Griffs Jobs

In 1971 the year I started
to work at McDonald’s the
minimum wage for an employee
in LA County CA was $1.60
per hour. Today in 2017 the
minimum wage in LA County,
CA is $10.50 per hour .
A whooping 556% increase per
hour over what I was paid in
1971 which equates to a little
over 12% increase every year
“Sometimes I think I probably should have worked at McDonald’s for a
career” - Probably not a bad choice ….
Job #3
Sizzler Steak House – Order Taker
After a nice run at McDonald’s I thought it was time to move up in
the world so I applied to Sizzler Steak House which was a very popular
assembly line steak house that was the talk of the town in the 70’s. In the
late 1970s and early 1980s, Sizzler promoted mainly steak and combination
steak dinners with baked potatoes, garlic toast and an optional salad
bar. The restaurant wanted to give the customer the feel of a full-service
restaurant, but at a price just slightly more than that of a fast food chain.
According to Wikipedia the chain was founded in 1958 as Del’s Sizzler
Family Steak House by Del and Helen Johnson in Culver City, California.
What I loved about Sizzler was the food was a bit tastier than McDonald’s
and I could announce the orders that I took for patrons through the
microphone. I thought it was cool to hear your voice resonant through
the restaurant with each order taken. “# 6 Please Medium Rare”, I would
call out for instance. I had some fun with the microphones when my
buddies would come in for visit. I would announce their names as they
were seated to the shock of some of the diners who looked around with
a look of what the heck. One episode is one I will never forget during
my time at Sizzler was when a Manager called me to the back-kitchen
area to lend a helping hand.
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