2008 Woodie Awards
But someone's gotta do it
Jessica Rapp
Issue date: 12/6/07 Section: TruLife
Grimy. Gristly. Grubby. Greasy. Gross.
It seems as if all the "g" words have negative implications. Junior Andy Reinert confirmed this with his job tackling the grill.
The grill consisted of none other than the dirty hamburger cooker at McDonalds. The grill - which had to be cleaned at least once a week when Reinert worked there as a freshman in high school - incorporated every negative connotation that came with a job at a fast food joint.
"It was disgusting," Reinert said. "It was very thick. I also had to stand on the edge of the fryer and clean the wall over it. It was gross - I was afraid I was going to fall in."
Waste left from the mass of delicious Happy Meals and Value Menu buys accumulated all over the walls and the floor, he said.
"Every now and then, we'd roll out the grill and clean ... behind it," Reinert said. "[One time] I was kind of poking at it with the mop because I didn't want to do it. My boss comes over and says, 'You're not doing it right,' and then just kind of scoops it up with his hand."
Reinert said he went through a handful of part time jobs that dealt him disgusting or odd experiences, including Chuck E. Cheese's, Papa John's and Dairy Queen.
The fact is, the grills need to be wiped up. Scum on the sinks must be scraped away. Deer need skinning and rodent carcasses must be peeled off the road. Someone has to fulfill these unmentionable duties. Lots of people like Reinert find themselves fulfilling their eight-hour shifts with the mop and pick.
While Reinert aches for an alternative to the disgusting part-time choices he continues to make, sophomore Alyssa Harris works at the University Farm and enjoys it. Much of her day is spent cleaning the horse stalls.
"It's really easy," Harris said. "You just take the pitchfork and put the poop in the wheelbarrow, but the horses are in there all night, so they kind of make a mess sometimes. It's like a pretty large kitty-litter box."
It seems as if all the "g" words have negative implications. Junior Andy Reinert confirmed this with his job tackling the grill.
The grill consisted of none other than the dirty hamburger cooker at McDonalds. The grill - which had to be cleaned at least once a week when Reinert worked there as a freshman in high school - incorporated every negative connotation that came with a job at a fast food joint.
"It was disgusting," Reinert said. "It was very thick. I also had to stand on the edge of the fryer and clean the wall over it. It was gross - I was afraid I was going to fall in."
Waste left from the mass of delicious Happy Meals and Value Menu buys accumulated all over the walls and the floor, he said.
"Every now and then, we'd roll out the grill and clean ... behind it," Reinert said. "[One time] I was kind of poking at it with the mop because I didn't want to do it. My boss comes over and says, 'You're not doing it right,' and then just kind of scoops it up with his hand."
Reinert said he went through a handful of part time jobs that dealt him disgusting or odd experiences, including Chuck E. Cheese's, Papa John's and Dairy Queen.
The fact is, the grills need to be wiped up. Scum on the sinks must be scraped away. Deer need skinning and rodent carcasses must be peeled off the road. Someone has to fulfill these unmentionable duties. Lots of people like Reinert find themselves fulfilling their eight-hour shifts with the mop and pick.
While Reinert aches for an alternative to the disgusting part-time choices he continues to make, sophomore Alyssa Harris works at the University Farm and enjoys it. Much of her day is spent cleaning the horse stalls.
"It's really easy," Harris said. "You just take the pitchfork and put the poop in the wheelbarrow, but the horses are in there all night, so they kind of make a mess sometimes. It's like a pretty large kitty-litter box."
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