The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

She Loves Working Full-Time

My sister Ann loves working full-time for Dad. She works six nights a week at Location D with appearances at Location B mixed in whenever Dad feels she is needed there. She is putting in forty hours per week. Early last month when Ann decided she would take her second semester off from college in a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Working Wednesday

Tomorrow I will work my first Wednesday since high school. I forget exactly when my the last Wednesday I worked at one of the car washes was. I am inclined to say Summer 2002, but I may have worked a Wednesday in January 2003 after taking exams. While I may not know when I last worked a Wednesday I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 8, 2010

Not Changing with the Times

We do payroll the old fashioned way. Every employee receives a paper paycheck that they will either deposit or cash. Direct deposit is not offered as an option. Last year I got to thinking that maybe direct deposit should be offered to our employees. I imagined most if not all would like the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 6, 2010

We Almost Lost Our License!

A woman on the behalf of the state of Pennsylvania came to Location D to pull our tobacco products off the shelves of the convenience store. Our license had expired. The reason for the expiration is because Mom forgot to pay one of the taxes. Fortunately for us manager Michael Gellington came to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Got Overtime

Last week I worked forty-two hours, which means I got two hours overtime. Tomorrow's paycheck will be the first one with overtime in about a year. Normally I work thirty-five hours. With business doing well because of all the road salt Dad needs me around more, and I am happy to work. In working... Sign in to see full entry.

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