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On my first day of working here, everything was new. Everything from formulas to cleaning to what we say had to be done the right way.

Most everything made since to me at the beginning except for the dressings. All of the dressings are labeled with their names except three. Why those three? Why aren't they labeled? Are they any different from the other dressings? Not that I could tell. I had no idea.

Anyways, most of the dressings are to the right of the vegetables so that when you are finished making a sandwich, you can grab the dressing with your right hand (if you are right handed that is) and easily squeeze the dressing out on the sandwich.

The dressings are also facing down, so for your convenience you simply have to pick up the bottle of dressing from its container and squeeze the appropriate amount on the sandwich. (which is three lines across the sandwich FYI)

Now, the only dressings that are not with the others are the oil and vinegar. They are on the left side of you with the salt and pepper shakers. Why over there? Who knows...

So on my first day, I was put on vegetables. A customer came though the line and asked for the vegetables they wanted and at the end I asked (just like I was told to do); "Would you like any dressings or salt and pepper on your sandwich today?" To which the customer replied, "Yes, I would like some oil and vinegar please."

I had never used the oil and vinegar before. I simply assumed they were the same as the other dressings, which if they were, they were also facing the same direction and I could simply squirt them on the sandwich.

I was wrong.

I picked up the oil and assuming it was facing downwards began to squeeze it on the sandwich.

It wasn't facing down.

In fact, it was facing up.

Thats why they are seperate from the others.

So the oil went squirting up into the air instead of on the sandwich where I had intended it to go.

Oops.

I meant to do that.

I turned the dressing around.