job interviews

Apr. 13, 2026:

This is in Jan. 2026.

The College Bistro:

Pros:

1. The hours are day time 8am -4 or 5pm.

The night is 4-9pm, so it's not that late.

2. There is a bus and an LRT to get there.

3. The pay is $15/ hr.

The tips are if you work more hours, you get more percentage of the tips.

4. The duties are make coffee, sandwiches, bowls, and washing dishes.  There is some food prep like cutting chicken.

5. There is free coffee and food on shift.

Cons: 

1. The mild con is that since it's a school, you will probably be laid off from Apr. -Aug.

My opinion: I would work there if I got hired.

Apr. 18, 2026:

This is in Feb. 2026.

The Sandwich Shop #3: This was on Kijiji.

Pros:

1. Mon. -Fri. 9:30 am -9pm.  It's quiet in the evenings, and we can start cleaning early.  At 9pm, you can leave.

Sat. and Sun. is 11am -7pm.

2. The pay is $15/hr.

3. The discount on the food is 50% off.

4. The duties are making sandwiches, food prep, and cleaning.

5. It's not that busy, so it's not going to be too hard.

Cons:

1. The commute is 1 bus, and the LRT, and another bus.  There's effort.

This is a 33 min ride so it's not that long of a ride.

My opinion: I was kind of "eh" as in not that interested in working here.  I would try out the job.

Jun. 28, 2026 The Hotel Banquet Server job: This is at my old Hotel Restaurant job.  This was on Indeed.

Pros:

1. The hours are 4:30 pm -9pm.  Evenings and weekends.  The shifts are 6-7 hrs.

2. The pay is $15/hr.  There is automatic gratuities like 18% for order.

3. The discount on the food is 25% off.

4. The duties are setting tables for dining and the conferences.

Cons:

1. This is a mild con of that I have to take 2 buses and 1 hr 7 min ride to get there.

2. This is an events- based job so it is inconsistent hours..  A busy week is 4 shifts.  There is 1 shift or none in a week.

My opinion: I would work there if I got hired.

The Health Food Restaurant: This was on Indeed.

Pros:

1. The hours are:

11am -2pm

8:45am -1:45pm

11am -7pm

5:30pm -10pm

2. This was really close by like 1 bus and a 15 min. ride.

3. The pay is $15/hr. The tips are monthly.  This is based on how many hours you work.

4. There is a free meal on shift. 

5.The duties are taking the customer's orders, chopping veggies and food prep, and making the orders of salads, bowls, sandwiches, and wraps.

Cons:

1. This is a mild con.  I work by myself for 1 hr after 2pm and another worker comes by at 3pm.

2. It can get busy with orders from Skip the Dishes, Uber Eats, and Door Dash.

My opinion: I would work there if I got hired.

Jul. 5, 2026 The Hotel Banquet Server job #2: This is in downtown.

Pros:

1. I told them I was available from 8AM- 9PM.

2. This was really close by like 1 bus and a 15 min. ride.

3. The pay is $18/hr. The tips are 18%.

4. The discount is 50% off meal on shift. 

5. The duties are serving food and setting tables.

6. The uniforms are all black.

Cons:

1. This is a mild con.  The job is part -time and casual.  This depends on how many reservations and the events happening in downtown.  The summer time is busy.

My opinion: I would work there if I got hired.

This is in Mar. 2026.

The Optometrist Clinic: This was on Indeed.

Pros:

1. The hours are Mon and Fri 1-6PM.  30 min unpaid break.  Sat 9AM-4PM.

2. There are 2 buses to get there.

3. The pay is $18/hr.

4. The duties are to greet and register the customers.  You do the testing of eye exams and take photos.

The computer program is called Visualize and you schedule on there.

You call patients, sell frames, and cleaning. 

Cons:

1. This is a mild con.  This seems kind of hard to learn how to use the computer program.

My opinion: I would work there if I got hired.

The Sushi Restaurant: This was a very short interview because the woman speaks Korean and a little English.

Pros: 

1. This was in downtown.

Cons:

1. The woman who is the cook and manager said she was looking for someone who can speak Korean.

The Restaurant and Bakeshop:

Pros: 

1. The hours are Wed -Fri. 10AM-4PM. Sat and Sun. 11AM -2PM.

2. This was in my neighborhood.  I can walk or the bus ride is a few min. long.

3. The pay is $15/hr.

Cons: none.

My opinion: I would work there if I got hired.

The Hat Store: I applied on their website.

Pros:

1. The hours are not too late, like they close at 8PM.  This is part -time like 15-18 hrs/ week.

2. There are 2 buses to get there.

3. The pay is $15/hr.

4. I can do the till.  

I would have to learn how to use the machine to stitch onto a hat.

Cons:

1. I would have to work there by myself.  I would have to be trained in all this before I could work by myself.

The Jamaican Restaurant: This was on Kijiji.

Pros:

1. The hours are Mon -Fri. 11AM -9PM.  Sat and Sun are 10AM-9PM.

2. There are 2 buses to get there.

3. The pay is $15/hr.  

After 3 months there will be a raise to $17/hr.

The tips are divided by shift.

4. There is a free meal on shift.

5. The duties are food prep like cut veggies, cook rice, and put food in the oven.

I have to take orders, cleaning, and opening and closing the store.

There is serving, and putting orders for Uber Eats and Door Dash.

Cons: None.

My opinion: When I wrote down the address I thought it was avenue.  When I got off the bus, I called the restaurant and he said it was street.

I had to walk a lot and take these buses.  I thought it was close by, but it was really far away.  At least I still attended the interview like 30 min later.

Wed. Jul. 8, 2026 Leo polls:

Marianne F, Winnipeg, Manitoba, would like to know:

Have you ever been on a cruise ship?

No

68.80% (3136)

Yes

31.20% (1422)

My opinion: No, but I want to.

Fri. Jul. 10, 2026:

Sarah L, Beaver creek, Yukon, would like to know:

Do you prefer sweet or savoury ?

Sweet

53.33% (2902)

Savoury

46.67% (2540)

My opinion: Savoury.