June Employee of the Month: Erika

How long have you worked for DoubleDave’s?

On and off about 10 years.

Which locations have you worked at over the years?

Metric, Round Rock, Hutto, Mesa and Anderson Mill.

What’s your favorite DoubleDave’s product?

The Meateater with mushrooms on Hand-Tossed Crust.

Ranch or red sauce?

Ranch!

Favorite Pizza of the Month so far?

Black Bean Quesadilla.

Best experience with a customer?

Seeing my regular customers and remembering their orders and what they like on the buffet.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

I’m not sure… That’s hard to tell, hopefully someday owning my own DoubleDave’s.

What is your favorite part about working for DoubleDave’s?

It would be the friendships and bonds I’ve made through DoubleDave’s. Also seeing how each DoubleDave’s runs and operates a little differently.

If Hollywood made a movie about your life, who would you like to see cast as you?

My cousins always say I remind them of Drew Barrymore, so let’s go with her.

What advice would you give to recent new hires?

Have fun and keep moving. At first its awkward meeting new people and trying new things. But amazing people work here and its always nice when you open up to your coworkers.

What did you want to be when growing up?

A teacher, I’ve always wanted to be a teacher. I always wanted to do middle or high school, at first it was English and then I wanted to be a Spanish teacher.

What do you like to do on your days off?

Usually I have 2 days off, so I dedicate one day to being lazy and not doing anything. The other day I run errands, do laundry, go bowling, see friends, fun stuff.

What is the first thing you would buy if you won the lottery?

I would travel a lot. I want to go to places with beaches – Brazil, Argentina, Australia.

What color crayon would you be?

Turquoise.

What’s the best vacation you’ve taken?

When I was younger we went to Cancun, but I don’t really remember it because I was so young. Last year I went to Salem, MA around Halloween time, we went to the witch museum and we did a scary night tour and they showed us the Hocus Pocus house and a bunch of other spooky history.

What music do you like to play on your shift?

Old school R&B. I love the Usher, Leon Bridges, and Mariah Carey stations.

Where did you grow up?

Near Los Angeles, California. I moved here when I was 13.