I make $20 an hour at a burger chain in Seattle. The healthcare perks, paid vacation, and 401(k) matches are just a few reasons why I love my job.

I make $20 an hour at a burger chain in Seattle. The healthcare perks, paid vacation, and 401(k) matches are just a few reasons why I love my job.

My first memory of Dick's Drive-In was buying burgers, fries, and shakes with my theater friends when I was in high school. After we finished rehearsals, we'd all go to Dick's, since there were too many of us to sit down together and eat in a regular restaurant. I started working at Dick's in August 2019 to help pay for my studies at Seattle University. Dick's was great because they were happy to work with my school and theater schedule. I'd have class during the day, rehearsals at night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and I'd work at Dick's when I wasn't studying. Not a lot of jobs are open to that much flexibility. Now, I'm a senior crew member and certified trainer at the Capital Hill store. It's so neat. I have a lot of student loans, and being able to have a consistent job during these times as well as get has been amazing. Most of Dick's stores stayed open during the pandemic, a few closed early, but our store on Broadway chugged along. We haven't closed down once. Now that I've graduated college, I work up to 40 hours a week at Dick's. We open at