Jaycie Clarke Becomes Crisp & Green's Newest Member

Jaycie Clarke is a first-year student studying architecture at North Dakota State University. Recently, Clarke started a new job at Crisp & Green, a restaurant that serves healthy foods such as salads, smoothies and grain bowls.

Before beginning her career at Crisp & Green, Clarke spent her days working in the dining center at her university. After a few short months of working on campus, she decided she needed a change. “It [Crisp & Green] is definitely a lot more organized, cleaner, more efficient and definitely busier than the other places I’ve worked,” she claims.

Clarke has worked quite a few different food service jobs in her life thus far. “Crip & Green is definitely my favorite food service job I’ve had,” she said.  

Clarke, being a full-time college student majoring in a difficult program, is often faced with the difficult task of balancing her job and schoolwork. Thankfully, Crisp & Green is flexible with their employees’ schedules if they give their employers enough notice ahead of time. “It definitely balances well with my school schedule… I’m not working crazy hours,” Clarke claims.

Working a food service job requires skills that many people may not have. According to Clarke, employees at Crisp & Green must have a good memory and be able to recall items on the menu, they must have good knowledge of the ingredients, they need to be able to count change and work efficiently, have a lot of energy and work well with others.

When it comes to customer service jobs, treating customers with kindness and a smile goes a long way. In this sense, according to her roommates, Clarke is the perfect candidate. “Jaycie is the sweetest girl I know. She is so nice to everyone she meets,” says suitemate Lauren Miller, a first-year teaching major at North Dakota State University.

“She is definitely a good person to work in the food industry because her smile lights up every room she walks into,” adds her other suitemate Tenley Wildung, a first-year psychology major at North Dakota State University, who worked as a waitress in her hometown for four years.

Getting along with coworkers is a necessity when it comes to enjoying a job. “I love my coworkers… everyone is super friendly and easy to get along with,” Clarke claims.

She isn’t sure how long she will remain working at Crisp & Green. “It’s definitely not a lifetime gig, but maybe it’ll help get me through college,” Clarke says. “As of now, I’m really enjoying it there.”

Photo submitted by Jaycie Clarke