Supervisor migrates from the Big Apple to the Garden City
Ben Marincic
Issue date: 4/14/09 Section: Arts & Life
The transition from owning a sign company in Long Island, N.Y., to working in a university cafeteria can be an enjoyable and unforgettable experience. Just ask Cindy Scott.
Scott, who was always interested in advertising, found herself working for a food service company in New York. However, she eventually grew tired of pencil-pushing and a lack of promotion, so she looked for work elsewhere.
Shortly thereafter, Scott, along with a female business partner, bought her own sign company in Long Island because it was something she thought she could do. One experience Scott said she will never forget from this time was when she was supposed to go from the New York Stock Exchange to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 to meet a client, but cancelled her appointment the day before.
"(Looking back) I cannot believe it,"she said. "For once in my life I lucked out."
After semi-retiring from the sign company in Long Island, Scott sold her house and business and moved to a gated golf community in Aiken, S.C., in 2007 because it offered what she was looking for, like a nice community and a quiet neighborhood. She now works as a supervisor in the Allgood Café at Augusta State University, going back to her food service roots from many years ago.
Working what seemed like a 24/7 shift at the sign company for 20 years, Scott said she likes the change of pace in her position as cafeteria supervisor.
"I'm living life large," she said. "I'm here for the (health) benefits, definitely not the money."
Scott said she enjoys interacting with students on a daily basis and the lack of responsibility and stress, compared to her previous job.
If Scott has any complaints about her job, she said that it is nothing major. Like any job, she sometimes thinks that understaffing in the cafeteria causes the most problems.
"I'll have 30 kids in here and both going on either side of the register," she said. "I'm constantly running back and forth, and I'm the only (one) here."
Scott, who was always interested in advertising, found herself working for a food service company in New York. However, she eventually grew tired of pencil-pushing and a lack of promotion, so she looked for work elsewhere.
Shortly thereafter, Scott, along with a female business partner, bought her own sign company in Long Island because it was something she thought she could do. One experience Scott said she will never forget from this time was when she was supposed to go from the New York Stock Exchange to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 to meet a client, but cancelled her appointment the day before.
"(Looking back) I cannot believe it,"she said. "For once in my life I lucked out."
After semi-retiring from the sign company in Long Island, Scott sold her house and business and moved to a gated golf community in Aiken, S.C., in 2007 because it offered what she was looking for, like a nice community and a quiet neighborhood. She now works as a supervisor in the Allgood Café at Augusta State University, going back to her food service roots from many years ago.
Working what seemed like a 24/7 shift at the sign company for 20 years, Scott said she likes the change of pace in her position as cafeteria supervisor.
"I'm living life large," she said. "I'm here for the (health) benefits, definitely not the money."
Scott said she enjoys interacting with students on a daily basis and the lack of responsibility and stress, compared to her previous job.
If Scott has any complaints about her job, she said that it is nothing major. Like any job, she sometimes thinks that understaffing in the cafeteria causes the most problems.
"I'll have 30 kids in here and both going on either side of the register," she said. "I'm constantly running back and forth, and I'm the only (one) here."
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