Here’s today’s Question of the Day:
What was your first job?
My first job was working for a restaurant called O.K. Corral in the town I grew up in. It was a restaurant that took over the building that was vacated by Sonic. My job was to get clean and cook. I HATED THAT JOB! HATED IT! I remember one night the assistant manager sent everyone home around 8 PM and then we got really busy and I it was just me and the assistant manager running things. I wonder how many orders I screwed up that night.
The owner was a slimeball who actually tried to burn the place down. I worked there for about 3 months I think. After that, I went to work for the grocery store in town. It was a much better job.
What was your first job?
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