The Classic and Delicious First Job
Just as Benji describes working at Jonni Waffle, working at an ice cream shop for a first time job seems to be the dream. My first job was far less magical; 14 years old Annika working in a stinky gymnastics facility coaching ‘kids’ that were only a few years younger than me. I never got the free ice cream ecstasy or the meeting famous people experiences, but what I did have was a will to work for pocket money just as Benji did. Benji’s experience at Jonni Waffle was classic, living in the wake of his coworkers and downing all the chocolate related ice cream, surely covering all the necessary food groups for the day. I happen to know a local that took part in the first ice cream job ritual: Ella Ylagan. I took the liberty upon myself to interview her, and in said interview she concurred that the perfect break snack was “a small cup of chocolate custard with a dollop of cold fudge and sprinkles of crushed brownies,”. Naturally, the free ice cream rule...