How to Work at Subway

The only thing required to hold a decent job is a little responsibility. Any person who can communicate in English and perform physical activities should be able to hold a job. This is the case at Subway. A person needs no more extra skills to be employed there than one can learn in two days. However, failure to demonstrate responsibility will lead to unemployment.

Showing up for work on time is the first thing that a person has to do if working at Subway. When a person goes to work, he or she must be dressed in proper uniform. This includes a Subway brand shirt and hat, a black apron, and black pants (or Subway brand shorts). Anyone who is smarter than a brick can follow these simple rules. Failure tocomply with such easy instructions will result in joblessness. It is indeed amazing that anyone could get fired for demonstrating such a complete lack of dependability. Yet they do.

The next and most obvious task one must perform at Subway is the making of sandwiches (plus salads and wraps, but let's not get too elaborate). The first step for making a tasty hoagie is finding out what type of bread the customer wants (typically white or wheat). Next, the employee must ask how large the loaf will be (six or twelve inches). After the initial bread information is gathered, one may commence cutting. Simply slice the entire length of the bread, but do not cut all the way through, to create a hinge effect. The entrée is then ready to be dressed.

There is a specific order to the ingredients placed on a Subway sub, which must be adhered to unless the customer requests otherwise. The cheese goes on the sub first. Then the meat (obviously the meat is excluded for vegetarian subs) is placed on top of the cheese. Sauces such as mustard and mayonnaise go above the meat. Vegetables go on next. The order to prompt a person for "veggies" is: hot or mild peppers; pickles, peppers, olives; lettuce, onion, tomato. Finally on the layer of vegetables are applied the other condiments: oil, vinegar, salt, pepper. The lid to the sandwich is situated on top. If the comestible is of the foot-long variety, then it is cut in half before serving. Finally, the edible piece of art is wrapped in paper and delivered to the customer.

The only thing left to do after making sandwiches is preparation work. Employees must have all of the ingredients that compose a sandwich prepared beforehand.
However, the ingredients have often been prepared by another employee on an earlier shift. The workers must also keep the store in a clean and orderly condition. The process involved in this is not difficult, as usual. One preparatory activity is the washing of dishes. This falls under the large category of unskilled labor. Other preparation jobs include: cooking meatballs; cutting up onions, green peppers, tomatoes; baking bread and cookies; distributing certain meats into paper trays. Some activities are only done at closing time, such as sweeping and mopping the floors. At first, this might seem a bit overwhelming. But rest assured--all of these instructions are posted behind the counter in case one was to forget.

The hardest part of completing any of the tasks mentioned in this essay is motivation. One must get up and do the required things. Once you get started, it is easy to finish any assignment at Subway. Any employee who sits around being unproductive is very likely to be fired. Additionally, one may not merely specialize in a particular task. Each duty must be fulfilled. However, sustaining a balance of chores is not complicated. All one must do is regularly demonstrate a little responsibility, and it is easy to hold a job. It is startling that anyone could lose his or her job at Subway when each element that composes the entire occupation is so effortless to perform.