I never intended to be in charge of anybody. In fact, the thought had never even crossed my mind. I had grown too used to taking orders to be bothered with the idea. But as soon as you get your first chance at leadership, one things seems to lead to another, and before you know it you’re the guy in charge.
All I had done for the past four years was work summers at a simple bbq booth called Brothers’ BBQ. I spent most of my time there obeying orders that my father furiously barked at me. I would watch him occasionally when I got the chance. His vast knowledge of every little detail in the booth was astonishing, down to the very last centimeter, he knew where everything was supposed to go. This is no surprise though, he has been running the booth for nearly thirty years. But he was exhausted from it, time had taken its toll on my father and I could see that staying there all day was a struggle. Even though I could see this the day when he asked me to take over for the afternoon came to me as a surprise. My father was invincible, a machine incapable of stopping. …show more content…
It was a beautiful summer day, the sun was shining and there was not a single cloud in the sky. Although it sounds wonderful this only meant one thing to me, it was going to get busy. With me were three other employees for the day. All of them were my friends that I had asked to come work for Brothers’. It made things easier knowing that all these guys were my friends, but still I was nervous the last thing I wanted to do was screw up and have to call my dad to come back. As I worked, I learned that in running a business, there are no excuses for slacking; no in business, you get one shot especially with the food industry. The last thing I want on my hands is a pissed of hungry and hot customer. I had to learn this because if I did not, my father would never trust me again. Reality slapped me the the face and said “time to get to
All I had done for the past four years was work summers at a simple bbq booth called Brothers’ BBQ. I spent most of my time there obeying orders that my father furiously barked at me. I would watch him occasionally when I got the chance. His vast knowledge of every little detail in the booth was astonishing, down to the very last centimeter, he knew where everything was supposed to go. This is no surprise though, he has been running the booth for nearly thirty years. But he was exhausted from it, time had taken its toll on my father and I could see that staying there all day was a struggle. Even though I could see this the day when he asked me to take over for the afternoon came to me as a surprise. My father was invincible, a machine incapable of stopping. …show more content…
It was a beautiful summer day, the sun was shining and there was not a single cloud in the sky. Although it sounds wonderful this only meant one thing to me, it was going to get busy. With me were three other employees for the day. All of them were my friends that I had asked to come work for Brothers’. It made things easier knowing that all these guys were my friends, but still I was nervous the last thing I wanted to do was screw up and have to call my dad to come back. As I worked, I learned that in running a business, there are no excuses for slacking; no in business, you get one shot especially with the food industry. The last thing I want on my hands is a pissed of hungry and hot customer. I had to learn this because if I did not, my father would never trust me again. Reality slapped me the the face and said “time to get to