Serving You Happiness On A Silver Platter

Blog! I am so sorry I have been taking forever to write down an entry. A LOT has been going on and I'll be more than happy to let y'all in on all of the details:

So, I am now a Server at Joe's Crab Shack at the Kemah Boardwalk. The Boardwalk is a place where people come from far and wide just to eat, play games, and have a good time. Apparently it's REALLY notorious as a touristy attraction. However, it's also notorious as being a place of terrible jobs as well. People have been known to faint of heat exhaustion only to wake up in HR a few hours later not knowing how they got there. So yeah, scary stuff.

And here I was, coming home from college ready to make my first foray into the working world. I was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as I went from place to place filling out job applications and waiting for call backs. However, I was growing impatient. I had heard of the Kemah experience from many classmates from high school who had worked there before. They had always told me to steer as far away as possible. I had heard horror stories, as stated above about what can go on. I decided that Kemah was my last resort.

So, about a week passed and I hadn't gotten any callbacks. I felt like my chances of getting a job were slim. I decided to head on over to the place that I knew was hiring.... The Kemah Boardwalk.

After going through a brief interview and HR process, I was placed as a Server at Joe's Crab Shack. I had training in 2 Friday's from then and it seemed like everything was going into place. However, I started to worry, (as always). A lot of my friends were getting hired as well and I felt like I wasn't going to get any hours. Walmart and Old Navy started calling me back to see if I was still available and whilst I went to Old Navy for an interview, they basically turned me down by never calling me back. So, off to Joe's I went.

I arrived at the first day of training scared out of my mind. I didn't know what to expect. The class I was with seemed nice though, and I was glad I was making some friends. All of the sudden we were greeted by papers and folders and told we needed the whole menu memorized by the 150 question final next Friday.

I went into ultra study mode. I crammed every single night to get all of the info in my brain. It took me a while to do so, but I made it through every day of training ALMOST unscathed. I had these things called "follows" as well, which are where you "follow" a server around the restaurant and basically be a "trainee" of Joe's. Believe me, my first one was abysmal, but my other two went pretty well and I'm glad.

So, the final came. I went to class, palms sweaty and nervous. I was handed the two finals, both INSANELY LONG, and I finished them as they were playing ABBA songs in the background. It was great, and I snickered a little.

So, my first day was upon me. After a few mix-ups with scheduling I was scheduled to work at 3 that day. After running around looking for aprons and stuff we got situated and I was working.

Goodness y'all serving is hard. It's a lot of running around and checking on people, but there's a certain rhythm to it that I have been starting to get the hang of. I had a mix of good and bad tables, but in the end I made a $20 credit card tip on an $80 check, and I walked home with $44 dollars in cash tips, which was fine by me. My legs were sore and I was tired, but in the end I think it was enlightening. I have work today at 5 as well, so we'll see how that goes.

Anyways, that's what's been up here, I hope you guys are all doing well. And don't forget to drop by Joe's if you can, and I'll make your experience one to remember! (Or I'll try my best, at least.)

~This is Deej, signing off.