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New impressions
May. 30th, 2005 12:49 amGeez, I really don't think I update this thing as much as I used to. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Anyway...
I've made some new impressions regarding my co-workers at Jamba Juice. Short of remembering all the nicknames I assigned to the people in my training group and the people I first worked with, I'll just stick with first initials, and let it be at that. If I ever get steamed enough at someone to use their full name, oh well. It's not like many people have very original names, anyway... (even I met a Meredith yesterday while on reg -- though it was a guy with more muscles than hair!).
It turns out that some people I previously thought were nice are actually a bit power-trippy and bossy, which is a real shame. Not that people anywhere at any time really care too much about first impressions anymore these days. One person had the nerve to tell me that I couldn't look at the work schedule for next week until my break-- even though I'd been there since 6:30am (meaning I woke up at 5:30am, and was up and walking to work in the lonely cold before she was even out of her damn pajamas), had already worked to the bone, and there was NOTHING else to do, even cleaning. She was there at 7:30 or thereabouts to train some newbies, but still, that attitude was totally uncalled for, and it pissed me off.
There are also some younger managers (most of the managers aside from the GM, Brenda, are in fact, quite young-- my age or a few years older, tops) who don't seem to have any respect for others. One of them, A, is nice, for the most part, but she's abrupt and rude a great deal-- like when I thought I could go after closing out my register the other night. She just says "You can't go." No reason why, no polite apology or anything remotely close. I had to wait to walk out of the door with her and the other closer (who I'll call R, and is also a jerk) for NO FREAKIN' REASON. On top of that, she changed the Jamba music when we closed to this horrible rap or hip-hop or something-- and she blasted the volume. The music made me highly uncomfortable, but what was I supposed to say? Uh, can we change the music? No. No one listens to the newbie.
The other jerk, R, was sort of helpful when I started, but he was a total jerk the other day when I was doing the dishes (as was another guy who I just can't see myself getting along with, S). When I asked people (repeatedly, and politely at that) to please not throw their blenders and lids into the sinks, as I got splashes with smoothie leftovers, sanitizer, water, and soap, they were all "whatever" and R actually said "We're not going to change our routine because of you!" Well excuse me! I was sick of going home soaking wet because you dipshits wouldn't stop throwing water at me (and another guy, T, would intentionally spray water at me, even though I asked him not to!) -- and worse, having customers ask me why I was so wet. It was embarrassing!
The person I thought was previously nice and is now all bossy and such-- she's G. She was nice and pretty and everything before, but now she just comes off as superficial, self-centered, and a huge nitpicker. I can understand wanting to speed up the customer's waiting time to the goal of 3 minutes or less, but when we run out of supplies, have to run back and forth between areas, fix things, etc ... it's no fault of mine! Geez... I've barely worked JDU, Dipbox, or Blend, so it's not like I know much about those areas, anyway!
In other news, there are now some ways to seriously confuse your Jamba Juice register. People lately have been ordering things that aren't really on our menu. Now wait-- there are some people that have just been patronizing Jamba Juice for a while, so they know the old menu items. For things we still have the ingredients for, we can still make them, but for others (like Endless Lime), we have to substitute. But there are some other secret items and requests-- sort of like In-N-Out's secret menu. Older drinks are not "secret." (Strawberry Tsunami is not that old, but it's not on the menu; Strawberries Dreamin' IS old, and is therefore not on the menu. We consider those drinks "Discontinued," but we can still make them).
Here's what to say to test your JJ register:
"Can I get a White Gummi Bear (insert Smoothie Here)?" A White Gummi Bear (or just a plain gummi bear, if you like) is a combination of ALL the sherbets (raspberry, lime, pineapple, and orange), plus our white products (nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt, plain sorbet, plain yogurt) if you like. It's an extra 50 cents a pop, but people seem to think it makes their smoothies even fruitier. I think it just makes them more SUGARY. I think if you want to add the extra sherbets by themselves, you can be weird and say...
Red Gummi Bear - for raspberry
Green Gummi Bear - for lime (even though the sherbet is yellow)
Yellow/White Gummi Bear - for pineapple
Orange Gummi Bear - for orange
You have to be clear about what you want as an extra. Unless you have a very self-assured Jamba register who's been there for a while, they should repeat the order back to you to make sure you know what you're getting.
There are some forums and the like out there saying we have other drinks like a "Sweet Jesus," "Hawaiian Lust," "Starburst," or a "Sour Patch Kids." This might depend on which branch you go to, but I've never heard of any of those, and I've already talked to several people about the secret smoothies. A variety of secret smoothies might just be between a circle of friends, and word just spreads. You can make a variety of substitutions for your smoothies-- more juice, less juice, different juice (and the same thing with fruits, sherbets, yogurts, bases like peanut butter, chocolate, or enlightened dairy)... a few tweaks and some creative thing = a brand new smoothie!
Share your "secret" smoothies with me-- maybe we can invent some recipes together!
* Tigerfruit Smoothie - bananas, strawberries (apple-strawberry juice?), and some secret flavored crystals (from Neopets) that no one has on hand anymore...
* ??? (old smoothies don't count, ladies and gents-- come on, hit me up!)
As for In-N-Out's secret menu, there are plenty of websites devoted to that-- and it's relatively easy to remember.
Animal Style - grilled with onions and mustard, plus their secret sauce (thousand island dressing). Can be applied to fries or a burger.
Flying Dutchman - a burger patty with cheese, no bun or lettuce
Atkins Burger - A burger patty wrapped in a lettuce leaf (aka Protein Burger)
3x3 or anything higher - The number of meat patties on your burger and the number of cheese slices. They don't have to be the same number.
Neapolitan - a shake with all three flavors (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry) mixed in. Specify which one you want on top, and which one you want on the bottom.
Grilled Cheese - a meatless cheeseburger... that is, two buns with two slices of cheese, plus all the veggies.
Wish Burger - vegetarian burger, contains all the veggies, but no patty.
Double Meat - a double-double, but without the "double" dose of cheese.
Well Done - your fries will be crisped to a super-dark color. Remember, they use real veggie oil and actual potatoes-- none of that frozen, sugar oil crap! Well done fries are actually quite good-- kinda hash-browny.
(these aren't so secret anymore-- that is, there are 1000s of websites with the info).
"Can I get a Pacific Passion?"
Sure-- a Pacific Passion is just a Caribbean Passion (orange sherbet, pineapple juice, mango chunks, etc.) with NO orange sherbet, substituted for pineapple sherbet. Why pineapples? Because pineapples come from Hawaii, and Hawaii's in the Pacific!
Oh yes-- remember that Idiot's Guide I posted to the FFnet names? Well I decided I might as well send them a revised list-- the right spellings, translations, and so forth. One thing I want to correct is that 'Yami Kamen' and 'Hikari Kamen' are not NAMES, and as such, K. is not their last initial. I propose translating them as 'Light Mask' and 'Dark Mask,' and since that's only 8-9 characters, not abbreviating any part of it. As for Yami no Yuugi, most people will probably understand that Yami Y. is him... but that's a dub name, and the rest of the list uses the original Japanese names. So I propose changing it to Dark Yuugi, and if a last initial is necessary, M., since he is using Yuugi Mutou's body.
Does anyone else want to add other characters that I may have forgotten? Consult Yu-Gi-Oh GX, the original series, Duel Monsters, the manga, whatever. Let me know before I send (hopefully by this Tuesday) so I can correct those... people. ^_^
Oh gawd--![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kitesareevil pointed out that we should review fics with 'my summary sucks' and say "Yes, yes your summary does." Especially when it's true. So I decided to search for them in the Yu-Gi-Oh fandom (I actually spelled 'summary' and 'sucks' correctly though) -- and I got 100 matches in my FIRST try. I think I'll skim some of these and leave some scathingly short review. Summaries are the end-all, be-all. We don't have time for suckage, thanks very much.
Uhm, re: the me and Scott matter... well, not like anyone came bounding forward with any wise words of advice or whatnot, but I think we're in okay territory once more. It's really a matter of myself dealing with things, and not being so damn emotional. Not to say I'm going to turn into Miss Ice Cube the Bitch, but... well, I want this to be a good summer, not one peppered with arguments and disagreements.
Oh, thanks tobaine, I've also FINALLY got myself a Gmail account-- but of course 'azurite' was taken, so now I am... anzu.kaiba@gmail.com! Bwahahaha! Free Pop Forwarding! I love it!
We're also thinking about affiliating our icon journals (we need a name) and starting up a manga-based icontest community (also needs a name). Any ideas?
Also thinking about going to AX (SHOCK!!!) for the first time-- one day only, on July 1st for the AMV competition. I want to get tickets, but it seems the only true way to get them guaranteed is if you get a hotel room and reserve the one ticket per person for the competition. Then it's just a matter of showing up on time to get good seats. I'm not sure whatzigx's plans are for the con/hotel room or anything, but if he's got less than 4 people, I'd love to shove my name on that roster... I think he'd probably lean toward some of the other AX special events though, right? Apparently they have this thing called AX Idol, plus a MAAYA SAKAMOTO CONCERT! *freaks out* HOLY CRAP! ;_; But... it's so close, and I have nothing put together for anything. True, I can still pre-reg and get a badge, but... how would I even get to Anaheim? Grr.
I've made some new impressions regarding my co-workers at Jamba Juice. Short of remembering all the nicknames I assigned to the people in my training group and the people I first worked with, I'll just stick with first initials, and let it be at that. If I ever get steamed enough at someone to use their full name, oh well. It's not like many people have very original names, anyway... (even I met a Meredith yesterday while on reg -- though it was a guy with more muscles than hair!).
It turns out that some people I previously thought were nice are actually a bit power-trippy and bossy, which is a real shame. Not that people anywhere at any time really care too much about first impressions anymore these days. One person had the nerve to tell me that I couldn't look at the work schedule for next week until my break-- even though I'd been there since 6:30am (meaning I woke up at 5:30am, and was up and walking to work in the lonely cold before she was even out of her damn pajamas), had already worked to the bone, and there was NOTHING else to do, even cleaning. She was there at 7:30 or thereabouts to train some newbies, but still, that attitude was totally uncalled for, and it pissed me off.
There are also some younger managers (most of the managers aside from the GM, Brenda, are in fact, quite young-- my age or a few years older, tops) who don't seem to have any respect for others. One of them, A, is nice, for the most part, but she's abrupt and rude a great deal-- like when I thought I could go after closing out my register the other night. She just says "You can't go." No reason why, no polite apology or anything remotely close. I had to wait to walk out of the door with her and the other closer (who I'll call R, and is also a jerk) for NO FREAKIN' REASON. On top of that, she changed the Jamba music when we closed to this horrible rap or hip-hop or something-- and she blasted the volume. The music made me highly uncomfortable, but what was I supposed to say? Uh, can we change the music? No. No one listens to the newbie.
The other jerk, R, was sort of helpful when I started, but he was a total jerk the other day when I was doing the dishes (as was another guy who I just can't see myself getting along with, S). When I asked people (repeatedly, and politely at that) to please not throw their blenders and lids into the sinks, as I got splashes with smoothie leftovers, sanitizer, water, and soap, they were all "whatever" and R actually said "We're not going to change our routine because of you!" Well excuse me! I was sick of going home soaking wet because you dipshits wouldn't stop throwing water at me (and another guy, T, would intentionally spray water at me, even though I asked him not to!) -- and worse, having customers ask me why I was so wet. It was embarrassing!
The person I thought was previously nice and is now all bossy and such-- she's G. She was nice and pretty and everything before, but now she just comes off as superficial, self-centered, and a huge nitpicker. I can understand wanting to speed up the customer's waiting time to the goal of 3 minutes or less, but when we run out of supplies, have to run back and forth between areas, fix things, etc ... it's no fault of mine! Geez... I've barely worked JDU, Dipbox, or Blend, so it's not like I know much about those areas, anyway!
In other news, there are now some ways to seriously confuse your Jamba Juice register. People lately have been ordering things that aren't really on our menu. Now wait-- there are some people that have just been patronizing Jamba Juice for a while, so they know the old menu items. For things we still have the ingredients for, we can still make them, but for others (like Endless Lime), we have to substitute. But there are some other secret items and requests-- sort of like In-N-Out's secret menu. Older drinks are not "secret." (Strawberry Tsunami is not that old, but it's not on the menu; Strawberries Dreamin' IS old, and is therefore not on the menu. We consider those drinks "Discontinued," but we can still make them).
Here's what to say to test your JJ register:
"Can I get a White Gummi Bear (insert Smoothie Here)?" A White Gummi Bear (or just a plain gummi bear, if you like) is a combination of ALL the sherbets (raspberry, lime, pineapple, and orange), plus our white products (nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt, plain sorbet, plain yogurt) if you like. It's an extra 50 cents a pop, but people seem to think it makes their smoothies even fruitier. I think it just makes them more SUGARY. I think if you want to add the extra sherbets by themselves, you can be weird and say...
Red Gummi Bear - for raspberry
Green Gummi Bear - for lime (even though the sherbet is yellow)
Yellow/White Gummi Bear - for pineapple
Orange Gummi Bear - for orange
You have to be clear about what you want as an extra. Unless you have a very self-assured Jamba register who's been there for a while, they should repeat the order back to you to make sure you know what you're getting.
There are some forums and the like out there saying we have other drinks like a "Sweet Jesus," "Hawaiian Lust," "Starburst," or a "Sour Patch Kids." This might depend on which branch you go to, but I've never heard of any of those, and I've already talked to several people about the secret smoothies. A variety of secret smoothies might just be between a circle of friends, and word just spreads. You can make a variety of substitutions for your smoothies-- more juice, less juice, different juice (and the same thing with fruits, sherbets, yogurts, bases like peanut butter, chocolate, or enlightened dairy)... a few tweaks and some creative thing = a brand new smoothie!
Share your "secret" smoothies with me-- maybe we can invent some recipes together!
* Tigerfruit Smoothie - bananas, strawberries (apple-strawberry juice?), and some secret flavored crystals (from Neopets) that no one has on hand anymore...
* ??? (old smoothies don't count, ladies and gents-- come on, hit me up!)
As for In-N-Out's secret menu, there are plenty of websites devoted to that-- and it's relatively easy to remember.
Animal Style - grilled with onions and mustard, plus their secret sauce (thousand island dressing). Can be applied to fries or a burger.
Flying Dutchman - a burger patty with cheese, no bun or lettuce
Atkins Burger - A burger patty wrapped in a lettuce leaf (aka Protein Burger)
3x3 or anything higher - The number of meat patties on your burger and the number of cheese slices. They don't have to be the same number.
Neapolitan - a shake with all three flavors (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry) mixed in. Specify which one you want on top, and which one you want on the bottom.
Grilled Cheese - a meatless cheeseburger... that is, two buns with two slices of cheese, plus all the veggies.
Wish Burger - vegetarian burger, contains all the veggies, but no patty.
Double Meat - a double-double, but without the "double" dose of cheese.
Well Done - your fries will be crisped to a super-dark color. Remember, they use real veggie oil and actual potatoes-- none of that frozen, sugar oil crap! Well done fries are actually quite good-- kinda hash-browny.
(these aren't so secret anymore-- that is, there are 1000s of websites with the info).
"Can I get a Pacific Passion?"
Sure-- a Pacific Passion is just a Caribbean Passion (orange sherbet, pineapple juice, mango chunks, etc.) with NO orange sherbet, substituted for pineapple sherbet. Why pineapples? Because pineapples come from Hawaii, and Hawaii's in the Pacific!
Oh yes-- remember that Idiot's Guide I posted to the FFnet names? Well I decided I might as well send them a revised list-- the right spellings, translations, and so forth. One thing I want to correct is that 'Yami Kamen' and 'Hikari Kamen' are not NAMES, and as such, K. is not their last initial. I propose translating them as 'Light Mask' and 'Dark Mask,' and since that's only 8-9 characters, not abbreviating any part of it. As for Yami no Yuugi, most people will probably understand that Yami Y. is him... but that's a dub name, and the rest of the list uses the original Japanese names. So I propose changing it to Dark Yuugi, and if a last initial is necessary, M., since he is using Yuugi Mutou's body.
Does anyone else want to add other characters that I may have forgotten? Consult Yu-Gi-Oh GX, the original series, Duel Monsters, the manga, whatever. Let me know before I send (hopefully by this Tuesday) so I can correct those... people. ^_^
Oh gawd--
kitesareevil pointed out that we should review fics with 'my summary sucks' and say "Yes, yes your summary does." Especially when it's true. So I decided to search for them in the Yu-Gi-Oh fandom (I actually spelled 'summary' and 'sucks' correctly though) -- and I got 100 matches in my FIRST try. I think I'll skim some of these and leave some scathingly short review. Summaries are the end-all, be-all. We don't have time for suckage, thanks very much.Uhm, re: the me and Scott matter... well, not like anyone came bounding forward with any wise words of advice or whatnot, but I think we're in okay territory once more. It's really a matter of myself dealing with things, and not being so damn emotional. Not to say I'm going to turn into Miss Ice Cube the Bitch, but... well, I want this to be a good summer, not one peppered with arguments and disagreements.
Oh, thanks to
baine, I've also FINALLY got myself a Gmail account-- but of course 'azurite' was taken, so now I am... anzu.kaiba@gmail.com! Bwahahaha! Free Pop Forwarding! I love it!We're also thinking about affiliating our icon journals (we need a name) and starting up a manga-based icontest community (also needs a name). Any ideas?
Also thinking about going to AX (SHOCK!!!) for the first time-- one day only, on July 1st for the AMV competition. I want to get tickets, but it seems the only true way to get them guaranteed is if you get a hotel room and reserve the one ticket per person for the competition. Then it's just a matter of showing up on time to get good seats. I'm not sure what
zigx's plans are for the con/hotel room or anything, but if he's got less than 4 people, I'd love to shove my name on that roster... I think he'd probably lean toward some of the other AX special events though, right? Apparently they have this thing called AX Idol, plus a MAAYA SAKAMOTO CONCERT! *freaks out* HOLY CRAP! ;_; But... it's so close, and I have nothing put together for anything. True, I can still pre-reg and get a badge, but... how would I even get to Anaheim? Grr.
