Wow! Life can be ironic at times. We are doing a major
project for mid-terms that will work its way into finals. Creating our own
restaurant from start to finish and everything that entails. As I am putting
the finishing touches on a much labored over project, the phone rings. On the
other end was opportunity knocking very loudly. It seems that the people
running the kitchen at my local V.F.W. has given up and walked away. It would
seem that poor management skills, bad purchasing practices and an overall lack
of business planning has done them in. Shades of kitchen rescue dancing in my
head I ask why me? The V.F.W. Commander tells me how he got my name and number
and what he has heard about me. A good work ethic and moral code has paid off.
He wants to know if I can run the kitchen and draft up a menu and plan. I say
yes, and get to work on it right away. All I have to do at this point is take
my homework project, scale it back and change a few things. Sounds pretty
simple in theory, and then the reality sets in. This is highly involved, what
with purchasing to cover the menu, not to mention creating a menu, hiring at
least three employees. This has gone from something simple into the realm of
impossible. I just have to remember, others do these things on a daily basis,
and if they can do it, so can I. This is
what I’ve been training for.
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