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Erika Rojas

 

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ERIKA: (yawns) aaaaaaaaahhhh I’m so tired and I wish I don’t have to work but I have to . hi my name is Erika, I work at burger king. Today is June six at five forty-five and I’m going to take a shower because I have to work at seven . I’m so tired because on the weekend I worked so much and yesterday I had to close.
(Bus noise)
ERIKA: Right now I’m in the bus I‘ll almost be there, ah what boring it is. I’m getting off the bus, thank you. I’m walking to my job, yeah this is it in front at me. hello everybody
MANAGER AND AN EMPLOYEE: hola Erika
ERIKA: hola
MANAGER: puncha rapido
ERIKA: OK the manager told me that clock in right now but first I have to dress. As you see this burger king doesn’t have employees restrooms so I have to dress in the basement. There is my cousin, hi how are you?
PABLO: what up? Ms Heppner
ERIKA: aaaaahh you ruin my record
(Tape record sound)
ERIKA: I already clocked in and now I have to fill out all the stuff in the front. Ok so I will go, first I have to bring all kinds of cups mediums, larges and king sizes from downstairs. I’m in downstairs. I always take an empty box to put all kinds of stuff that I need
PABLO: hello
ERIKA: no no no don’t see anything please don’t ruin this again
PABLO: ok ok
ERIKA: I’m going to upstairs to carry this heavy box. Welcome to burger king, may I help you? Here is the first customer in the morning.
CUSTOMER: can I have a number three
ERIKA: ok , you want coffee or soda?
CUSTOMER: soda
ERIKA: OK you wanna stay or to go?
CUSTOMER: is for here
ERIKA: yani I need an enormous
YANI: que?
ERIKA: Enorme enormous. In this job just two people speak only English. One of the managers but she quit yesterday and shamshum. She’s from India, she is nice and the rest of the employees speak Spanish.There are coming more customers. May I help you?
CUSTOMER: let me get a number one
ERIKA: do you want sausage bacon or ham on it
CUSTOMER: bacon
ERIKA: you want coffee or soda
CUSTOMER: coffee
(Record sound)
ERIKA: at ten thirty am and many customers have made complaints for the milk because this spoils. it’s almost at lunchtime this starts at eleven. Hereis my cousin, he never does anything
PABLO: hey!
(Laugh)
ERIKA: I’m just kidding
YANI: Pablo necesito una caja de papas
ERIKA: you see (laugh) yani said that she needs a potatoes’ box and he has to bring it from downstairs.
ERIKA: Pablo stays here I’m going to the kitchen
PABLO: OK
ERIKA: I have to send the whopper and whopper junior meats. Now the lunchtime starts.
How many whoppers you need? Four ? ok French fries also? Yeah
ERIKA: WAU the kitchen is so hot. At four pm I’m almost finish my work but tomorrow I have to work too. I have another job.

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