my name is katrina aguirre and i work for mcdonalds. my position at this time is front counter and i'm a crew member. i was unemployed for two years and i was in the position of looking for employment. i had part time jobs. i was doing waitressing for cash, money, for tips. most of the time i wasn't working. i saw one day on the news at 6:00 that they were having this big national hire day for mcdonald's and i decided to come on in and apply and the next day i got an interview and i got the position. i was really surprised because i knew there was going to be a lot of people out there applying. i love what i do. i love interacting with customers with the people. right now, i'm a crew member, but i have been looked at to be a manager. so, the doors for the opportunity have opened because my managers have faith in me. they believe in me. and actually i'll be starting my management classes and i'm going to move on from there. the advice i have is just keep trying. right now, i'm really happy that i'm stable. mcdonald's is a great place and