Worst or best jobs ive had

The worst job that I have had would be working at Sizzlers. I was getting paid 8.50 an hour and I only worked on Fridays. I felt like the sizzler factotum. My responsibilities were to clean table after people ate and take there dishes. Separate each plate or utensils and put in washer. I had to take out the garbage and always keep washing my hands every thirty minutes. If a customer spilled something I would have to clean up the mess. I enjoyed the job just because at the end of the day I got tips for being the busser, but I only got one day a week which can be a good thing or bad. I had to have a lot of patience with the customers and wait till they were done eating until I cleaned there table and also if there kids made I mess I had to smile and say it was fine. I learned that working at sizzlers was not for me and I couldn’t be doing that my whole life. The money was minimum wage and I wouldn’t survive in this world with that salary. I wanted a higher paying job and fast.

The best job I have ever had was working for Verizon wireless. I was the greeter for Verizon wireless, I would great the people that walked in and made sure they had someone help them as soon as possible. The customers would see me first so I had to always smile even if I wasn’t having a great day. I enjoyed working there because I loved helping the customers out and making there life easier. I gained great knowledge talking to people and being comfortable not knowing the answer but finding out.

Freak

The book freakanomics displayed different topics in which the authors gave their opinion and hidden sides of the topic. I believe it was written this book to show the readers that there are mysteries and hidden facts that the economy doesn’t want you to know about. There was this specific passage that stood out to me:“I ain’t no African American either, you idiot, I’m a nigger.”  J.T. then administered a lively though not unfriendly taxonomical lesson in “nigger” versus “African American” versus “black”. I feel like you can’t say there are different types of African Americans. To me there is no difference between “blacks”, “niggers”, and African Americans. I can say the same for any other race like Mexicans for example since I’m Mexican. People call Mexicans beaners, wetbacks, Pisa, etc. they are still Mexican regardless. Another thing is that if you have a lot of money or no money at all it doesn’t make you a different race you can’t change that with however much money. The book to me was easily readable, but at times it was too much random facts. The book used a lot of words I didn’t know so that was a plus and gave me the opportunity to learn and look up words. I would say I would recommend this book to people but to keep an open mind. It will help you to look at different sides of things and I think the authors did a good job of keeping me interested with all the different chapters, they got me to wonder, what will happen next?

Take notes

Thus far in the book some of my strategies consist of reading the chapters in section throughout the week. I check how many pages are in the chapter and I choose a number to read per day ending on Thursdays, giving me enough time to finish my role in the group for Friday. Unless I am the moderator, then I read the whole chapter on Monday and Tuesday splitting the pages between the days. I made sure I didn’t read the book too late in the day because then you just read to read not to read for comprehension. I love to read in my room either in complete silence or with very soothing music in the background, but not music that is distracting. I always underline a word I read that I don’t know, even if I am not vocabulary manager for the week. It helps me expand my vocabulary. Highlighting something you found funny, you think that is important, opinion on a quote or passage are all good ways to annotate. When reading this book you cannot be a pessimist while doing so. You have to look at it in many different perspectives because the way the book is written is only one thought. Have an open mind while reading and have fun with it.