Taking a Shortcut

After finishing and passing the first part of my Culinary Degree, having done everything in a very strict and precise manner in which I had been taught. Never having had experience in this industry other then raising and feeding my family who always looked forward to Dad coming home because I believed in home-cooked meals, the shock of my first job in the culinary field was an eye-opener at best. At first I was appalled and almost walked away, but then I realized, even bad lessons are still lessons. What I needed to do was learn from this experience what I could, try to change the practices in question and accept that which I could not change. As long as I stand true to my values, my lessons and that which I have been taught is the right thing to do, then I have done all I can. Some things cannot be achieved by taking a shortcut