Taco Bell Monologue

I work at a Taco Bell. To put it simply, it’s one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had. Somehow the most rude, disrespectful, and disgusting human beings make their way to Taco Bell and give me the worst of times. But although the place makes my hate for people in general grow, it has also taught me a lot of valuable lessons. For one, it’s taught me how to be patient. I’ve had customers spend 10 minutes at the drive thru window cancelling and re adding items to their order. But no matter how long it takes and how much it frustrates me, my tone has to be the same and I have to take their order with the utmost friendliness. Second, its taught me self-control, that no matter how much a customer is screaming and spitting in my face, I must not and will not ever talk back. But trust me when I say that the temptation is there. It doesn’t matter that I can think of 18 different ways to tell the customer to go fuck themselves, I keep that inside, because sometimes being a professional and an adult is the more important thing to do. And even though customers give me such a hard time, I still tie my apron around my neck and put the hat on and walk to work, and there is good reason for that. Because behind the register is a whole group of people that I no longer consider coworkers but rather, they have become friends. And these friends of mine not only make work fun, but also, they have taught me something invaluable to someone so reserved like myself. That sometimes it’s okay to rely on others. That asking for help doesn’t make you incompetent. That depending on others doesn’t make you weak. In fact, it’s a sign of strength and humility. That if you want to get anywhere in life, you can’t do it alone. Constantly relying only on yourself is a foolish thing to do. And that was something I really needed to learn.