Personal Narrative: Firehouse Subs

I’m early for work so I sit in the food court and patiently wait for my time to clock in. I look up from my phone and see my district manager walking towards my direction. I start to wonder what I did wrong. Am I late and I accidently looked at my schedule wrong? I gently smile to hide my anxiety. She returns the smile before saying “good morning”. She cuts to the chase and says, “the general manager and I have talked about it and would like to know what you think about becoming a shift leader?”. All that went through my mind was “school starts back in a couple of months…what about school?” and then second, “I’m only seventeen so who will take me seriously?”. I responded, “I’m not sure if I am going to balance school and work”. “But aren’t …show more content…
Firehouse is my first job and I have worked for a year and five months. I have seen plenty of people come and go. I have even trained some of the newbies. I knew firehouse like the back of my hand and maybe even better. I would have to work around forty hours a week, keep up with school, and keep up with my social life. My first day I walked into work and everyone stopped for a minute. They were staring at my new black Firehouse Subs collared shirt and name tag, which said “Brianna Swint” and underneath “shift leader”. Is this new role something I could take on or am I in way over my …show more content…
What is a transition, if you do not struggle? Working at Firehouse over a year I had made a lot of close friends with my coworkers. I was told I must “separate” myself from my coworkers to receive respect as a manager. I could no longer laugh and joke around like previously. I had to grow up and show I had the skills to be a leader. My friends/ coworkers weren’t used to me being a manager. I soon heard comments like “she thinks she is better than everyone now” or “she is so bossy”. I’ve heard the quote, “people hate to see you grow” and I never understood that until now. I also struggled because of my age. Since I am only seventeen, most would not think of me as an adult but still a child. You must be at least eighteen to qualify as a shift leader but I was exempt from this rule. I would then hear comments like “I would never listen to a seventeen-year-old”. I had to earn respect and display that I’m here to be serious. The first couple of weeks were rough and just getting used to being the one in charge. I was determined to get the job done. I have always wanted to be the person that everyone liked and wanted to be