Chapter 382 – First Work
As soon as I entered the cafe, the first thing I saw was the store manager opening the boxes and checking the number of items in stock…
” Hello. “
” . . .? Oh, is it you? Come on··· “
The store manager, who answered me in a slightly annoying tone as if he was very tired, continued to check his self-control and stretch…
“Is there a changing room in the break room? There will be clothes in a locker with your name on it. As for the measurements, as you told me last time, I got the size right… If it’s small or big, tell me quickly and don’t whine later…”
” Yep··· “
I passed by the store manager and headed for the staff lounge, and when I entered the lounge, Sojung, as if she had been there beforehand, was wearing a uniform, pulling a straw through the Americano, and greeted me with a welcoming eye smile…
“Brother, hello~”
” High··· “
After her short greeting, she lowered her eyes again and focused on the smartphone she was controlling, so she went into the dressing room to change her clothes first.
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First of all, there is nothing strange about it…
After unpacking the new-smelling uniform and putting it on quickly, the part-time job suit looked good on me. On top of that, he even wore a hat, so he’s a perfect part-timer…
But no pockets…
Was it designed with the intention of not looking at the phone while working?
With that thought in mind, when she came out of the dressing room, Sojung looked at the mirror on one side and tidied up her outfit as if she had waited.
” Song. Oppa, the store manager wants me to come with you. “
” Okay “
Like Sojeongi, I was also a newcomer, so the store manager sent me to work 30 to 40 minutes earlier than opening time for the same education.
“Did you both sleep well last night? “
“” Yes “”
“Sojung, how did you feel when you tried it yesterday? Was it very difficult? Are you doing well for the first time? “
“Oh, my parents run a restaurant, so I did some serving in high school.”
No wonder···
But isn’t it a bit different from a restaurant…?
“It’s good if it’s okay… Now, what are you guys going to do in the morning…”
I thought that when I came to a cafe part-time job, I always learned how to brew coffee or make drinks…
Turn on the POS flag and check for work…
Turn on the water heater, turn on the coffee machine and grinder…
Open outside terrace
Sweep the hall and wipe the tables
Tidying up the bar where drinks and coffee go out…
Anyway, sweeping and wiping was the main thing, so it was far from the cafe part-time job I thought.
“Did you mean to touch the coffee machine from the start? What a dream… “
“” Yes “”
Is my expression that obvious…? When he was making a questionable expression, the manager caught it and pointed it out… He was showing a strict side different from the friendly one I saw yesterday, so I wondered if this was the difference between a part-time job and a manager…
That’s how I started by moving the items the store manager had been checking earlier to the warehouse and refrigerator… After that, I organized the chairs and tables… Checking if the service bar supplies were well stocked… I was doing…
“Wow… Look at that oppa… I can see people coming this way already…? “
” Huh? “
There are still about 10 minutes left to open… People on their way to work naturally open the cafe door and skillfully tap the kiosk next to the counter with their fingers.
Seeing that, Sojungi approached her… And gave her understanding that there was still time until opening time, so ordering would take a while.
Even though Sojeongie is small, she is very smart.
“I don’t have office dating yet…”
“Oh shit…! It’s a surprise···! “
“What to the manager…? Chew? You were just going to say fuck…”
“Ah… I’m sorry. But he came out of nowhere, so I was really surprised…”
“It’s true… Contrary to what it looks like, it must be a bit timid~? “
Unlike before, the store manager is friendly again like yesterday, patting me on the shoulder and playing with me…
I was really surprised when a nobleman who was touching a force machine suddenly jumped out next to me… But he really doesn’t know where he’ll bounce…
“Okay, now it’s open time, so watch and learn how to touch the POS machine from the side…”
” Yes··· “
I sighed at my answer- Her expression, smiling once, was something thick… No, what the fuck was she thinking about the store manager… And that was on her first day at work…
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Force machine… Ha… Force fucking real…
I’ve been thinking about my skills again here.
“Ha… Here’s the point discount… I told you three times just now…? “
” Sorry··· “
Why are there so many categories… Starting with earning and discounts, affiliates… And classification of order items… It was really hard.
At first, I thought it was no big deal… But after the manager informed me and showed me how to respond to customers who wanted to order at the counter a few times, I was put into practice myself…
Taking orders… So, Iced Americano is usually ordered during rush hour… Of course, I know the location. But the problem is point accumulation, discounts from affiliates… And even discounts from telecommunications carriers… As these things come in, brain freeze comes naturally…
Obviously, before taking the order, I asked about the discount in advance, but it took a long time to find it, so the manager who was making an Americano with an espresso sighed deeply, and Sojung, who was taking orders from another POS machine next to me, sighed. Smiled bitterly and reluctantly helped me.
Wow… But isn’t this too many people…?
It’s 8:20 now… It’s only been 20 minutes since it opened, but the kiosks and counters are already crowded with people…
No… This is too different…?
At the POS machine where Sojeongi was standing, the people ordering were quickly leaving… Seeing that, she looked respectful of Sojungie, who passed through that hellish lunchtime yesterday.
And just like this thought, the manager who checks every order one by one behind the scenes and makes coffee and drinks by himself… 4-5 cups are very ridiculously served within 5 minutes, but that’s how much you have to be a manager…
An hour passed like that…
The number of customers that had only arrived around 9:00 was significantly decreasing, and almost all orders were taken out, so there were only students who came to study or people reading books in the hall.
What I mean is that it’s kind of quiet…
“You worked hard, brother…”
“You’ve done all the hardships… You keep walking back and forth because of me…”
“Everyone went through the same hardships, and it was the first day, right? You might get a little chilly. “
And the store manager, who placed the last order of coffee on the bar and rang the vibrating bell, returned to his usual tone, unlike the time when he sternly called me earlier.
“Sojeongie was even worse yesterday, she clicked on the strange one and went out to order another one, and it wasn’t even a fuss…? “
“It was also the first time I received an order with a force machine…”
“But you got used to it quickly and made lunch well, right? And you know there’s still one more hour left, right? “
That means that yesterday morning was also crowded with people like this… Do I have to go through this again at lunch…?
“Originally, you have to experience this kind of thing in real life, so it grows quickly. Didn’t Sojungi make fewer and fewer mistakes after this morning? So the name is… That’s right, the author! The author must have gotten used to it now, so I believe he will do better during lunch peak~”
“Is that so…? So, I’m almost done with my work in the morning…? “
But there is no way…
“What are you talking about? Tidy up the hall, fill the guest bar with what’s lacking… Should I wash the dishes? “
As she pointed her thumb behind her, her sink was piled high with mugs and other glassware.
No, didn’t the fuck almost go out for takeout…?
But it seems like it wasn’t, it was just me who had a lot of takeout, and there were quite a few people drinking at the store…
What after this… I cleaned the hall and the kitchen for about 20 minutes, washed the dishes, Sojeong took a break first, and then I… After that, I took a 30-minute break like this, finished the busy lunch peak time, and it was time to go home from work. There was.
“I am very exhausted…”
“······Does this come like this every day? “
“I told you… The cafe opening event lasts about 3-4 days… It probably ends on Sunday, so you and Sojeong only have to work hard until Friday. Weekday part-timers…”
3-4 days… If it continued like this, I would have been tempted to leave the company already…
To be honest, a cafe this big near a residential complex like this… I thought I would run into a huge loss…
Or is it? There is also a park nearby…
“Isn’t our staff growing more…? I think it will be a big problem later if only 3 people go like this…”
“What do you mean you’re not even a manager… I’ll have to see you for at least 2~3 weeks… I don’t think there will be so many customers if you go later, only the people who came will come. “
The lunch break must be over. It’s not as much as the quiet time in the morning, but even after cleaning the hall and washing the dishes, I had some free time, so I was chatting with the manager…
Cook-
From behind, Sojung pokes a finger at me and points to the seat where the customers are sitting…
There, my sister, who had a very familiar face, was looking at me with her cheeks puffing out very dissatisfied.
