 Sometimes it gets pretty busy like we have receipts like all over the table hung up as well like it gets really stressful Fangcha, located on one of the busiest streets in Berkeley to get food, is not only a successful family-run business but operated by mainly students of UC Berkeley Basically everyone's a student or like has been a student so we're all in school. It does make it like really nice like asking for a cover Like please cover me. I have a midterm because we all understand and like it's nice because like we're pretty close We can like study together and stuff like that. So it's like a good it's nice that like I work with a lot of students as well Being a Berkeley student is a full-time job But to also have another job on top of that shows the amazing work ethic many Berkeley students have I thought to know Heia who shared her story about working at Fangcha and balancing student life work Like having a job like courses need to organize like accordingly Like if I know I have like a five or six hour shift Like I know I have to study before like stay on top of things But it does get a little overwhelming sometimes just have to like remember I was a student before my job and I feel like still I it's been like the same amount of time that I've been spending on school It's just like spent at different times In addition to having a job working on one of the busiest streets in Berkeley has its challenges Honestly, I think probably once a week there's like some crazy story, but it's just like usual Durant random activities Like I don't know be close pretty late so that you can always get pretty hectic When walking on Durant you may just miss it hidden in the usual Durant chaos is the sweet loving community Fangcha cultivates for its customers and workers I'm sure you can you just know that like the shop is in good hands. Like it's taken care by the people that Like own the business. I think it's like so awesome. And like a lot of times they like cook for us Unbusy shifts like don't make us wrong and like in the winter. So it's like it's just nice that I feel like a lot of their Family as well, even though it's like they definitely have a lot more stakes in like the business But they're still like treat us as family As the normal customer only sees the encounter or receiving their boba They usually don't see the family energy invites behind that counter As a normal Berkeley student takes on 15 units of schooling around 45 hours of education Being a student who has a job is tough, but it also provides a unique perspective others do not get Next time you buy food or drinks from any shop on Durant Remember that those are students like you working there alongside these family run businesses It is the students and families that allow Berkeley to thrive and grow Reporting for Cal TV. I'm Shaila Sampor