u/Theres_a_rat

My first day was yesterday and it was the worst, I genuinely contemplating on resigning.

So they put me on the lobby where I was taking the orders for everyone, and I wasn’t that fully aware of the kiosk at all, like super rusty since I’m like super new. Then they were teaching me things during rush hour?.. Like I didn’t know that I had to make the coffees.. I was asking them what is a senior coffee, is it any different from any other coffees, while rush hour is happening because they didn’t tell me that at all or prep me. Like I came in there super blind with the work I was going to do since my training was more on the drive-thru with charging and a little of taking order there.

I didn’t know where the stuff is or how to load them (I was trained in drive-thru). Then since I was at the lobby, normally the people who are taking the orders there are the one getting blamed for everything, for the long wait orders, missing food & from the driveway, and just a messy place from the playground/bathroom also (we have a playroom in our McDonalds).

On my first day, one person got so mad because her deluxe breakfast was taking so long even though I wasn’t even part of the kitchen 😭 like the only thing I can help her with is updating or asking the kitchen about her order and just regular coffee, in the end she ended up asking for a refund 😭😭. Then someone from the drive-thru was missing a whole pancake and got so mad probably because he already left and went back, genuinely was just so mad and was cursing. Even though I was serving people table to table (our mcdonald’s we bring their food in their table if they’re eating in) and had to bring out multiple foods outside for the parked cars waiting for their food, let alone the people asking for their tables to be cleaned. So multi-tasking for like tens and tens of people who thinks we remember their order or request is genuinely exhausting.

Then, one girl was asking me about extra syrup and jelly (we gave the jelly) so I ask one of my crew members about extra syrup and the jelly (I didn’t know where it it was) and they told me it’s past breakfast so just say we don’t have syrup anymore (?) and also we didn’t have it. Then the dad come in asking for syrup, and was yelling demanding me to grab syrup so I genuinely had to ask my manager for some syrup and gave it to him then, he started yelling for the manager even though multiple crew members was telling him to calm down and I was new to give me some slack (I look really young btw, (I am young)), but still was he yelling for the manager like imagine a toddler asking for his mom while crying that was what the old dude is doing. The manager told him yeah she will talk to me, after the old dude was throwing a tantrum for like 5 minutes even though, yes, I took his order but I didn’t had out his order (I was on a 10 minute break 😭) when I came back all this crazy circus was happening (the girl asking for deluxe brfst, the missing pancake, and the syrup). Luckily I had good crew members who stood up for me, and the manager was super chill and some people apologize on this his behalf even his daughter 😭.

Anyone had the same experience? So maybe I can relate and just laugh it off, lowkey this job has traumatized me, or just first day experiences?

Before I worked at fast-food I always made it an habit to say thank you and like be kind because I know they don’t get payed enough, but holy since I worked here I know to be more EXTRA thankful.

So my financial says here that it is awarded but one of my classes was dissolved last minute, I had to enroll to a new one and financial aid didn’t captured it..

I was supposed to get like 3,700+ something in financial aid but since it didn’t get it in enough time I only got 3,100 which I badly need for my tuition..

Before they told me that financial aid would like reset it by Tuesday and hopefully count my other class so is it possible for someone who already got their pell grant as “awarded”?

So my financial says here that it is awarded but one of my classes was dissolved last minute, I had to enroll to a new one and financial aid didn’t captured it..

I was supposed to get like 3,700+ something in financial aid but since it didn’t get it in enough time I only got 3,100 which I badly need for my tuition..

Before they told me that financial aid would like reset it by Tuesday and hopefully count my other class so is it possible for someone who already got their pell grant as “awarded”?

I can still use a check after it’s been voided? Like the voided deadline is 60 days, and it’s been 66 days.. What would happen to the check? Do I need a new one?

(I forgot to check it immediately, this is a scholarship check I just got it like 5 days ago..)

So I got shocked that one of my classes was cancelled, so to be considered a full time student you need a 12 credit score but I only have 11 so I’m not a full time student.

What are the chances of me being able to transfer into a university gonna go down because of me not being a full time student?..

I cannot see available classes that were related to it anymore.. So I don’t know honestly..

Added information is that, I’m considered as an international student so I’m paying community college out of pocket with the help of financial aid, and being a full time student comes with a very hefty price honestly and I was wondering if an extra left over money is worth it? In the cause of not being a full time student or not?

I’m panicking.. please help.

Hi, I’m a student this upcoming fall, I have no idea with what’s coming I don’t know the buildings of which my classes are located, so I’m scared I’m gonna get lost and such so am I allowed to at least like enter the buildings around the campus to search my classes? Just to look 😭

Do we get student ID’s? And if so how do we get them?

My pell grant says pending, and my CSAC doesn’t show in my account how does that work?

Can someone, like guide me 😭

Can I also just find a counselor to just at least ease my confusions…

I’m so clueless, like don’t even know if I’m doing the right things..

Hi I’m new to this financial aid thing, and I really don’t have anyone to guide me with this so, is CSAC same with the Pell Grant?

Because I still don’t see it in my pending financial aid thingy only Pell Grant (for fall semester). Is it separate? Or what..

Basically, I found out I don’t qualify for the tuition waiver/programs people told me about. I’m not undocumented, so I can’t get the undocumented tuition waiver, and I also don’t qualify for LAUSD Promise because apparently I haven’t been here long enough (I’m a recent immigrant).

Now I’m confused about enrollment. Can I still enroll in classes even if I haven’t paid tuition yet? Or do I have to fully pay first before I’m allowed to register for classes? And how do I enroll to classes? (for the fall semester btw)

Another thing is that financial aid would most likely be paying for my tuition fee alone, so now I’m worried if I have to wait for financial aid first before I can even enroll into classes, or if I’m supposed to somehow pay the tuition first before registering.

Another problem is I think my student account might be locked because I haven’t logged in for a while, so now I can’t even tell what’s going on with my portal.
I genuinely don’t know how community college enrollment works at all and nobody in my family really studied in America so they don’t know how to help me.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Especially as a first-time student/high school senior? What should I do first:

• unlock my account,
• talk to financial aid,
• or try enrolling in classes first?

I’m scared classes are going to fill up while I’m trying to figure everything  out.

I don’t really know how LAX works since this is my first time flying alone without any family with me to rely on. I’m 18 and I’ll probably be pretty lost at first and asking a lot of questions around the airport 😭

I was wondering if arriving 3–4 hours early is enough for an international flight to Taipei, then a 2-hour stopover before my flight to the Philippines. I’ll also have checked luggage, but I don’t need to self-transfer or re-check bags.

Do you guys think that’s enough time for someone unfamiliar with LAX?