Internship Readiness

When I hear readiness I think of maturity and focus. To be ready the first step is to look ready. The first impression is important, so you don't want to lose that as you feel comfortable. That's where the focus comes in, if you feel your work is too easy then your quality may not be up to par. I believe the quality of my work should portray the image of myself I am omitting. Maturity comes from knowing when and where to do certain actions, or to be appropriate. I feel these are two factors I need to continue to develop myself. I tend to socialize in the same way I would with my friends, but of course a toned down version of what I would normally say.

Flipping More Than Burgers

I worked at Burger King for three and a half years. It was a terrible experience. While I was here I worked the burger boards, cashier and also closing. It wasn’t very fun, I had the choice to be at front and work with demanding, rude, and insulting customers or work in the back next to my boss who would constantly critique me on the smallest details, such as how I put ketchup on each burger or how I put one too many pickles in a sandwich. There was also that possibility of my boss asking me to work another day which I constantly tried to avoid. The only duty I didn’t mind doing so much was closing. Although I would stay there longer, it was easy avoiding the customers and most of the orders. My responsibilities mostly was on cleaning, restocking the fridge, taking out the garbage, mostly just to prep everything for the morning.

What skills have I learned?  I learned how to make a sandwich really fast. But seriously I learned about diversity, many people I worked with had accents and were difficult to understand at times but I learned how to listen and conjure up conversations with them. I also learned to do my job, although I hated it at Burger King towards the end I learned that I signed up for this thing and I should just come in and work those days they ask. Most of the time was just caught up in the negative environment that my boss, co-workers, customers, and especially myself that was projecting.