As the semester ends, think back over the last few months. What experience has been most valuable to you?
I think that the entire experiance of being at this school has been most valuable to me. Why? Because i think that with classes like entreprenuership and service learning i'm actually learning how to work, by myself and with others. It sure has been a great experiance being at this school and i feel like i have learned so much from everyone here. But my favorite experiance from working a JJ was all the praise i get from being a good and valued worker. This was the greatest work experiance i know and i hope that i get a job at a jittery joes where i get paid to do good work and apply what i have learned here...there.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
week 11
What job do you ideally want? What skills will you need to havee in order to get that job? What educational background is required? How does this class help you to train for these things?
I want to be a makeup artist and esthetician . After i graduate i'm going to attend athens tech and get a 2 year degree in aesthetics. This will help me get my liscence to practice aesthetics in georgia. I want to work at a MAC counter one day and after i get my certification i can be making like $15-$20 an hour there more than what they normally pay simply because i did go to school for skin care. This class has helped me train because both jobs are similar because you have to deal with people all the time.
I want to be a makeup artist and esthetician . After i graduate i'm going to attend athens tech and get a 2 year degree in aesthetics. This will help me get my liscence to practice aesthetics in georgia. I want to work at a MAC counter one day and after i get my certification i can be making like $15-$20 an hour there more than what they normally pay simply because i did go to school for skin care. This class has helped me train because both jobs are similar because you have to deal with people all the time.
week 10
What is your greatest achievement in school so far this semester?
I'd have to say that my greatest achievement so far this semester is finishing it with passing grades, and also i've learned to keep a level head and push through when i'm having a rough time. It's very exciting that i have come this far and that i will continue to keep going and doing great things even after i finish high school.
I'd have to say that my greatest achievement so far this semester is finishing it with passing grades, and also i've learned to keep a level head and push through when i'm having a rough time. It's very exciting that i have come this far and that i will continue to keep going and doing great things even after i finish high school.
week 9
What has been the most difficult part of your job at Jittery Joe's? What would you change if you could?
The most difficult part of working a jittery that i could recall was trying to keep classmmates inline and when i say that i mean trying to keep themm from taking advantage of me. I have had many people who wanted something fromm here trying to ask me if they can pay later or just have it for free. This really gets on my nerves because i'm not going to be used for food, and it's also part of my job to sell items and not just give items away.
If i could change jittery joes i would problably make it known that if you have no money you get nothing free, and if you are a paying customer that your greatly appriciated.
The most difficult part of working a jittery that i could recall was trying to keep classmmates inline and when i say that i mean trying to keep themm from taking advantage of me. I have had many people who wanted something fromm here trying to ask me if they can pay later or just have it for free. This really gets on my nerves because i'm not going to be used for food, and it's also part of my job to sell items and not just give items away.
If i could change jittery joes i would problably make it known that if you have no money you get nothing free, and if you are a paying customer that your greatly appriciated.
week 8
Now that you have legitimate work experience (if you did not already) do you feel differently about the way you spend money? Assume you earned minimum wage for working at Jittery Joe's instead of course credit. How does that change the value of money in your eyes?
I really dont feel any differently about the way i spend my money. I still blow most of my money when i get it which is awful. I think that if i actually was working a JJ for money that i would spend it on important things like bills and rent and whatnot, because i know that i worked my butt off for the money i earned. But right now I just buy unnessesary stuff mostly. But most of the time i just buy my clothes, get my hair done and other things like that.
I really dont feel any differently about the way i spend my money. I still blow most of my money when i get it which is awful. I think that if i actually was working a JJ for money that i would spend it on important things like bills and rent and whatnot, because i know that i worked my butt off for the money i earned. But right now I just buy unnessesary stuff mostly. But most of the time i just buy my clothes, get my hair done and other things like that.
Week 7
Yes i have had a bad customer experiance..
One time i had a customer apporach me to purchase a applesauce. I went to the back to the stock room to get her what she wanted. A few mins after i came out the stock room to hand her her applesauce she came back.
She then started complaining that it was already opened and gross. I knew for a fact that it hadn't been opened but i refunded her mone anyways just to make her happy. She then started to complain about my partner's service and then Mr. Hunter asked her to get a pass or leave.
One time i had a customer apporach me to purchase a applesauce. I went to the back to the stock room to get her what she wanted. A few mins after i came out the stock room to hand her her applesauce she came back.
She then started complaining that it was already opened and gross. I knew for a fact that it hadn't been opened but i refunded her mone anyways just to make her happy. She then started to complain about my partner's service and then Mr. Hunter asked her to get a pass or leave.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Week 6
When I’m working I feel good physically. Even when I am tired or feeling run down I still like working because it gives me something to focus on. It gets my mind of problems and issues for the most part which in turn makes me feel less tired. Sometimes when there are a lot of customers I get anxious and stuff but that subsides after a while. When I’m working I get hyped up and I like to keep moving.
Week 5
I can recall several times that I have made a mistake with a customer’s purchase. Once I rang up a pastry and drink twice. I then added the total of the purchase and subtracted that total from the register using the refund setting. Then I told u about it and u told me to write it down in the book so I did. I try to not make careless mistakes like that but it happens to everyone. But as for the future I’m going to try and focus on what I am doing even though it’s hard for me to do so when there are a million people crowding around.
week 4
It’s really hard to work when people are constantly asking me to provide them free stuff. Normally if I have the money I will loan it out to them by putting my money in the cash register, and if I don’t have any cash I just simply tell them that I cant do it. This is how I handle it now and how I’ll continue to handle it in the future.
Week 3
Normally when there are no customers I still perform tasks that help me to stay efficient. I clean and stock and do work for other classes. I also do x reports (when me and Courtney don’t forget them lol). When there aren’t any customers there is always something I can be doing so I try to do what I can with what time that I get. But sometimes I get sidetracked by customers
Week 2
Once when I was working first shift a teacher approached me and ask me to get them some coffee. I know how they like their coffee so I made it exactly the way they wanted it without even asking what they wanted. yet another time a lady approacted me and my co worker. Me and my partner (CKC) once made a lady a smoothie and took it to her office on the other side of the building. I’ve had countless positive experiences while working.
Week 1
Jittery Joes isn’t my first real experience with work since I have done an internship at Fleet management (if that counts). These two jobs are completely different though. In working at Jittery Joes I’ve learned a lot of skills of the food business like stocking, making drinks and how to operate a cash register. When I was working at the shop I learned how to work as a team by helping my co workers with their paperwork and services.I implement that when I work at the coffee shop. I've also learned to deal with people alot better since i've been exposed to work.
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