A New Phase

Ladies and gentlemen, I have officially quit my Tucanos job. Exciting, no? I thought so. No more Tucanos smell, no more standing for hours straight, no more people getting angry about such a long quote time, all that good stuff. I clocked out last Saturday feeling quite good about my life.

This happy feeling lasted for about 24 hours.

It was sometime Sunday night that I came to the realization that there has never been a point in my life when I haven't had a source of income. For the first fifteen years of my existence it was my parents. My mother would pay me for odd jobs around the house, and if ever I wanted to go to a movie or buy a book I knew I could ask for a way to earn the money. After that my income came from Tucanos. Most of the money went into savings, ten percent into tithing, and the rest was for spending.

On Sunday, however, I realized that I no longer had a source of income. I was moving out in a week and had no money to spend! There was the money in savings, of course, but that was being used to pay for housing and my meal plan. So I did what any teen-age girl experiencing major life changes out would do. I had a minor panic attack. (Not sure what the technical definition of a panic attack is? I wasn't either, so I looked it up. Click Here if you're interested.) Up to that point I had applied for a few on-campus graphic design jobs, but they were not getting back to me. So I searched the BYU employment website and found a few options that would work for me.

1. On-call model.

Job Description:
Models, female & male wanted for figure drawing, figure painting and figure sculpture classes. Models must wear swimsuits. Shifts are 3-hour blocks of... time.(M-TH 8-11;T-TH 12-3; M-TH 1-4; F 9-12) Students must be available for 4 to 5 of the shifts posted.
Models must be able to work the full 3-hour block of time for the full semester. This is an On-Call position, so no guaranteed hours or set shifts. Students must be On-Call for the shifts they say they can work. Shifts vary from week to week. This is a responsible job for committed students. These classes will depend on the model being there on time.

Qualifications:
MUST BE A BYU STUDENT! All body types welcome. Dance experience or athletic ability preferred, but not required. You must be able to sit, lay or stand still for at least 20 minutes at a time.

...Joke? Funny? I thought so.

2. Legends Grille Counter Service

Job Description:
Take customer orders and fill orders as needed. Build made-to-order sandwiches, pizzas and salads. The position will be at the Legends Grille in the Student Athletic Center. The Grille is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, six days a week. It will also host campus athletic and special events.

Qualifications:
Must be out-going and cheerful. Ability to multi-task a must. Possess good people skills and enjoy working in a sports-oriented, fast-paced and lively environment.

Ok, so I only actually found one job that I was qualified for and that fit my schedule. But I applied, and to my great joy, the next morning the Manager/Chef had replied asking for an interview, which was today, and I am now a Legends Grille employee.

So, Drum roll please:

Out with the old...



And in with the new!!



This may not be the ideal job, but it is still a job and a steady source of income. It may be true that I will still smell like food when I come home, and that I will still have to stand on my feet for hours straight, and that I will still probably have to deal with costumers who like to lecture people on how to better do their job, and that I will be earning almost a dollar less than I was at Tucanos, but I can't help but smile when I realize that I never have to hear the line "we could be a party of three if you wanted to join us!" ever again.

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