Aug. 4, 2026:
These are the interviews I attended in Mar. 2026:
The Meat Restaurant:
Pros:
1. There are 2 buses to get there.
2. The pay is $15/ hr. The tips are divided. I keep 70% of my tips and 30% goes to the back- of- house/ cooks, security, and cleaners.
3. The discount is 50% off the food on shift.
4. The duties of being a server is to take orders, make drinks like cocktails, mocktails, and milkshakes, and take payments.
Cons:
1. The hours are late like 5-10PM, or even later. I don't really want to work that late at night and take the bus.
My opinion: I wasn't really interested in working that late.
Sept. 26, 2026 The Personal Assistant: A music teacher is looking for someone to help her.
This was a Zoom interview.
Pros:
1. The hours are 2-4 hrs/ week.
2. The pay is $20/ hr.
3. The duties are household cleaning vacuuming, mopping, cleaning showers, cleaning the kitty litter, dusting, and watering plants.
4. She lives in a neighborhood nearby.
Cons:
1. The duties I have to
review invoices,
logging payments,
and following up on late payments,
and compare them and check.
I write emails and she will check them and send them.
2. I would be an independent contractor and the pay is by e-transfer.
I could get paid by the errand.
3. A driver's license may make it easier for this job.
My opinion: I would at least try out the job.
The Bath Shop:
Pros:
1. There are 2 buses to get there.
2. The mall hours are not too late.
3. The pay is $15/hr.
4. The duties are selling these soaps and similar items. This is customer service.
Cons: None.
My opinion: I would work there.
The Furniture Store #2: This was on a Microsoft Teams interview.
Pros:
1. The hours are part -time like 3 hrs a day.
2. The pay is $25-30/hr.
3. I would be an assistant.
I would use Word, Excel, and Access.
Cons: None.
My opinion: I wasn't really interested in working there.
These are the interviews I attended in Apr. 2026:
Sept. 28, 2026 The Live Theatre Box Office: This ad was on Indeed.
Pros:
1. It was 2 buses to get there.
2. The hours are 4 shifts a week from 10AM-2PM.
3. The pay is $20/hr.
4. The duties are I take credit card payments, data entry, file invoices, emails. You answer questions about bookings.
Customer service.
5. There is 25% off on the food.
Cons:
1. This may be too hard.
I have to work by myself, and what if I need help?
My opinion: I'm neutral about working here.
The Asian Tea Place: This ad was on Indeed.
Pros:
1. It was 2 buses to get there.
2. The hours are 11AM-11PM. I can work day-time.
3. The pay is $15-17/hr.
4. The duties are
boiling water for the tea,
making boba,
making cheese foam
5. The discount is 50% off.
Cons: none.
My opinion: I would work here.
The Burrito Place: This was a Zoom interview.
Pros:
1. It was 2 buses to get there.
2. The hours are 11AM-11PM. I can work day-time.
3. The pay is $15/hr.
4. The duties are food prep like chopping veggies, making salsa, serving, and cleaning.
There will be 2 people working.
5. The discount is 20% off the food when on shift.
Cons:
1. They may be looking for someone who can work till 11PM and that's really late.
My opinion: I would work here.
The Fancy Restaurant: This is a new restaurant that hasn't opened yet, and there was a job fair being held at a restaurant by the place.
Pros:
1. It was 2 buses to get there.
2. The hours are starting at 11AM.
3. The duties are bussing, cleaning, and setting tables.
Cons: none.
My opinion: I would work here.
The Pizza Place:
Pros:
1. The hours are 10:30AM-6PM. That's not too late.
2. The pay is $15/hr. There are tips.
3. The duties are making pizza and the dough is already made. I put toppings, and I cut.
Taking orders from Uber, Skip, and Door Dash.
There will be a 3-4 trial shift and it's paid.
There will be 2 weeks of training until you are confident or the boss is confident you can do this.
4. 50% off staff discount. There are cancelled orders so you can get a free pizza.
Cons:
1. This seems really hard. I don't know if I can do this.
2. I can take 2 buses and an LRT or 3 buses to get here.
I attended the interview because the hours weren't that late.
My opinion: I would try out this job.
The Bagel Place: This ad was on Indeed.
Pros:
1. The hours are Fri. and Sat. 8:30AM-4 or 5PM to start.
Sat. are 9AM-3PM.
2. The pay is $15-16/hr. There are tips.
3. The duties serving customers.
There is ingredient prep and toasting bagels.
There is drip coffee and cold brew.
4. There is a 25% off on the food.
Cons: none.
My opinion: I would work here.
My week:
Sun. Oct. 4, 2026 Leo polls:
Josée B, Québec, Québec, would like to know:
Do you like fall?
Yes
88.78% (3189)
No
11.22% (403)
My opinion: Yes.
Mon. Oct. 5, 2026:
Audrey R, Spruce Grove , Alberta, would like to know:
Do you decorate your house for Halloween?
No, I don’t decorate
53.97% (2265)
Yes, but just a little
22.97% (964)
Sometimes
12.51% (525)
Yes, I go all out
6.24% (262)
I don’t have the option to decorate
4.31% (181
My opinion: Yes, but just a little.
Tues. Oct. 6, 2026:
Itunu L, Olds, Alberta, would like to know:
Do you prefer staying in or going out on the weekends?
Staying in
72.51% (2931)
Going out
27.49% (1111)
My opinion: Staying in. Now that it's colder.
Wed. Oct. 7, 2026:
Nathalie C, Drummondville, Quebec, would like to know:
Which do you prefer: beef, chicken, or seafood?
Chicken
42.54% (1766)
Beef
29.54% (1226)
Seafood
23.05% (957)
I am vegetarian/vegan
4.87% (202)
My opinion: Beef like burgers, roast beef, and steak.
Fri. Oct. 8, 2026:
Harry M, Montreal, Québec, would like to know:
How much do you typically tip for standard service?
15–17%
53.40% (2121)
Less than 15%
24.85% (987)
18–20%
13.29% (528)
I don’t tip
7.35% (292)
More than 20%
1.11% (44)
My opinion: Less than 15%.
Sat. Oct. 9, 2026:
Nicole F, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, would like to know:
How early do you decorate for Halloween?
I don’t decorate for Halloween
64.73% (2261)
Early October
16.20% (566)
A week or less before Halloween
13.48% (471)
Late September
3.95% (138)
Early September
1.63% (57)
My opinion: Early October.
Sun. Oct. 4, 2026 Autumn:
1. I put a big blue recycling plastic bag over my lawn chair so there won't be dust on it.
2. I put away my spring/ summer clothes.
3. I put out my autumn/ winter clothes.
I notice that I wear a lot of clothes all year. I can wear a short-sleeve shirt with a zipped-up jacket indoors.
I have a lot of zipped -up jackets.
4. I went to Shoppers Drug Mart so I can buy all snack foods of chips and cookies. When it gets cold, I don't want to go out unless I have to or really want to.
Sun. Oct. 4, 2026 The Food Bank: A couple of weeks ago, I went to a job interview and I took the bus home. At the bus shelter, there was a reusable bag with some canned foods like soup and beans. I took that home.
A week later, I was at the bus stop by my house, and there was a Food Bank paper bag with some canned foods.
Today I took the bus to a Safeway and donated the canned foods to the Food Bank.
At first I thought of keeping the 2 canned mushroom soups and a canned corn for myself. Then I thought: "I still have a lot of that kind of canned soup at home. I don't like corn that much."
Hickory Farms Honey Pineapple Flavoured Prepared Mustard: I did eat these two 60 ml jars with my crackers. It was like sweet and sour and tasted good.
I washed the glass jars and will reuse them.
Wed. Oct. 7, 2026 Community League Meeting: I went there. It was average.
Corpuz Donuts: They got donuts for the meeting. I ate these donuts with the cream inside.
Mango Donut $4.85
Tiramisu Donut $4.85
My opinion: I prefer donuts with icing on top.
