Time is of the Essence

Day Two at Tim Hortons was great!
I got to work with the person I'm replacing, due to maternity leave. She is of kindred spirit. I already know I'm going to miss her when she leaves.

Rules are many. One is, no jewelery on arms or hands. For me, this means no watch or rings. I miss them right now. However, I know this too will pass. The hard part was getting my rings off. Over the years my knuckles have swollen so even cold soapy water didn't seem to help the task of removal. I guess, I'll just leave them off.

As for the watch, no big deal. Time is all around me. They have clocks in every corner. Every movement is timed. Once I get the hang of the procedures, I will have to complete each task within the designated time with the goal to decrease that time. Example; on the assembly sandwich chart it states how long it takes to put this sandwich together. The average is 23-25 seconds. Should it take longer than that, it effects others task times. Example; toaster caught on fire, time taken to fix situation caused drive-through to loose their record time. We get to hear about it more than once.

Already, I know I like this job. Fatuous but true, the challenge to beat the clock.

Then there is the watching. Not only are there clocks in every corner, there are security cameras. I believe every movement on the property is caught on tape. Which explains my co-worker's repeated comment "when it is not busy, look busy". Mind you I haven't experienced the "not busy" time yet. Some how I don't think it happens often during my work hours of 6-3.

Again, looking forward to my next day, working the drive-through is coming up.