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Page 5 Feb. 21, 2020 feature Warm weather means new Spring fashion Fast Food or Retail Which do part-time workers prefer? Charli Graves Entertainment Editor Justin Waddell Reporter A s teens enter the work force, they usually have two op- tions: work in retail or work in fast food. Sophomore Michael Higareda recently worked at the sandwich shop, Firehouse Subs. “I worked there over the summer because I wanted to make my own money. Working in fast food at the time was my only option because most retail places required me to be 18. I ended up quitting when school started because I did not enjoy it,” Higareda said. Higareda explains the pros and cons of working with fast food. “I would like to work in retail some day because I think it would be better than working fast food. I was around food all the time and I ended up getting sick and tired of it and not wanting to see it. I think working at fast food is probably harder than working at retail. The real cons of working with fast food is the cleaning. I never liked cleaning and some- times the tables and work areas can get really disgusting,” Higareda said. Sophomore Antonio Buquer is works at Firehouse Subs but has worked in retail before. “I used to work at a grocery store. I definitely like work- ing at fast food more. Maybe it is just because of the peo- ple that I work with my I hated stocking shelves and doing nothing all day. When working with fast food, I am moving around making sandwiches and other food. I only chose fast food because I had to, but I like it better. Cons of working here is that some of the customers’ orders are confusing, and they get complicated sometimes,” Buquer said. Sophomore Kennedy Philips works at Chick-Fil-A. “I have been working here for a few months and I love it. Chick-Fil-A is one of my favorite restaurants to eat and work at. The only cons of working here is that sometimes I get tired of the food. The smell makes me nauseous and some days I hate the smell. I like working here because of how nice people are, plus I always have Sunday off. I chose here instead of other places because of the Christian aspect and working at stores seems more boring,” Philips said. Sophomore Luke Bastin has worked with retail for a few months. “I have worked at Kroger but most recently quit to focus on school. Working here was pretty boring. Most of the time, I worked the later shifts so not as many people were there. The pros of working there is that it paid decently, and at least at Kroger, it was calm most of the time,” Bastin said. W ith spring approaching, wardrobes will be changing with the weather. There are many great stylish places to get new, trendy spring clothes, But many people prefer to stick to the basics and develop their individual styles for themselves. “I will most likely do the majority of my spring shopping at Kohl’s or Goodwill. I al- ways think that thrifting clothes is so much easier and authentic. I’m also broke, so it’s nice to only spend $5 on 10 shirts,” sopho- more Will Riche said. Many teenagers are big fans of thrift shopping for far more than Spirit Day out- fits. Often, they can take forgotten clothes and cut and style them to make them cute and trendy. “I’ll probably go thrifting at Goodwill or the Salvation Army. I also love shopping at Plato’s Closet; they have a lot of newer, nic- er stuff that’s more in style right now,” junior Ava Leininger said. One prominent look sticks out to teen re- tail workers. “One thing that we have a lot of is crop tops, but they come in a lot of different styles, floral patterns and neutral colors are a big thing right now. Also, we have a lot of ripped high-waisted mom jeans which typically go with the crop tops,” sophomore Svetlana Sko- ric said. Skoric works at Hollister in Green- wood Park Mall. There are many different styles popular among teenagers right now. Granola is one of them. It describes a person who likes to be outside, and clothes that go along with it are comparable of a hippie from the 1970’s fash- ion fad. “I mainly stick to the granola fashion in the spring. I like to wear clothes that are com- fortable and that I can go hiking or rock climb- ing in. I’ll probably stick to my shorts and soft oversized long sleeve shirts,” Riche said. Bright colors have been a state- ment in fashion for awhile, but teenagers are taking that trend to a whole new level by not only wearing vibrant clothing but pairing the bright clothes with even brighter accessories. “I think that in the spring we will see a lot more bright colors all over not only on shirts and stuff. People will wear bright socks or headbands and other accessories, too. I have seen a lot of bright accessories in the winter so I just think there will be a lot more of that in the spring,” Leininger said. The changing season is a process for cus- tomers and retail workers. “What we do is we get a new shipment for our spring collection, and we have to mark down all the old winter clothes. We basically empty out the whole store and categorize ev- erything and put it where it goes,” Skoric said. Junior Ava Leigninger is wearing the typical “granola” outfit for a teen girl. She said that she enjoys this style because it is comfy and stylish. Anna Cruser photo The “granola” theme can be seen as bor- ing, but when layered with special acce- sories like flannels, necklaces, or even bracelets, they can be made trendy. The easiest way to follow the “granola” clothing style is to wear plain and simple colors and add in your pops of color with accessories. The perfect shoes to wear with these types of outfits are black or white Vans, black Dr. Martens, or black or white Converse. Another way to spice up the “granola” style is by wearing ripped, cut, or even torn cloth- ing. These jeans are ripped on purpose, but if they were thrifted and naturally torn, they would still be considered stylish and part of the “style.” “I mainly stick to granola fashion in the spring,” - sophomore Will Riche Necklaces and chokers are es- sential to stepping up the sim- ple fashion style.
