well folks. sunday was my last nOOdles shift.
it was a sad evening but yet an exciting one.
I have worked here for 2 1/2 years.....i am addicted to their food.....I might actually go back for one night a week so I can get my excellent discount. I just don't know how to survive without noodles.
haha. still trying to decided what to do.
My family was so sweet and came up to Logan just to visit my on my LAST noodles shift. I love them so much and love how much they support me in what I do. I was able to eat with them on my last shift and actually sit down and eat. I am grateful for my boyfriend for also coming and joining my family. Don't we look like a cute bunch. well if you don't know us we basically are ha ha!
It felt weird and didn't hit me at work until a week later I realized shooot I want noodles. shoot I don't work there any more. shoot I don't have a pay check anymore.
still searching for a job hopefully something comes in Januaray. I am leaving for christmas break so the month of December I will be jobless which has been hard but at the same time it has been nice.
As a shift manager we needed to celebrate my last noodles shift. WE made hoe made whip cream and sauted some delicious chocolate chip and snicker doodle cookies they were delicious! Bascially the best treat to make when it is slow, or just to celebrate. I loved working with Laura the girl on the right she did make the best whip cream when doing these...it was a tradition ha ha yum!
I am grateful for the chance I had at working at Noodles and Company and the chance to be a Shift Manager and actually run the WHOLE shift whether it be evening or morning. I learned a lot about counting the drawers and the safe. I learned a lot how to handle situations. I learned when it is busy you can only do so much as a shift manager. I learned how to delegate tasks to co-workers. I learned how to check everyone off at the end of the night. I was the girl in charge. I was the manager. I was the one people came to for problems. I was the one who had to type my password in the computer when deleting an item or doing an allergy aware. When someone called to speak to a manager, the phone was then handed to me. I love working with people and expanded my experience working with people at Noodles and Company. I learned how to make EVERYTHING on the menu. I have TRIED EVERYTHING on the menu. lets just say noodles food is still delicious! I never once got sick of the food and over the 2 1/2 years i might be crazy but I mostly got the Pesto Cavatappi and the Penne Rosa, Mac and Cheese and Spagahteii (for my half marathongs). The food I still am craving. I don't know what it is about pasta....but dang it is always GOOD....always! Sterling my roommates and my family call me crazy...even my co workers do...but it is just so appealing! yuM! I want noodles right now as I am typing this post for my blog. crazy crazy me. I learned how to dress like a shift manager wearing an ugly polo shirt with my name tag on it. I learned how to count inventory ( which I hated and dreaded every shift but it needed to be done) I learned how to make company deposits at the bank and how to write one up. I learned how to keep track of Sales during the hour and what we were projected during the shift. I learned how to control labor hours reflecting on the amount of sales that shift. I learned how to work well with people and be the one in charge, but also have a good time and make it a fun experience for each co-worker that walked in the door. It is important as a shift manager to be aware of the guests as well as my co-workers and help out when needed. I learned when it is busy (friday shift beginning of november) that as a manager you can't freak out. You have to jump into positions where they are needed to help. I learned how to mulit-task and like I said jump into different shift positions to help. I learned how to change the drink machine and the sugar in the back. I learned how to cook all the food. I learned how to call ITT tech when machines up front aren't going the way they were suppose to. I learned how to deal with difficult customers, as well as the favorite regulars knowing them by name and even what they usually get. (creating some friendships). I learned how to work under managers who at times I didn't like because they were lazy, but realized I needed to run the shift i was given 110%. I learned that as a shift manager I can only do so much, and at some evenings it was hard and made me feel like a complete failure, but realizing that there will be another new fresh start tommorrow. I learned to work with slow people who would get their job done but at a snail pace. I loved and created many friendships with other c0-workers at noodles and company. I learned how to lock up the front door and put the security lock system in. This job became easy because of the same routine given. I loved working there. I loved working under my main manager Keven (who no longer works there and is the manager of five guys). I am grateful for the opportunity I had at working at noodles and company. I never thought I would be a shift manager and didn't really want the position but knew I needed a raise and knew I needed to test and grow in the experience. It was hard but it was worth every shift.
Two Thumbs Up for Shift Manager at Noodles
I am excited and looking for new opportunities and experience to grow.
Thanks Noodles and Company for your delicious food!!
