Welcome to Tim Hortons, can I take your order please?

LOL! Yeah....so my new job is working at Tim Hortons!! It was such a wonderful way that I got the job.....let me share...

I walked in at 9 am with a resume.....my 2nd time bringing one over. I asked for the hiring manager and introduced myself by saying..."I was here a month ago with my resume and I see you still have your sign outside looking for help.....obviously you haven't hired me yet!" Well, she laughed and we talked a wee bit....then she ask me to come around to the side counter and talked a bit more.

The great part that happened was that she asked me to come for an interview with both her and her part time manager at 2 pm. Oh no....get this....I was on my way to Toronto to take my brother out for lunch....there's no way I could be back for 2. Well, when I explained that to the manager, she asked me if I could be back at 3 and that she'd wait for me. WOW...of course I'll be back! I said.

So I make it to see my brother....have lunch....get a few things done....and then I'm back in Barrie by 3 pm. Sitting down with both managers and we are talking. It felt like I was sitting down with my 2 buddies from high school and chatting. We all got on very comfortably. Now I thought the positions there were only part time, but when they talked to me about the position they had in mind for me....it was something else! They want me for a full time front end supervisor. I'll be working the night shift, but will get paid extra for that. As well, they want to cross train me as a baker so that if ever they needed me, I could cover avery aspect of the store. WOW! I was blown away!

So they never said if I was hired or not, but I got the feeling from the interview that I definitely was....and then this morning, they called to offer me the position.

This really means a lot for my family. It's a full time job. They have a medical plan that includes dental. They have a rewards program. You can move up in this company. The rewards program is cool.....its a point system where every shift you show up for, you get a point. When you are present for staff meetings, you get 20. Taking someone else's shift when they are sick, gives you 10 points....etc etc. The points almost translate dollar for dollar to cash. After you've accumulated 125 points you are allowed to pick 4 gift cards of $25 each and thats your bonus. They've got movie cards, walmart, gas.... I think thats a great incentive.

This doesn't put off my idea of schooling....I'm still waiting to hear back from Indian Affairs (which is supposed to be this month)........when that goes thru, I'll be returning to school and I'm excited about that too!

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In the next couple of days I'm going to tell you about a couple of good things that have happened.