In October last year, i started my first part time job at Domino's Pizza in Bentleigh. In the past i have always been too lazy to get a part time job, and half of the time when i applied to other positions at other places, i would always get declined for some reason or another. The interview wasn't even an interview; she told me i had the job as soon as i walked through the door. She asked me a bunch of questions though, and told me a few things about how the store is run, what duties ill be doing, and gave me a uniform to start training a few days after. I have to say, I really didn't expect that i would like it as much as i do now. Don't get me wrong, the job really sucks. If i'm not doing deliveries (i'm a delivery driver), im either; washing dishes or answering phone calls from starving and easily agitated people who want food as soon as possible, and will kill anyone or anything in their way to get fed. But its not the job that i enjoy, its the people. The staff at domino's pizza is basically made up of; A) A lesbian manager who has really weird and strange stories about her past and B) A team of 18~27 year old guys who all; play games, watch funny shows, and make jokes about everything and everyone.
Try imaging seven 18 year old+ guys, standing around in a circle, with nothing to do because its a dead quiet night and there are no orders or deliveries to take. Even Einstein couldn't have calculated a better formula for trouble. We basically just joke around any time we're near each other and have nothing urgent to do. For example one of the in-store girls (people who dont do deliveries) went to the bathroom to change because her shift was over. She went into the staff bathroom at the back, and got changed. One of the drivers decided to pull a prank, and stacked huge boxes of coke one on top of the other, and "bricked" the door shut. She opened the door, and found her self trapped, looking through a small gap at 7 guys pointing and laughing. Classic stuff like this happens all the time at my job, and if these guys weren't as funny as they are, or as laid back - i probably would despise working there. Sure, i wasn't accepted by them from the start, but they've slowly gotten used to a new guy working there and i wasn't hazed too much. Heh.
Some of the things i have seen behind the scenes of pizza making have made me turn completely off pizza. You know aussie pizzas, dont have 'real' egg? Its powdered egg thats been mixed with water and is sprayed onto your pizza. I've mixed the formula before - it smells rancid and disgusting and looks worse. I can never order an aussie pizza ever again!! (and it used to be my favorite! :( ). The way they make and cut pizzas is very interesting though. The store record for making a "supreme" pizza is 23seconds. And cutting and boxing a pizza is 12secs. Mine is around 20? lol. Im still learning how to cut quickly, and i haven't even started to learn how to make pizza's yet. I am really looking forward to going to Malaysia to see my baby (!!!!!) but im also sad to leave my job. These are the kinds of people I like to hang around - laid back, funny and joke about anything. The job is interesting , and i've got quite a few stories to tell: both new experiences and things that ive seen, but have experienced already. In short: my job is very educational. Before i left, everyone said they were going to leave by the time i came back. But suprisingly, most of the guys that are my friends are still there - and one of the people who left originally came back. I've even spoken to the new manager about getting my job back and he said he'd call me sometime this week. Let the Life-Lessons Continue!
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