LESSONSFROM A
WORKING GIRL
SOME SAY
YOU NEED AN INTERNSHIP TO
LEARN,
I DISAGREE.
The following is a collection of cultural insights gained through my various jobs.
butt and hand wiperjune. 00- aug 02
BABY SITTER
maybe more than I will make after graduation
+ =
free tv free food
$8 per hour untaxed
WORSHIP every house has a different idol
vs
all parents have strong feelings about how much Jesus and television their children are exposed to.
TIMEconcept of time varies from
house to house
home at 10:00 could mean
10:00
9:00
11:30
a)
b)
c)
i want to “catch” you raiding my pantry.
you’re the only one who can handle my kids. i’m scared if i’m late you’ll never babysit again.
we drank too much wine at dinner and had to take a taxi home.
cashier/fry cookersept. 03- aug 03
KFC/A&W
when forced to wear a homogenizing uniform, personality comes out
in the shoes.
black loafer- black, easy slip on. “if the boss has them, they must be good.”
cheap- “i’m not going to be at this
crappy job long. i’ll invest as little as
possible.”
semi trendy- “If I have to buy work shoes, they might
as well look nice.”
STICKERSmotivate workers
just likekindergarten, gold stars are used to keep
worker morale high.
5 YEARSat kfc/a&w will
make you
PREGNANT
A MANAGER
DIABETIC
a)
b)
c)
d) all of the above
SOMETHINGyou never wanted to know
old meat is shredded at the end of the day and turned into bbq chicken
sandwiches for tomorrow
THE OLD
professional seaterjune. 04- sept. 05
SPAGHETTIFACTORY
seating people selling a home
=
wobbly tables don’t sell and your customer will always want the table next
door, even if it is already sold
THE REGULAR
comes in twice a weekwants you to remember
his ordergot you to bend the rules
once and expects it every time
thinks he’s special because he’s always
herewants his food fast
eats slowdoesn’t tipeats alone
carries newspaper to keep him company
pain in the ass
COUPLE wants a small booth so they can
“accidently” brush arms when reaching for the bread
listens to every word you say because they want to look polite infront of their
datesnever orders drinks, first dates are too
expensive to invest in
the teenage
on a first date
BUSINESS MANdining with a cause
wears a bluetooth phone in his ear, makes you think he’s talking to you, but really
he’s on the phonewill ask for the Intel party, he thinks there’s
only onedoesn’t make small talk
doesn’t care what the specials areTips big, he can expense it
wants a large table, more elbow room to discuss business
plans
the
COSTCOfood boxer & cart pusher
june 06- sept. 06
there will always be someone who wants their dog food boxed.
=
+
50 lb dog food bag
box
50 lb dog food bag in
abox
LARGEfamilies need as much
food as a small business.
=
LARGE CART RETURN
most people won’t walk more than five car spaces to return
their cart.
PLANNEDglorified telemarketer
dec. 06- june 07
PARENTHOOD
no pay 200 hours of calls recruiting volunteers
+
= internship title
VOLUNTEERSif 100 sign up, 50 will show up
Unless money is invovled,
a person’s word is only
50% reliable.
vs
REAL COSTof a free t-shirt
cost of free t-shirt
hours volunteered
if paid minimum wage
=10free t-shirt
hours volunteered
10 = $79.50
$79.50 =
REAL COST ANSWERING
offer a window to a person’s life MACHINES
hey (pause) = wants to sound witty and smart
prerecorded messaging just giving their number =
I don’t like the sound of my voice
recorded songs off of the radio =I can’t afford a ringback
hello from the whole family = I have a wife and kids, you should be
jealous that i’m establish
most commons types of messages4
SKANSKAmarketing internjune 07- sept. 07
the engineers got interns so the marketing department
decided it should too.
$10 an hour
+TRYTO
LOOKBUSY
=
POWER
this allows you to play online poker without anyone seeing.
you know you’re in charge when your computer screen doesn’t face the door.
people drink drip coffee when they can’t handle the day, just like binge drinking.
DRIP COFFEEis like cheap beer
=
PRODUCTIVITYgolf scores decrease as time with the
company increases.
All JOBS =KNOWLEDGE