another day as a hostess
Nicolette Roberts
Mr. Forrest Roth
English 101-068
1 December 2011 Another Day as a Hostess In America today, there are many jobs that I could have choose from, from almost impractical jobs, like a super star or a singer, to an easy job, like answering phones as a secretary, but there is only one job for me. It may not be the job that I love or want to have, but it may be a well-paying job. In picking what job I wanted, I had three choices: to work and be happy, to be a laborer and not get much time off, or to play and have a lot of time to myself to participate in activities. While some people claim they have a laboring or relaxing job, others say their job isn’t that bad and they wouldn’t mind to go to work. Just like the people claim their job isn’t that bad, neither do I. My job as a hostess at Carrabba’s Italian Grill isn’t the type of job that I dread going to everyday. Being a hostess there is enjoyable, but at the same time it is mentally challenging. Of these three categories, I consider my job to be the work type more than a play or labor type of job. The amount of effort that I put into a task is neither frivolous nor over demanding for fair compensation merits the title of work. Being able to work at my job is the perfect middle between labor and play. It isn’t super demanding and serious, but at the same time, it is rewarding and fun. The reason why I started working as a hostess at Carrabba’s Italian Grill was because one of my good friends was working at that restaurant and told me to go in and apply, and I did. She and I worked there together for a while, but then when she moved, she had to quit that job. Instead of quitting and going find a different job with different people in a totally different atmosphere, I stayed working at that same restaurant. I stayed because I felt so close to all the people that worked there and even the regulars that came in all the time to eat and drink at the bar. I felt like that I needed to
Mr. Forrest Roth
English 101-068
1 December 2011 Another Day as a Hostess In America today, there are many jobs that I could have choose from, from almost impractical jobs, like a super star or a singer, to an easy job, like answering phones as a secretary, but there is only one job for me. It may not be the job that I love or want to have, but it may be a well-paying job. In picking what job I wanted, I had three choices: to work and be happy, to be a laborer and not get much time off, or to play and have a lot of time to myself to participate in activities. While some people claim they have a laboring or relaxing job, others say their job isn’t that bad and they wouldn’t mind to go to work. Just like the people claim their job isn’t that bad, neither do I. My job as a hostess at Carrabba’s Italian Grill isn’t the type of job that I dread going to everyday. Being a hostess there is enjoyable, but at the same time it is mentally challenging. Of these three categories, I consider my job to be the work type more than a play or labor type of job. The amount of effort that I put into a task is neither frivolous nor over demanding for fair compensation merits the title of work. Being able to work at my job is the perfect middle between labor and play. It isn’t super demanding and serious, but at the same time, it is rewarding and fun. The reason why I started working as a hostess at Carrabba’s Italian Grill was because one of my good friends was working at that restaurant and told me to go in and apply, and I did. She and I worked there together for a while, but then when she moved, she had to quit that job. Instead of quitting and going find a different job with different people in a totally different atmosphere, I stayed working at that same restaurant. I stayed because I felt so close to all the people that worked there and even the regulars that came in all the time to eat and drink at the bar. I felt like that I needed to