I have come to the conclusion that I am very hard on myself. When I do not succeed in even the smallest of tasks I get upset. I get frustrated with myself a lot lately because I know I could be doing so much better for myself. I have been working in fast food for six years now. It is time for this to come to an end. It is time for me to get a job that has NOTHING to do with greasy burgers and fries. It is time for me to work somewhere where I am not up until two in the morning mopping a floor or washing dishes.
I have had enough. I stick it out because at this point in time I have no other options. Until I find something better I am stuck in this world that I have created for myself. I am stuck in the world where I contribute to the obesity factor that we all have come to love in the great country of the USA. Yes, I help make skinny people fat and fat people fatter. You laugh but it is, in a sense, part of my job description. I am constantly told to make sure I am upselling more food so the company can make more food.
This job kind of depresses me a little. People make it seem as though it is so serious but it isn't. It is just yet another obstacle that I have to go through to reach my final goal. The final goal being owning a bakery and allowing people in low income families work. I am going to allow people who would not normally be able to get a job work and make money for their families. It will probably be high school students and somehow the program will run through the school, or city. I have yet to figure that part out but I have more than enough time before I reach that point.
I get frustrated so easily at work. I have no tolerance for ignorance. Yet so many people that come through are so ignorant that they frustrate me. Honestly, how hard is it to order food at a fast food joint. People act as though they do not know how to read. Look at the menu, check out the prices, figure out how much money you can spend, and order accordingly. If you have a question ask. It is simple really.
It is nice to have nice customers come through. It is nice to know that not everyone is a dick. It is nice to know that some people know how to read. It is nice when they order with confidence as though they have their order rehearsed in their head before coming through. Simple things like that make life so much easier.
I have heard of people who are afraid to bake. I have also heard of people who are afraid to cook. I have a hard time figuring this out. These are both such simple processes. If you know how to read and how to follow instructions, I promise you should be fine. By reading directions even the dumbest person in the world can make cake out of a box. The same person would also be able to make macaroni and cheese.
With all of the resources that are available, we can learn how to do anything. I believe there is a website called howto.com?? I could be wrong. I also am unsure how valid it is. I have never visited it unless I get navigated there through Google. (Which by the way is one of my favorite resources)
Just because I do not know how to bake the best and most elegant things in the world I am on my way. When I mess up a recipe I look up information online and try again. I do not give up. I keep on perfecting it until I am exhausted. I was once told (by a teacher who I did not necessarily like) that practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect. Even though I did not like this teacher it makes sense. If you keep practicing but are making mistakes, the final result will have mistakes. This is the one thing he ever said in the four years that I had him as a teacher that ever stuck with me.
My advice to anyone is if you love doing something, keep doing it. If it is a hobby, why not keep doing it? It never hurts to be better at something. It never hurts to have more skills under your belt for your personal resume. I am always working on my baking and cooking because quite frankly I am nowhere near where I should be at this point. Thanks for listening.
Good night.
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