Work Memories

I have worked my fair share of part time jobs and I have to tell you some of the best moments that have made me look back and laugh (or cringe).

1) Mona Lisa Fondue Restaurant (Position - Food Runner)
Ok, so this was my first job and this was this a NICE job. The most cultured first job a kid could ask for. I worked as the food runner and it was my responsibility to go grab the food orders and bring them to the wine cellar. There are so many memories and so I will begin with the most memorable.

We wore white collared shirts and when you are handeling cheese and wine glasses, stains are bound to happen. Our work prepared for this and bought these amazing SHOUT wipes to help with on the spot corrections and these little sheets of awesomeness worked way too well...

The Holy Grail of Laundry

See, I had spilled some wine on me when I put an empty glass in the dishwashing rack. There was a big red stain on my shirt and I was not happy. I quickly grabbed a SHOUT wipe and started to rub the stain out and to my surprise it was back to being as white as Ivory soap. I was so amazed by this, that I needed to tell all my coworkers the wonders of the SHOUT wipe. I turned to one of my female coworkers and began to explain what the miracle of what just happened. She was impressed by them too, but was upset that the wipe did not remove the cheese stain around her chest area. Without thinking...again without thinking...I proceeded to take the wipe and rub vigorously around "that" area. It was only when my sister came into the kitchen and yelled, "GEOFFREY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!" that I realized the horror of what I had just done. Needless to say the lady was mortified and I became the kid who helped out way too much...

2) Colorado School of Mines (Position: Summer Conference Assistant)
Lots of memories from the two summers I worked in this position. The most memorable of which is when I had a fake marriage with one of my coworkers to play a prank on all of the other SCA's. There are pictures to prove it and we went all out:

Our coworkers weren't too happy to hear that it was all a prank and that they had to get up early and dressed up for nothing. We didn't mind at all though, considering it made the time pass quickly and we got free cake out of it.

Another great memory of stacking all the pillows we could find into one of the worker's bedroom:

3) Colorado School of Mines (Position - Student Center Desk Worker)

And last but not least, the time where I was working the Student Center Desk and had a squirrel run into the building. I was on the last half-hour of my shift and was working on some homework, when I noticed something small run past the desk. I honestly thought it was my imagination until something peered around the corner of the desk and I noticed something very small and furry. I couldn't believe that a squirrel actually got into the building and all I could think about was "Crap. How am I going to get this thing out of the building?".

Pictured: Pure EVIL!

Luckily, the building had only two students in it at the time and I thought I could try to maneuver the little guy out without bothering them, but of course he ran by them and I had to alert the students to the problem. They tried to help and we almost had him out a couple of times but to no avail. Unfortunately, the rest of the story is confidential and for the protection of the school cannot be told any further.

So there you have it. Some of the most memorable moments from my working past. I hope you got a good laugh at my expense.