Lessons from a Working Girl

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