Oh my God,
and I mean every word of that. I have never worked so hard in my life ... making 4xs the salary!
I am hired at a Store Manager of McDonald's. I was offered Wiggins but no can do. Ree is working there. Can't supervise subordinates that are also relatives! Either she quits, gets relocated or I accept another location. No brainer ... I'll go to Gulfport.
The entire 9-hour shift was spent on my feet. I'll be spending the next month learning all the crew stations before starting the management training in June. $33,000.00 isn't anything to sneeze at in Mississippi. Better than unemployment and perhaps it will help me with the mortgage company so I don't get to a place where their advising a short-sale.
I started today learning the "grill" food. The gals and guys who do this daunting task should be will commended. I have never experienced such laborious work in all my life.
But you know what was most surprising, the attitude of the crew. The daycrew was between 25 and 35 years old. Yet there was an older woman, least she looked older than 50, that was the maintenance person. She like her job. She got to work alone and responsible for keeping the outdoors tidy. I met another woman who worked for McDs for the past 8 months. Her first job. Her only child graduates this year. When I asked her about what's next for her. She didn't know but I could see the question sparked excitement in her eyes. She confided in me that she has a learning disability, an undiagnosed disability, but knows that something wrong. Words and sentences were hard for her. I suspect dyslexia. But to help her on her journey to discovery and addressing her challenges that will unlock possibilities for her future---humbling.
God, I don't know what you have in store for me with this experience! But my feet hurt. My back hurts. I go back tomorrow @ 8am. 4-day/9-hour day work week.
I'm still looking! But thank you God for this opportunity.
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