I know everyone remembers their first job. I got mine going into my junior year of high school. The job I won't ever forget is working at Chick-fil-A. They say once you start working there, you'll never quite be the same — whether it's from knowing industry secrets, all the food you begin to eat or the friendships that come from it, Chick-fil-A will have some type of an impact in your life. So, for all my fellow chicken people, this is for you guys.

1. The words "My pleasure" have been ingrained into your brain. They are no longer awkward, foreign words as they were in the beginning. They are an instant response to any "thank you."

2. Your order in the drive-thru has become perfect. "Yeah, I would like a Number One, with a Coke, two Chick-fil-A sauces and my name is Joanny."

3. You have accepted the fact that Polynesian sauce will never be pronounced right. No matter how much people try to pronounce it right, It always comes out as "Pomeranian," "Islander," "Pacific" and many other names. You get used to it.

4. Buses literally terrify you now. There is no comparison to the feeling of warning the kitchen staff that a bus just pulled in. All you really do is brace yourself.

5. You find out that a lot more people like coleslaw than you thought.

It's like Shakespeare said "You don't know what you got till its gone."

6. You learn how to keep yourself busy. All that comes to mind is "if you have time to lean, you have time to clean." Don't get caught just lounging around, you will definitely be assigned to do something.

7. Your body learns how to become a human rubber band in the drive-thru. Not pointing anyone out, but...there are those customers who drive up to the window and are five feet away. You have no choice but to literally hang out the window trying to reach. Especially for us tiny humans, this is physically painful.

(Don't worry if you do—we will stillsmile.)

8. Cow. Appreciation. Day. Heres a little rap for you all! "We're going up on a Tuesday, your girl dressed as a cow and she choosey. Wanting no-salt fries and a smoothie, 45 sauces and some cookies...but wait, do we even have smoothies?" Go big or go home, this is the day for it.

9. How to rock those hot uniforms. I mean come on, they are irresistible.

10. You meet some of your lifelong best friends and you couldn't be more thankful.

So, to Dean, my operator, all my managers, coworkers and all the awesome customers, thank you for making my Chick-fil-A experience an awesome one.