I Welcome Myself Into the World of the Employed (Work good!)

GhostOfAMemory · **Sat Jul 31, 2004 2:02 am**

You get 7 bucks an hour?! Where do you work, I wanna go there!

I get 5.25 @ chick-fil-a... rrrggghhh! It's starting to irk me! They sooo underpay us

Hmphiness... they hire @ 14 and 15 where I work, too. Probably coz they know anyone who would work there over the age of 17 is dumb. Argh. I do not like my job. Their training stuff is soooo dumb. They take themselves SO seriously, it's just like, DUDE! WE GIVE PEOPLE CHICKEN! WHO CARES?! *ahem* Anyways!

CONGRATS! I hope it works out well!

Defiant · **Sat Jul 31, 2004 2:16 am**

Thank you very much! Yah...Oregon minimum wage is $7.05. I assume thats what I get, I havent heard anything different. When I get my paycheck, im buying good stuff for college. Like my pope hat. That will be glorious.

Leo Wyatt · **Sat Jul 31, 2004 6:17 am**

That is your minium wage there 7.05 wow bigger than in the south. Here at a burger place is $4.28. If to get a job making $7.28 have to be in a mill or something else. When charlie was an assistant manager at Hardees before he joined back in the army back in 2001, he was making 9 dollars an hour. THat ain't to bad. In the army is awhole lot better pay I must say. We are very blessed. He is making way more than 9 dollars an hour. Every two weeks it is 900 dollars and he is getting a pay raise in the next month and it is going up. So 1000, bucks be cool every two weeks. We can survive off that. Plus when he goes back to Iraq he gets more for being over there. So I get his money. Cause I have to pay bills, and buy groceries. Clothes for kids.

I spoiled. but there are people worse off than me that I feel for. I wish I could help them out and starting. I am already saving money for the foundation I am gonna start for the homeless and pregnant women.

But it is building in another account. Cause I want to help people.

Mustkillbret · **Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:42 am**

superwoman · **Sat Jul 31, 2004 8:18 am**

Hehehe

7.05$ ...
well I shouldn't really say anything thou, since I dont work at all right now

Defiant · **Sat Jul 31, 2004 11:48 am**

Bah, I dont mind. I love working! My back hurt so bad yesterday though. Its all standing over this counter, leaning over for hours. But its all good. Going again now! Must...leave...STV...

harrykims#1fan · **Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:19 pm**

I had 2 jobs but i left the office job on friday and i'm still working at the pub

syd2002 · **Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:55 pm**

Speaking of minimun wage, this might sound intresting to all of you.

In Canada if your under 16 they can pay you less than minmium wage.

Defiant · **Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:02 pm**

Sucks to be Canada. If I was under 18, I would get 15 minute breaks. Instead, I am stuck with 10. LOL, I stand around and try to convince my manager to let me work during my break.

syd2002 · **Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:16 pm**

Well we have our benfits. Higher minmiun wage than USA, and most placesa do pay minmimum wage.

Defiant · **Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:48 pm**

Bah, I get $7.05 / hour. But also, you guys pay more for stuff. So its probably not more! Also, you have the like 14% sales tax. LOL.

IntrepidIsMe · **Sat Jul 31, 2004 11:33 pm**

Yeah, that sales tax thing is suicidal. Thank goodness when you come back to the US, you can get some of it returned to you. Whew.

Defiant · **Sat Jul 31, 2004 11:59 pm**

LOL, something like that. Duty free shops on the border! LOL.

syd2002 · **Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:44 pm**

Not 14%, its 15%

7% PST 8% GST

Defiant · **Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:56 pm**

LOL. Sucks. I went to BC, it was 14%. That was also 2 years ago. But still sucks. Well, im off to work soon. I am getting better at this job, which is really cool.

syd2002 · **Sun Aug 01, 2004 6:18 pm**

Good for you man

I remember when I first strated my job I felt in secure and scared to do anything important in case I did it wrong. Now its great, I know how it works and I know what to do to do the best that I can. I hope you will start feeling that way as well.

Seven of Nine · **Mon Aug 02, 2004 5:59 am**

Minimum wage here is �3.80 for 18-21, �4.20 (I think) for 21+. They can pay you what they like at under 18, but they're introducing a minimum wage in soon. The paper shop won't take me on as a paper girl now because they'd have to pay me the minimum wage, which would be �22.80 for two days, instead of �12

Defiant · **Mon Aug 02, 2004 1:08 pm**

Yah, the other people go so damn fast! I take it a little slower to make sure its done exactly right. And im always asking questions. As I do it more and more though, I will get more used to it, and I will be alot faster. I am just new right now, but I will be kicking ass soon.

I pre-closed! I got to do all these little things to prepare for the next day. This long list of like 9 things! It was awesome. 3 days, and ive already pre-closed.

Ill own the place soon. You will see.

syd2002 · **Mon Aug 02, 2004 4:04 pm**

Good for you man, closeing is always good, you can make sure everything is all ready to go if you have to work the next morning! In my job, closeing takes about 2 hours, but we always have 2 people.

Defiant · **Mon Aug 02, 2004 4:44 pm**

Pre-closing took me an hour. I got to:

1. Change all the garbage bins.
2. Clean out the grease holders for the grills.
3. Make sure everyone still working was given a 10 minute break.
4. Make sure enough boxes were cut for tomorrows food.
5. Wash dishes.
6. Clean the small grill and the speciality bar.
7. Check off the food wastes and clean them out. (what burgers we made and had to throw away)
8. Take the garbage to the dumpster.
9. Smash boxes and take them to the recycling.
10. Sweep everything.

Its fun actually, because I get paid for these insanely easy tasks!

syd2002 · **Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:57 pm**

Lucky guy lucky guy, my job does not invlove staying in a building, I'm pratically all over the primis were I work.

Defiant · **Tue Aug 03, 2004 6:40 pm**

Bah. I met a friend of mine today at work! His name is Alex. I knew him from school! I got to work with him today, which was really cool! Hes going to college though, so hes quitting on Friday. But it was still really cool. We talked about friends of ours and college and junk. It was awesome.

syd2002 · **Wed Aug 04, 2004 10:23 am**

Cool, that has happened to me before. Its pretty nice when you get to share your shift with a friend or someone you know.

Defiant · **Fri Aug 06, 2004 3:03 am**

Yep, but he quits tomorrow.

I made another friend though. Hes cool.

Yah, I realized at work, the bitch does onion rings at night. Ive done onion rings every night ive been there. LOL.

madlilnerd · **Fri Aug 06, 2004 5:41 am**

I'm only 14 and I've wasted 2 weeks of my summer hols since I was 11 working at a christian holiday club for 5-10yrs. it was volunteer work, but I gained good life skills, free sweets and stuff to go on my Resume! This year I wasn't gonna do it, but they'd had more applicants so I got paid �50 (that's about $80) to work for a week with the cutest, nicest, sweetest 5yr olds in the world! How great is that? That's about the same amount a paper round guy gets working 8hrs a week for 9 months!
Now I have cash, shall la la lal la
Decisions, decisions: goth clothes, manga comics or star trek action figures!!!!!