#mcadventures

Before I could begin my McAdventures, I was required to attend an orientation. Along with several other future employees, I sat down in a restaurant 15 minutes away from the one I would actually be working at.

Now, I don't know how job orientations typically go but...this one didn't really teach me anything. Basically we all gathered in the corner of the restaurant in front of a laptop that told us to always smile and try to remember people's orders, eye color, shirt color and to use the ice scoop to put ice in cups.

Once it was over, we submitted our food handler permits to be copied and received the dull gray shirts, black hats and name tags for our uniforms ( black pants, non slip shoes and socks were to be provided ourselves)

After months of searching, my hopes growing increasingly thinner as time went on, against all odds in this small town of little opportunity, I had finally obtained it: my first job. I'll never forget that fateful day. I had been applying practically everywhere in town, to no avail. I was 18, still living at home, feeling like a loser still mooching off my parents without a solid source of income and trying to pay off loans from my first semester of college. At first I was selective, only applying for the " cream of the crop" of minimum wage jobs. Local coffee shops, craft and convenience stores were my go-to's.

Yet not a single one responded. I called asking if they'd received my resume, most replied that they would be reviewing resumes shortly and would contact me within a week of they wanted an interview. After several weeks of this, I grew desperate. I needed something fast. So, I finally decided it was time for drastic measures. Going through the drive thru of perhaps the most infamous employer in the country, I spotted it: hiring now! There was even a snap code to apply. Oh boy. What was I about to get myself into.

Now, even though I hadn't had much success, I still was waiting on a few other options to come through before I resigned myself to the #mcwork life. However, fate had other plans. I received a call asking if I could come in for an interview that afternoon. So, hesitant as I was to accept the job, I dressed nice and prepared to make a good first impression. The interview process was very easy, and I think the fact that I was wearing more than just jeans and a t-shirt ( as I'd watch a few candidates before me come in wearing) pushed the mcmanager to hire me on the spot. I wasn't expecting that, and she didn't really give me time to think it over, just signed me up for orientation and paperwork and that was that.