Couch Potato Research Paper

This paper is a story about how I went from a lazy couch potato to becoming a hard working young man. Do you know what it’s like to lose all of your free time? Teenagers need to learn how to balance school, work, sports, and a social life. One hundred percent of people are satisfied when they get paid for the first time. To begin, not knowing anything about the work force, I was scared to apply. My brother, who already worked at Chick-fil-a, talked to the owner and helped me get the job. He told me to go to an open interview session and when I went, there was about 10 other people there and I was one of the few people who didn’t dress up. Compared to the others, it looked like I had no chance of getting a call back. The process was simple. We all sat down and took turns answering simple questions like: “Do you play sports?, What kind of grades do you make?” and other questions. When I went home after the first interview I was scared I would never receive another call. The next …show more content…
I was no longer the newest employee there. I got the chance to train people and it showed that everyone that starts working isn’t fast. It made me notice that when I started, they didn’t expect me to be good and efficient at working. It made me appreciate that I had the job. I remember when the newer people trained, they messed up on someones change who wasn’t supposed to get change at all, I noticed it and showed her what she did wrong. Also to think that she was new so it was ok, everyone can make mistakes. After my co-workers and I trained them, I got to see them progress from not knowing what to do, to being efficient like all of us. It was interesting knowing that I was once like them not knowing what to do and seeing them change. “Mom! there's a new game that was just released and I really want to get it!” Jumping excitedly in front of my mom, I said. “How much does it cost?”, my mom would