Personal Narrative: My Job

In high school there were a lot of people that had jobs. There was a limited amount that had a job freshman year. I was lucky to have known a kid at Kroger that was in my class; I wasn't looking for a job at the time but he was telling me how they were hiring and all i had to do was apply. I applied that day and heard back two days later. i started working and i loved the job. The people were nice there and it was not too much work. Only problem was,everytime i see someone at school i would be slightly embarrassed. I would get stares and awkward hellos. I felt like i am worth more than what i work, just like Joey in “Working at Wendy’s”. We both had common ground with some differences.

Joey was a man, in college, has a child and wife. He watched his son during day after school then at night works at Wendy's. He has to do this so his wife can finish college and so he can provide for family. He was embarrassed and ashamed that he works there because he feels he is better than his job. He is in college working for PHD and very intelligent around average fast food …show more content…
Even though i liked some things about my job Joey and i had many of the same dislikes. I was a bagger, even tho thats the appropriate job for my age, i had coworkers that were not on the same brain wave as me. Just like Joey having that coworkers like Dave, who slept in his car. I had guys that were 40 living with parents and ex cons that were just weird. i Also felt small when i see people from school. They really didn't care but sometimes they would give me funny looks and wonder why i'm working here. Joey would see kids from his group in boys scouts and businessmen and feel the way they would look at him and feel small. Also we both disliked the customers at time. Just like him i experienced rude customers. People yelling because things are moving slow or because for something i messed up on. I used to want to say something back just like Joey but i kept my