My Role As A Barista At Starbucks

An example of a leadership experience in which I have brought a positive influence would be demonstrated in my role as a barista at Starbucks. When I first started working at this store, my coworkers didn't always treat customers with their best face forward at all times, and would sometimes let emotions drive their actions. After working here for months, I encouraged my coworkers to smile more and be more respectful towards the customer. As a group, we have collectively become closer to the paying customer, and learned more how to deal with drama between coworkers. In my experience, I believe that treating people with respect pays off in the end because of the mutual respect you earn. Emotions can be hard to control at work, but I learned to be a professional while dealing with irritating problems.

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I have personal preferences when it comes to being creative, which is my ability to figure out problems with my social life, work life, and school life. This has been helpful as a skill to me, mainly because I enjoy figuring problems out while learning more about myself and others. An example of a time I used my problem solving was with my friends, social group, which was falling apart. I took control and decided to confront both of the friends that were causing the drama at the time. After talking to each of them and learning their sides of the story, we all figured out a solution together. One of the traits I take pride in is my open mindedness. Years before, I was closed minded and believed that the only opinions that truly mattered was mine, and that there's only one side to every story. After experiencing life and becoming closer to more people, I realized that every story has multiple sides and none of them are necessarily wrong according to the