#i enjoy working food service and i've always been fascinated with it!! sue me!!! what could be better than serving up smiles?

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it always floors me how everyone's first reaction when i talk about my time spent in food service is immediate pity, sympathy, etc., as well as congrats for going back to school and "escaping" that work. i mean besides the obvious classism there, i really had a passion for food service and took pride in it. it's just the pay and the inconsistent shifts that made me quit. and no one ever believes me!

i'm planning on applying to work in one of the on-campus restaurants/kitchens for some extra money and free meals, and i'm curious to see how that affects people's reactions when i tell them what i'm up to. i don't think saying i voluntarily, enthusiastically work the cash register in the cafeteria at my prestigious stem college is going to dismantle any prejudices about "unskilled jobs" and the people who do them, but i hope i can at least give a couple folks a few seconds' pause and plant that seed in their heads.