A summer job is something a young person should have in order to develop experience in the working world and learn to socialise in a new environment. There is little opportunity for young people to gain a whole lot of capital in a 'summer' type job, but the fundamentals that are gained are an invaluable asset for future employment opportunities and careers. Nevertheless, it is difficult to motivate young people to come out of the warm summer sun and into a sizzling, oily restaurant full of demanding managers and endless food orders. In fact, the only known motivational factor for a student to get a summer job is the certainty of a paycheque that rewards these adolescents every two weeks.
The following is an anecdote about a possible experience a young person might have on their first day at a 'summer' job. It details the arduous duties a fresh-faced adolescent must accomplish in order to earn that bi-weekly paycheque that they covet.
This is the first day of Andy's new job at a local fast food restaurant called Big Kahuna's. As he walks past the front counter on his way to the back of the restaurant, Andy notices how quickly workers are moving. These people are scurrying around like mice attempting to complete their tasks in a timely manner. Andy is glad that he is only starting his shift after the dinner rush has died down.
When Andy arrives at the back of the restaurant, a plump, ill-tempered head manager hastily greets him. Before greeting Andy, the woman had been in her office yelling at a fellow employee for working too slowly. Andy heard the manager say that a slug would have moved around the restaurant faster than this person would. After hearing his manager yell, Andy becomes extremely nervous and wonders what would this horrid woman think of his speed and quality considering it was his first day. Although he is trained on how to make all of the delicious Big Kahuna burgers,...