As some of you know I was very excited and very nervous for my new job at Eden Bubble Tea... it was my first day on Tuesday and I had barely slept thinking of all that I would be doing at this little shop! I arrived at 10 am and was the first person at the restaurant. I eventually saw my boss and her husband. We talked quickly about the day and got right to work. I said a quick prayer of thanks for this job and that I wouldn't mess up too much on the first day. Things went well for the first hour. I swept, mopped the restaurant, and wiped down the tables. My confidence in how the day was going to go increased. Little did I know what would happen in the next few hours....
Customers began to come in at 11 am and things quickly escalated. My boss, who was VERY pregnant got me to start on a few small jobs. I did alright at the beginning, but I had no idea where anything was so I asked where the ingredients were etc. and she snapped at me. I realized that this lady was most likely having a hard time as she was most likely tired from her pregnancy and did my best to get out of her way. There was another girl there that had been working there for a few years and the first thing she says to me is, " I am so glad that you are here! We need a few more hands here but *bosses name* fired the last girl we had on her first day because she accidentally tripped her." I looked confusedly at her and asked, "Was the girl in fault?" The girl responded, "No, it just made the boss angry and that made her mad enough to fire her." I was seeing red flags in my head but the moment had passed to chat as there were more customers coming in the door.
Quickly there was 15+ people that filed into the restaurant waiting for their bubble tea and sushi. I did my best to assist in how I could, still not knowing where things were. My boss came over to me and quietly hissed in my ear, "Hurry up!" Confused, I attempted to wash dishes and give the other girl the assistance that she instructed to me in a quiet voice so the boss wouldn't be upset. In my head I was thinking, "Don't feel guilty for not being fast yet... it's your first day...this lady is mad at something much worse than customer service..." The crowd left and I wished them a good day in a shaky voice. One lady said, "I haven't seen you before... are you new?" I told her that yes, it was my first day (I said first day loudly so that my boss might remember in the near future! ;) ) and wished her a great day.
Later in the day I dropped some slushie on the ground after serving a customer. My boss saw this and was agitated. "You are so clumsy! Clean it up!", she said. I cleaned up the mess and began to wash dishes. Surely this lady could not say anything about my washing of dishes?! She was watching me in the corner of her eye and noted me holding a cup wrong as I put it away. She showed me how she wanted me to hold the cup in my right hand and had to admit to her that my right hand had mild cerebral palsy and I wasn't able to do it the way that she wanted, but that I would find another way to hold the cup that would work. Her eyes bugged and her nostrils clearly flared. If I wasn't so worried about what this lady was going to do next I would have laughed at the sight. She asked me to come to the back of the restaurant. It was 2:30 pm. I had only been there for a few hours. She informed me that she was looking for someone more skilled and that could pick up the job faster. She fired me there on the spot. I called home and my confused father came and picked me up. I hopped in the car and cried. What a day! I was upset at myself. I should have been faster! But then I realized, I hadn't been shown clearly what to do and again, it was my first day. :)
I am so grateful now that I am not working at that place where there was so much tension and anger. And, that day taught me once again how God has blessed me. He has blessed me with a family that cares for my well being more than the money that I earn,(my grammy was waiting for me right at the door to hug me!) for a kind boyfriend who listened to my day and stood up for me, and for wonderful friends that messaged me asking about my day but after hearing about what happened, were there for me. I am such a BLESSED girl.
Never a dull moment, eh!?
Your currently unemployed hippie friend,
Summer
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