Ketchup with Jason Hughes!

Meet Jason Hughes, a PM cook at the Abel/Sandoz dining hall. 

●        What are your hours?

○        He works 11:30 am to 8 pm Monday through Thursday, and if he works Friday and Saturday, he works 10:30 am to 7 pm.

●        How late do you stay after closing?

○        People usually don’t have to stay that long after closing.  The cooks and other employees do a good job of cleaning up so everyone can head home.

●        What’s something you like about your job?

○        Jason really likes the people in his job; being able to help feed all the students is a great part of his job.

●        How many kids come in to eat during each meal period?

○        Around 900 kids come to an evening meal; Tuesdays and Thursdays it is sometimes 1,400 students.

●        How many people work during each shift?

○        There are usually around 4 cooks during the PM shift, a full-time dishwasher and several other staff members totaling 10 people without counting student employees.

●        Where are you from?

○        Jason is from Lincoln, Nebraska.

●        What path led you to work at this dining hall?

○        He had previously worked in restaurants such as Applebee’s before finding out about and applying for this position.

●        What are your interests/hobbies outside of work?

○        Outside of working here Jason has a second job, and he loves collecting pins.

●        Do you have a spouse and/or kids?

            ○        Jason has family who also lives in Lincoln.