Mini Ethnology Paper Essays - Food And Drink, Articles, Desserts

Mini Ethnology Paper Skyler Coryell St. Ambrose University Double D's is one of the very few ice cream spots in my hometown of Pekin, Illinois. But it is also one of the best if not the best ice cream spot for anyone and everyone in central Illinois. If you were to ask anyone from central Illinois they have heard of Double D's and they will more than likely love it. Double D's is a very well known thing and is a very family orientated place to get ice cream. The culture within the people who work there it is kind of just like a family, it is an all girl family but it is still like a family. The people who work there are always in high school and they are predominantly female but there are also some male figures within the company that work there. The culture within the place is very good, the atmosphere within the place makes you feel warm and feel at home, the way they interact with each other and the customers, and there have been theories about Double D's about why the management has changed so many times and why they close when they close. The employees that work at this little ice cream shack are very high on having a good culture and making sure everyone is happy where they work. I know a lot of people that work here so I was able to talk to some of the girls that work there. I asked someone "what is it like to work at Double's and how would you describe the culture?" She responded with an answer that I was expecting but this was her response, "working at Double D's is almost like spending time with your family, but while you're spending time with your family you're always having fun and doing work. For the culture I would call it a family. We usually spend five hours a day here working and while we are here we are always getting along and always having a good time. Even if we have some type of like beef outside or just in life we leave it at the door and make sure everyone gets along in here to make everyone happier and make sure our customers are happy"(Participant 1, March 17, 2019). You can always tell when you walk in to get your ice cream that you're going to get what you want and you are going to get it in a timely manner. If the culture wasn't as good as it was then I don't believe that they would be able get as much work done. Companies with a good culture are very successful and get a lot of things done while making a lot of money and having fun while doing their jobs. When you go to Double D's it's a little shack that feels like home. They have seating inside and outside, they have benches and tables outside while on the inside they have chairs and tables. When you walk in to Double D's they have some posters and signs that promote what they are selling and promote their business. They have a little theme almost every week. During Spring Break the theme was Spring Break' and the flavor of the week was Pina Colada. They have a flavor of the week that goes along with the theme of the week. Also they don't have a bell or anything like some places do when someone walks in to tell them a customer is there. They have someone who stands by the door and greets you when you walk in to make you feel welcomed and feel like they want you there. Within their workplace they decorate it within the theme, but the other things that are decorated are things like posters that just support the local high school and posters that are just random. They allow custom ers to bring in their own decorations and if they are appropriate and are pretty cool they allow them to hang them up within the shack. If you were to want one of the decorations to be hung up in the shack it would be best for