Hectic SS

Working the snack shack can get pretty hectic. Sure you prep some food before the fans even arrive at the stadium, but it’s ridiculous how quickly you go through food. You can make 50 cheeseburgers and you’ll need more by halftime. On a cold night such as it was on Tuesday, we went through four large containers of hot chocolate and ran out before we the game had even ended. Given we were serving through two games, that’s still a lot of hot cocoa. What I noticed most while working was how fast everything is. You get sudden waves of people just washing in wanting food. Everything gets loud with the customers ordering, and the people at the window shouting back the orders to the people at their stations. There’s no doubt you’re going to leave that cramped room with 10 other people in there with a head ache. It truly is an experience to remember though. The camaraderie of the group grows with every order, but so does the tension. At the end of the night, even though we don’t get paid, and we have to clean up the next day, I’d go back and do it all again. Being able to snag free food at the end of the night from all the left overs isn’t a bad deal either though. Especially because there is so much left over (usually, probably not during football). I remember Tuesday night I made a double cheeseburger topped with chicken tenders, ketchup and hot sauce. I guess the free food part of the night acts as an experimental process as well. So I guess it’s all right that we don’t get paid… I guess. But all in all, just a good old time.

Eric F