So I got there about ten minutes early and joined 2 other girls who were already there. Four others joined a bit after I got there, to make a total of seven new hires. All the other girls seem super nice and we're all around the same age. Two of the girls are close friends, making me wish I had a close to friend to take on this job with as well. So after waiting around for almost half an hour for the hiring manager to get our employment packets together, we were finally able to begin what I had been anxiously awaiting: filling out paperwork...ahh there were tons of papers to fill out, date, sign. it was absolutely excruciating. My usually neat writing became more and more messy page after page. After that little piece of fun was over, it was time to go over the papers we had just signed...fun, right? Not! Then it got better...we put in our schedule requests for the next two weeks and then proceeded to go over the infamous Hooters Handbook.
You may have heard of The Smoking Gun putting a portion of the handbook online for the world to see...they put out the part about the Hooter Girl image. So you ask, "is that what the real handbook says?" The answer is yes, what The Smoking Gun put out is actually a real excerpt of the real Hooters Handbook. I remember there was a certain level of concern when it came out, as many argued that the handbook was use as a tool to objectify women. I say...the handbook makes sense. The part disclosed by The Smoking Gun basically states that the Hooters Girl must look good...makeup done, hair done, camera-ready. Well...doesn't every employer want you to look your best? Doesn't every employer not want you to look like you just rolled out of bed? I really don't think it's a huge deal. Besides, the portion that focuses on looks is really only like one page long...the rest of the handbook focuses on other things, such as the fact that Hooters does not tolerate sexual harassment despite the nature of its appeal. If you ask me, that's pretty darn important.
Anywho, after reviewing the handbook, we were then told that we will start out working the front door as hostesses before we are allowed to go out on the floor, simply to ensure that we are properly trained by that point. I'm actually glad about this, becaus I definitely don't want to start serving before I'm ready to do so. We were then told that we will have to attend a bar-tending class as well as acquire a food handler's license before we are considered to go out on the floor. I then expected to receive my two uniforms, but the hiring manager told us we will be getting them at our "Hooters Girl Class" on Wednesday. I really can't wait to try on my uniform!! I'm pretty darn excited about that! :D
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