LAWRENCE, Kan.- It’s 2:47 in the morning on the block of 9th and Massachusetts street. Not much has taken place with the exception of a couple young males hanging outside of Chipotle. However there’s activity going on across the street at Jimmy John’s, It’s closing time.
The employees are cleaning while Billy Joel’s “Mony Money” plays in the background. It’s rough, but it does have its rewards: interacting with the masses that are coming straight from the bars nearby. Amanda Witucki, a KU student who works the late night shift says “It’s fun, but it sucks when we’re closing. But drunk people aren’t needy. They come in, eat in twenty minutes and leave.
However Witucki and her co-workers were quick to talk about some of the intoxicated people who walk in late at night for something to eat. “One time, this guy came in with a huge chunk of his finger missing. Apparently he got into a fight and punched a guy in the mouth and knocked out his tooth. He was trashed and didn’t realized that he had blood dripping every where, I had to stop what I was doing just to bandage him up”
Another employee, Jamie Crawford remembers one awkward situation, “ One time this drunk girl passed out in the bathroom with her pants all the way down, we had our manager come carry her out.” Working late hours of the night may not be popular, but these employees will always have a funny story to tell people.