My First Shift!

We're officially open! YAY! So here's a little info about my very first shift! After 10 days of intensive training you would think I was on the ball ready to go, ready for anything and everything. Let's be honest - I was nervous! Fortunately for me, my first day was fairly slow; and by fairly I mean that I didn't serve one person except for myself because I wanted to practice my milkshaking skills (which still need a bit more practice).

Because I don't have much to tell I'm going to spill more about my second day because it was a little more exciting! The first order I got for a milkshake was interesting. I tried not to let the customer see that I had to think hard about the process, but I think it was pretty obvious since I was going so slow. So what did I do? I was honest!! After making the milkshake I made sure he told me how it tasted. After the first one, it was easy. This is all part of the learning experience. I'm definitely more of a hands on person so as the shift continued on I started to feel more comfortable with the things I was doing. I had to remind myself that I learned everything I need to know to feel comfortable here and to actually do everything. So yes, I gave myself a little pep talk :)

The closing process isn't so fun when you're doing it by yourself. However, at least I can say that now I know how to do each thing. This made me so excited to finally meet all the crew members so that for future closing shifts it might be a little more exciting!

I'll be posting with more fun and embarassing moments at the Zone so stay tuned!

Ashley :)