A few weeks ago, I decided to change jobs. I have left Burger King and am now with Hardee’s. Many things are the same, many things are different. I worked as a Breakfast manager for Hardee’s 15 years ago, so I have a vague knowledge of the system. I have been with Burger King for almost 5 years and, although I needed the change, some things are hard to let go of. For example, today during a quite busy breakfast, I kept asking for CiniMinis. the Kitchen Leader looked at me like she didn’t understand me, so I repeated it. Then she and the GM began laughing. Needless to say, BK has CiniMinis. HARDEE’S has Cinnamon N’ Raisin Biscuits. Goof up #1. Five years of saying CiniMinis may be a difficult habit to break, but the change I’ve made in my life is so amazing! The people I work with in the training store are some of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet, and they are quite patient with me as I ring up gravy biscuits for here when they are supposed to be to go. This may seem like no big deal, but gravy to dine in is packaged differently than gravy to go. And because of food cost issues, having 3 gravies to dine in that you just don’t need is a big issue. There are times during the day that I feel right at home, and other times that I feel like a little lost puppy. But, it’s only the 3rd full day, so I know I will be on auto pilot by next week. It’s race week, so I’m spending all of my time on the front line. Next week, I hope to get into the kitchen, my home away from home. I’m eager to begin making sandwiches, learning the prep routines, hold times, cook times, shelf lives, etc.
Change is scary. I left a job I was very good at, I knew exactly what to do when, and knew absolutely EVERYTHING about BK. But sometimes you have to step out of your comfort zone to grow, and making this change is the best thing I could have ever done for myself and my family.
