After a long summer of working at an ice cream shop, we have gathered up all of our struggles into one beautiful list. Everyone says being a scooper is a dream job; well, after you read this list you may want to reconsider that thought. Here are the 21 struggles of working at an ice cream shop.
1. When your "scooping arm" is bigger than your "non-scooping" arm
It is actually quite embarrassing.
2. Coming home looking like you work the street corner
The majority of our tip money is one dollar bills.
3. When someone orders a quart of the hardest ice cream
I know that our customers do not know how much effort it takes to scoop quart sized containers of our hardest ice cream, but if you see me struggling to get even one scoop, then you should maybe tip me. Also, my arms literally are like jelly for the rest of the night, and I get super winded.
4. Customers getting annoyed when the store runs out of their favorite ice cream
It is not like we have 49 other flavors or anything. *rolls eyes*
5. Sugar-free ice cream
Sugar-free ice cream is so "un-scoopably" hard. It is carpal tunnel waiting to happen.
6. When your cone breaks
There is nothing more frustrating than plopping a scoop of ice cream onto a cone and hearing that dreadful crunch sound of the cone cracking.
7. When it rains milk shakes
The milkshake machine has a mind of its own. It sometimes throws the entire cup out of the machine causing a giant mess...milkshake on the floor, milkshake on the wall, milkshake on the ceiling, milkshake everywhere!
8. Constantly being sticky
Have you not heard? Ice cream from your fingers to your elbows is the new thing.
9. When a customer fails to answer your question correctly
Me: Do you want a cup or a cone?
Customer: Yes
Me:...
10. Working on every holiday weekend
Working at an ice cream shop on holiday weekends results in World War Whipped Cream. Also, we see everyone having fun while we are trapped inside an unusually hot store with our arms about to fall off.
11. When customers ask for things you can't put into cones
Gelatis, toppings such as hot fudge and caramel, water ice.
12. When a customer asks for "chocolate" but doesn't specify
We have about 10 flavors with chocolate and soft serve, but they get mad when you give them the wrong one.
13. Hot fudge
Did you know that you can constantly burn your fingers while working at an ice cream shop? Oh, and they do not like to even open.
14. Turning ice cream into a fashion statement
All your work shirts have at least one stain and somehow, it is even in your hair.
15. When you have nightmares about the ice cream shop
It happens almost every night. #Triggered
16. The soft serve machine
It just never wants to work when we are in the middle of a rush.
17. Children vs. The front freezer window
Children will literally lick, sneeze, cough and touch all over the front window. It is absolutely disgusting.
18. Free samples
Free samples wouldn't be too bad if the customers didn't ask to sample flavors like vanilla or just a million flavors in general.
19. When a customer asks a stupid question
Customer: What is in a hot fudge brownie sundae?
or
Customer: What does your vanilla ice cream taste like?
20. Washing your hands so much that bleach dries them out
Believe it or not, we have a ton of dishes that we have to wash and soak in bleach water. I am still smelling the bleach on my hands.
21. When someone orders
OK, this one may be a little satirical, but no order is completely smooth sailing, and we end up in really bad moods. Most of the time, we just wish everyone would leave so we can actually eat our dinner too.
