A Dunkin' Thread

The Interview

No one:

Manager: Do you have kids?

Dunkin' Day 1

Lead baker: If you don't take your 30 minute lunch, sometimes the computer deducts it anyway.

Me: That's illegal.

FOH Crew: Yeah, they don't really like to follow the rules around here.

Dunkin' Day 2

Lead baker: *disappears*

Me: Let's wipe down this countertop.

Baker 1: When I first got here, this was gross and they were like, "You have to clean this before the rats get it," and I was like what?!

Me:

Baker 1: Let's just leave it for the next shift.

Dunkin' Day 3

Discovered that when the manager asks how things are going with the bake she really just wants to hear a glazed (lol) "Good."

Dunkin' Day 4

A lead baker from another store visits to teach us tricks of the trade. His voice sounds uncannily like Steve Buscemi's.

Baker 1: Who's Steve Buscemi?

Baker 1 is 18yo and thus will henceforth be affectionately referred to as *facepalm* or Dude for short.

Dunkin' Day 5

Staying late for work hits different when you've been up since 2am.

Dunkin' Day 6

Existential crisis munchkin !

Dunkin' Day 7

Dear goddess, thank you for this job. It is a blessing to be working at this strange, scary time in our history.

Our opener was an hour late.

Dude and I haven't been trained on literally anything other than baking.

People in the drive thru pull up like

Dunkin' Day 8

Lead baker and I have achieved a workplace rhythm. We get everything baked and cleaned with an hour to spare. We even make extra everything bagels.

Dunkin' Day 9

Dude kicks stray munchkins under the table like ice cubes under the refrigerator.

Dunkin' Day 10

Made a new friend, his name is HRGELDBDLDKFGLDARRRRRRR !

Or Steve for short.

Dunkin' Day 11

Exceptionally heartwarming croissants ce matin.

Dunkin' Day 12

This is our power washer for the glaze machine, aka Mike Wazowski.

"Put that thing back where it came from or so help me!"

Dunkin' Day 13

Theres just so much to unpack here.

Please come in early to your 2am shift with 4.5 hours notice?? Nah.

The printer ate corporate's food order so they had to wait 10 minutes for us to get it together.

Proud member of the Donut Army.

Dunkin' Day 14

The ice machine was broken until 10a. No iced coffees, lattes, teas, refreshers, etc.

Sometimes I wonder about our repeat customers. Thanks for sticking with us.

Dunkin' Day 15

"Yeah, but do you want to follow the planogram, or do you want the donuts to be dELiCioUS?!!" is a thing I said today.

Dunkin' Day 16

Baking zombies: Dude and I said hello to each other and then didn't speak again for 4 hours. We also finished the bake a half hour early! And he caught me before I fell flat on my ass from the slippery floor. We are pretty much siblings now.