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RED can put out 0 r 100 ham­
burgers in an hour. He works at the '
hamburger fast food place called
Heavenly Hamburger. He is the fastest
"Burger.Jerker" in the neighborhood. At
first Fred thought the job ould be hard.
He had to put all those things on the
burgers-relish, pickle, onions, mustard
and sometimes tomatoes. Of course,
each one had to have the perfect piece
of meat-cooked to a mout�watering
goodness. Fred is so good that other
fast food stand managers want to hire
him. He on't leave Mr. Aske since he
hired him first.
The sign on the front door said:
COUNTER MAN WA TED. Fred asked
a friend what a counter man did. His
friend told him that he . ould have to
ma e change, kno ho to add, and
hat as really important-learn how
to deal ith people. His ff" end told him
that tting a with people made
them come to your stand again
and buy hamburgers. His friend also
told him tha if you are really good you
can ork up to being a supervisor or
mana
The day Fred t to ask for the job he
as afraid He did not no if he could
do the job. r. As . looked him
straight in eye and said, "Have you
ever eel in a fast food store
before?" Fred couldn't lie and
ans ered, "No."
night Fred makes sure his apron and
shirt are clean before he looks at his
favorite TV programs.
Fred proud to be orking in a job that
was growing. The man said that the
work was steady. Fred felt that he
was on top. The �an on the TV said
that the pay as bet een 3.50 and
4.50 an hour. Mr. Aske had raised
him to 5.00 an hour.
R Askew has a daughter. Her
name is Mildred. She works at the
counter sometimes. Mildred is really
nice to Fred. She told him that a good
counter man watches to make sure
he is clean and his apron is clean.
She said that people look at finger­
nails, hair and your - clothes. Every
One night on the TV news the
ne sman said the fast food business
was one of the fastest growing
businesses in America. That made
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