Amy Mercer:  

accounting. I met my hubby there, moved back to Ohio with him, and had our first child about 3 years later. I have been a shift manager at Burger King and Long John Silver's. I was Assistant Manager at Hardees, Subway, and Long John Silver's. I worked as a cook at Ponderosa, and was an employee of Border Stop, which I generally did everything, as only one person worked per shift, in a mall. I did a few stints as a Service Desk/cashier at Big Lots. I was also a regular employee at a second Burger King and a second Taco Bell. When service is in your blood, i guess you like it, and you stick with it. I have worked with many many people over the years, that should NEVER work in a fast food environment. Some have it, some don't. I stepped down from my Assistant Managers position, at LJS, when I had my last child 6 years ago, to a regular manager position. And since then, I had a two year break from the place, and jsut recently went back as a cashier. I dont' need to work now, and it totally amazes me how these young 20 somethings, can work 40-60 hours a week! But then I remember workin 3 part time jobs, while being 9 months pregnant, when I was in my mid twenties, so I guess it is just me ageing now! I think my 10-13 hours I work a week now, are sometimes to many. I tell the youngin's that just dont' understand WHY I have no desire to be a manager again, WHY would I? I surely don't need the stress, the headaches, the money, the job references, NOTHING. I work because I love what I do, I am good at it, and it is just a phase of growing older I guess. I like work a lot mroe, now that I don't HAVE to work, LOL (Remember when minimum wage was $3.35 an hour, and I swear, we use to think $800 a month bring home, with both of us working was a fortune, before we had kids?)