Chapter I: Would you like Fries with that?
June 30, 2008It was another day at the grind. I glance with pride at the wall to my left. The wall reads, employee of the month. Underneath that sign is my face, my name and the month. There are 12 pictures on the wall, one for each month and each picture is mine.
It’s a lazy 230pm at the McDonald’s that i work for, but it doesn’t get my spirits down. I buzz up and down the counter taking orders, greeting my customers with a smile and a “Good afternoon Welcome to McDonald’s”
My mind is empty. Not a numb, mechanical emptiness but a peace, a sense of oneness with the metal counter, the stainless industrial kitchen equipment. The heat and smell and I we are one.
A man stands in front of me cheerfully I greet him. He orders McNuggets with a Coke. And I ask
“Would you like fries with that?”
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