Nov. 6, 2025:
These are the interviews I did in Jul. 2025.
The Cafe at a mall: This was on Kijiji.
Pros:
1. The hours are part time like 18- 24 hrs/ week.
2. They are daytime hours and doesn't close too late.
3. There is 1 bus to get there.
4. The pay is $15/ hr. After probation, there is $16/ hr.
The tips are divided each month. There are 6 people who work here.
5. There is a free meal if you work a 6 hr shift.
If you work less than 6 hrs, you get 50% off your meal.
6. I can do the duties of making panini sandwiches, working the coffee machine, handling the cash at the till.
Cons:
1. This is a mild con, that I may be working alone. What if I need help?
My opinion: I would work there if I got hired. It was also good because when I got there, the manager did recognize me and asked if I had been there before. I did when I was attending these Meetups that were held there.
Dec. 22, 2025 The Bakery and Cafe: I attended this interview on the same day as the above interview, but this is in the afternoon. This was on Indeed.
Pros:
1. The hours are Tues. and Wed: 10am -6pm.
Fri. and Sat. 10am-9pm.
Sun. 10am -5pm.
2. The hours are mostly day time. It takes 30 min. to close.
3. There are 2 buses to get there.
4. The pay is $15/ hr. There are tips.
5. There is 50% off meal, and 1 specialty coffee per shift. You can drink the regular drip coffee.
6. I can handle cash and serve customers.
Cons:
1. This is a mild con. I would have to learn to make specialty coffees and I don't really know how to work the espresso machine.
My opinion: I would work there if I got hired.
Dec. 29, 2025 Accessories store #3: This is in a mall on the south side. This was on the store website.
Pros:
1. The hours are part -time.
2. They are daytime hours and doesn't close too late.
3. There is a bus and an LRT to get there.
4. The pay is $16/ hr.
5. The duties are working the till, restocking, give piercings.
Cons:
1. This is a mild con, that I may be working alone. What if I need help?
My opinion: I would work there if I got hired.
Jan. 26, 2025 Accessories store #3: This is in a mall on the west side. This was on the store website.
Pros:
1. The hours are part time like 2 or 3 days.
2. The pay is $16. 75/ hr.
3. The duties are selling, and handling cash.
It takes 30 min. to close.
Cons:
1. This is a mild con, that I may be working alone. What if I need help?
2. This was in the west end so it was kind of far away and hard to get to.
My opinion: I would work there if I got hired.
Jan. 29, 2026 The Dental Office: I have attended a job interview here before years ago. I don't know if it's the same dentist. The office is in a house. This was on Kijiji.
Pros:
1. The hours were 9am -5pm. There are 1 evening shift like 4-8pm and 1 weekend.
2. This was full -time.
3. The pay was $17-22/hr.
4. The duties are book and schedule appointments.
You have to charge the customers, sterilization of the equipment, cleaning the rooms, etc.
Cons:
1. This duty seems hard: You have to send out insurance info and predetermines how much insurance will cover the dental work.
You have to check the coverage and tell the customers.
2. At the interview, I was told that the office was going to be moved to the southside. I Google map the address and if I were to arrive by 9am, I would take 3 buses to get there and it would be an 1 hr.
My opinion: I wouldn't work there mainly because they're moving to somewhere far away.
Jan. 31, 2026 The Grocery Store #3: There was a job fair.
Pros:
1. The hours are 9am-8pm. This is not too late.
2. The hours are full -time.
3. The pay: they didn't tell me. I assume it was $15/hr.
4. There are health benefits after 4 months for full- time employees.
There is 50% off the food, and free coffee.
5. The duties are I would be working in produce, deli, and bakery. I would work the till, and cleaning.
6. They are hiring 9 positions so there a lot of positions.
7. There are 2 buses to get there.
Cons: none.
My opinion: I would work there if I got hired.
This was in Aug. 2025:
Feb. 14, 2026 The Bubble Tea place: This was on Indeed.
Pros:
1. The hours are Mon. -Wed. 10am -2pm. 12 hrs a week. This could increase to 16-20 hrs a week.
2. The pay is $15/ hr. There are tips so there could be an additional $2/ hr.
3. Free drink after shift.
4. The duties are making drinks and handling the till.
Cons:
1. I would be working by myself. They will let me if I can do the job well enough by myself.
2. I would have to learn to know how to use the till and that can be hard.
3. I have to learn how to make the drinks, and do it fast enough.
4. This is a mild con: The place is going to close down by Dec. 2026.
My opinion: I would work there if I got hired, but I don't think I would be good at it. There is a lot to learn, and then I would be by myself.
This was in Sept. 2025:
Feb. 15, 2026 Bowl and Smoothie restaurant: This was on Indeed. This is a video interview.
Pros:
1. The hours are Fri -Sun. They're day time like 10am -4pm.
2. The pay is $16/hr. There are tips so that could add $3-4/ hr.
3. The duties are making the bowls, handling the till, and making orders for the delivery apps like Uber Eats.
Cons:
1. It was kind of far like 2 buses to get there, and then you have to walk 9 min.
My opinion: This was average. I would probably try out the job.
The Bath Store: I applied on the website. This is for the seasonal holiday job. I applied one day, and the next day I got an invite to a group job interview.
I had attended a group job interview at this store and location for the same holiday job in 2019.
Pros:
1. I gave them my hours of availability which is a lot and open.
They said they're open from 6am-12am. They can be stocking before the store is open to the customers.
2. The pay is more than $15/hr.
3. The discount is 40% off. I do like the fragrance mists they sell. I always try on and smell them.
4. I can do the job of selling.
Cons:
1. The location is far away like 2 buses and a bit over 1 hr to get there.
2. There is no guarantee hours like 0-25 hrs/ week.
There are 70 people who work there, and they're hiring 30 people.
3. The store closes at 9pm. The closing duties may end by 10 or 11pm.
My opinion: I would work there if I got hired.
Champion Staffing Services: They were conducting interviews for OEB, another new restaurant, and a dessert cafe called Mr. Puffs in South Common.
This was a prescreening video interview.
This was on Indeed.
Pros:
1. The hours are weekdays like 7am-9pm and weekends are 8am-8pm.
2. The pay is $15.50/hr.
3. The duties was like serving food.
Cons:
1. South Common is really far away.
Also they said if I work at the opening shift, I have to get there 1 hr before opening so at 6am, which is too hard to get there with the buses.
My opinion: If the place was close and easy to get to, I would work there.
Sun. Feb. 15, 2026:
Corinne B, Regina, Saskatchewan, would like to know:
Do you wear a seatbelt when riding in a taxi or ride-share vehicle?
Always
60.09% (2254)
I never use taxis or ride-share services
25.01% (938)
Sometimes
9.94% (373)
Never
4.96% (186)
Rhea N, Toledo, Ontario, would like to know:
Do you wash your vehicle in the winter?
No
46.05% (1807)
Yes
40.52% (1590)
I don’t own a vehicle
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