What about getting a part-time job in winter vacation? If you asked me a month ago, I may tell you, “It sounds good, which provides you an opportunity to experience and earn money.” In fact, just as the proverb says, paper will sleep shallow, never know the matter want to practice.
打工是什么感觉？如果你在一个月前问我，我可能会说，“挺好的吧，体验人间百态，还能赚到一点小钱。”事实上，就如同名言说的：纸上得来终觉浅，绝知此事要躬行。
My job was a cashier in a restaurant. Because I was new there, everything was strange for me. It was a great challenge for me to deal with others while I think it should be easy owing to my imagination. It was not until former sister’s resignation that I found there was something wrong. Without her guidance, all kinds of questions appeared from then on, which waited me to solve. But at the same time, I grew as well.
我的工作是当一家餐厅的收银员。初来乍到，我觉得一切很陌生。与别人交际对我来说超级难，但同时对收银理所当然的想象让我认为它应该挺简单。直到前一位收银员姐姐辞职不再指导我，我才发现似乎不太对劲。各种各样的问题从那之后不断涌现，需要我一个个地解决，当然，也在一步步成长。
The most difficult part of my job was getting with customers. There was an activity in our restaurant that we will present corresponding gifts when customers order special dishes. Once upon a time, a mother came to square accounts. I looked over her receipt and found there was a small toy to present. Unfortunately, she had two children. She kept blathering in her spectral look, persistently told me the other child would cry and it didn’t matter that I presented one more. But I was just an employee anyway so I couldn’t decide how many I gave. Even more, if every customer said like this, it would take no long for toys to leave. I think. And I tried to explain to her but got failure. Everyday I must face such things and had to submit to customers’ requirements. After all, customer is God. However, there were also some customers with good manners sometimes, who respected our regulations and would be cheered up by our gifts. Listening to their sincere “Thanks”, my heart became sweet. Actually, the warm smile on their faces were the biggest affirmation and encouragement for us.
在我的工作之中，对我来说最难的部分就是与客人打交道。我们餐厅有一个赠送活动，当客人点了特定的菜品便有相应的礼物送。曾有一次，一位妈妈来结账，我查看她的小票，发现有一个小玩具可送，但难办的是，她有两位小孩。她对我不断念叨，另一个小孩要是没有礼物会哭，多送一个有什么大不了。脸色阴沉难看。其实我也只是一个小员工，我怎么能自己做主送多少。我想。再说，如果每一位客人都如此要求，这里的玩具很快就会送完。于是我耐心地与她解释，最后仍是以失败告终。诸如此类的事情每天都在我面前上演。有时面对客人的要求我十分为难，大部分时候我屈服于客人的要求，谁让顾客是上帝呢。不过，有时候我会遇见特别有礼貌的客人，他们尊重我们的规矩，并因为我们的小礼物满心愉悦。听到他们真诚的“谢谢”，我的心里变得甜甜的。他们脸上绽放的明媚笑容，就是对我们最大的肯定和鼓励。
Author: Peng Qiurong
Reviewer: Zheng Bowen
Date: February 18, 2022
