Saturday, September 29, 2007
Describe your first job. I had many babysitting jobs growing up but my first 'real' paycheck sytle job was the summer between 7th and 8th grades. I had surgery on my thyroid and upon recovery got a job as a car-hop waitress for a little burger joint called the burger mill. My best friend had a job there and got me in too.
I would have to ride my bike from the country into town about 4-5 miles I'd guess it was a 20 minute ride back then on 3 speed schewen blue bike. The car-hops only worked outside and during the summer and one girl on a night. I worked 3-4 nights a week all summer.
Sitting on a stool watching the high-schoolers cruise by in the cars, waiting for the next car to pull up and order. The burger mill served burgers of course with fries, hot dogs, coney dogs, and ice cream deserts. Shakes, malts, banana splits and cones.
I'd place the order up in the window sliding a side window from outside open. The waitress and cooks would prepare the food and place it in a bag or i'd carry it all out to the car. Lots of times people would sit there and eat. They'd hand me their money and I'd make change with dollars and a little clicker that kept the change. Tips were ok a quarter here and there and if lucky a whole dollar!!!
I worked there all summer and that fall was a backup waitress inside a few times my 8th grade. by 9th grade I was hired next door and waitressed at the A&W which my cousins grandma owned and they all worked as well as my auntie :) Mmmm broasted chicken wednesday nights, hot fudge sundaes and root beer floats! Ice cream slides and lock-ins in growdy green bells.
whoa lots of memories there !!!
A rainbow appeared at 11:27 AM ***
