called at work to talk to him. I think he said that she was his only friend too. I don't think he wants to go back to Arkansas, but his wife does so there's really nothing he will do about it. He's now gone and maybe he'll have a better life in the country.

Now there are two new assistant managers currently working. Tina and Eric. I can't believe I'm spending so much time writing about a place I really don't care about. Anyway, Eric is no longer employed at Arby's(big surprise). He flipped out and was fired. Gene, our area supervisor, overlooked the fact that Eric was a convicted felon who was still on parole. Ummm...I really don't want to talk about him...he was just so sad. He didn't graduated from high school, but has his GED. He went to jail for possesion of narcotics and a bunch of other things. Gene granted him an incredible/unbelievable salary, paying him more than the assistant managers who graduated from college. FUCKING chauvinists!!! But I'm getting ahead of myself;^ To be continued.....

Well, I have quit Arby's and now work at a Japanese sushi bar. It's a bit different than Arby's, but the money is better;� It's a small restaurant, but many "important" business men come quite often. It was a little surprising seeing the president of Toyota, USA sit down and stick the gum he was chewing under our new chairs;( Of course, I really couldn't say anything...at least he is a good tipper^_^