Wednesday, August 1, 2012
A Visit to Chick-Fil-A
Chick-Fil-A and I have quite a long history. They hired me right when I turned 14. They adhered to all the child labor laws in effect back then and I was limited to a few days a week for 3 hours a day. I had to be done at 7. Never once did they ask me to break a rule and stay over or anything like that. Plus we had Sundays off.
All this hullaballo has had me thinking about my time working at Chick-Fil-A. You know, it was a very positive experience. My hiring manager and first boss was from India. I worked with Christians, non-Christians, Catholics and some who did not even believe in God. I worked with white people, Hispanics, black people and even at least one gay person! Chick-Fil-A was full of diversity and respect. And I believe they still are.
Today I loaded my kids and my parents and my sister up in our van and we headed out to our closest Chick-Fil-A, almost 1 hour away.
Why did we do this? To support a great company! Did you know, I never once saw a person treated disrespectfully when I worked there. Even when things were busy or breaking, I was never once yelled at or spoken rudely too. And did I mention...I worked there for 4 years! Do you know how they honor teens for that kind of loyalty? In the form of a $2000 to the college of your choice. So my 1st year of college Chick-Fil-A gave me a free and clear check for $2000 for sticking with them for 4 years. To qualify, you need to work for them for 2 years or 2,000 hours.
Judging from the lines...these employees were busy today!
We all really enjoyed our food!
And when we left...the lines had doubled or tripled.
Thank you Chick-Fil-A for providing me with a great first experience in the work force, thanks for helping me attend college, thank you for standing strong and thank you for a wonderful meal!
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The line at our CFA wrapped around the building one whole time on CFA appreciation day. My parents waited in line for two whole hours! I didn't stay and wait in the line because I had Ezra, alone, and it would have been a nightmare. But we have gone back several times since then. Our CFA is only about 3 minutes away so we go several times a month. So they get plenty of support from us!! I'm glad that the hullabaloo is over but we still love going!
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