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9.16.2009
Here's that long-awaited post about my job that everyone has been dying to read...right? Yes, I thought so.
It pretty much rocks - you know, for a summer/whenever you work type deal. I earn more than a decent amount of pay and I somewhat enjoy what I do.
I am a cake decorator. What does a cake decorator do, you ask? I'll tell you.
A cake decorator is someone who decorates cakes.
HAH.
I do that, but I also do more than that. All the cheesecakes and truffles and specialty cakes and display cakes and layer cakes and brownies and marshmallow squares and ALL that junk I also make. I do a lot. It's an everything job. On top of that, I also handle the coffee bar and some of the breads - depending on whether or not Kavin and Breanne did their jobs properly the day before (high probability of 'not' in this one).
Sunday I made a cake and it sold. Woot. That is a great feeling, trust me.
Today I made 6 cakes - 4 to be put in display and 2 as an order that someone had made. I had to make it pretty and neat and professional and actually write "Happy Birthday Mike" on top (which was stressfull, as I did NOT want to mess up at all).
The day starts routinely: I make Strawberry Shortcakes, Fruit Flans, Boston Creams Pies, Congo Cake and Black Forest cake to begin with. Once those are done, I make all the cake orders we have taken the day before or earlier. Then I make sure things are filled and re-filled and move on to pies, where I make Banana Cream, Chocolate pudding and the like. Then Squares, and cheesecakes and etc, and etc, and etc until everything is done.
It's a long day. Usually 7-4.
"..."
Yeah.
People I work with:
•Kim: My supervisor and mentor. Mid 40's. Talks to herself. Walks fast. Good sense of humour - perfectionist, swears like a pirate. Favorite word: "Fan-TA-stic!"
•Maria: Bread/Goody Ladie. Native, mid 30-40's. Smiling. Cracks jokes, likes to talk about how she hates to talk about people. Often makes fun of how dirty I am.
•Kavin: Bread boy. 18 (19?). Red hair - ♥ - Slacker. Nice voice. Likes to hum theme songs when he thinks no one is listening. Takes 2-hour lunches and never gets fired. Has good posture.
•Melissa: Bread Ladie. Native, 30-ish. Melodic laugh. Kind of quiet.
•Breanne: Bread/Goody Girl. 20. Slow. Likes to talk. Tag-teams with Kavin as Slacker. Pretty hair.
•Al: The Head Kahuna. Boss-man. 40? Glasses. Talks fast while using simple grammar. Hand gestures like no tomorrow. Rarely laughes, but grins a lot.
•Adam: Baker. Maybe 25. Goofy Goober. Nice facial structure. Amazing storyteller.