Blog #8: He, She, It Works

Welcome to my blog. Scratch that. Welcome to the middle of the semester and bask in the chaos floating in the air. In all honesty, my day was great. It was like any other Monday this semester– started a little slow, but eventually got better as the sun came peering through the clouds. I went to class a little apprehensive my Spanish teacher would give another pop quiz. Thankfully, he didn't. But you know there was no way I could get away with that in anatomy. I actually think I did pretty well though. Fast forward to the end of my classes for the day, I go to the gym with my friends. I get a little too confident and hurt myself. My day was great until that happened, so here I am in bed trying to type up this blog without moving my neck. It's the worst. I can't even find a comfortable position. I've had to shift every thirty seconds making this blog even harder to finish. There goes my little snippet of my oh so awesome Monday. Moving on. 

I'm sure we've all judged people after having negative experiences in certain restaurants and what not. I know I have. I've thought poorly of complete strangers simply because they were too slow for me that one time. It's natural to be hangry sometimes. In the moment it seems like they are just doing everything they can to make sure they get your food to you last. I'm not gonna lie, people can be idiots sometimes. We all have those days too. Tony Mirabelli's article, "Learning to Serve," strives to break the common stereotype that being a server at a restaurant and other service jobs involves little critical thinking and therefore, doesn't require the need to have an education. I strongly feel that any type of work, whether it be computer coding, taking care of patients, or serving food and drinks to people, is still work. It requires just the same amount of time and effort to do each and every one of those jobs. 

I find it offensive when people think their work is more important or more difficult than another person's. While it may be decided that servers only need a ninth grade education, think back to when you were 14. Did you know how to be kind to people? Did you know how to follow directions well enough to complete a task? Did you make money doing any of those things without having a job? I don't think so. Being a server may only need that amount of education because you are serving people and being the face of that company from the time that customer enters to the time they finish their meals. I don't think not wanting to be a server means you're a snob, I just think it means you expect something else of yourself. As long as respect is given and received, everyone is entitled to do whatever they desire. All work is work regardless of where you graduated or how much schooling you've had. It's just about being humble. 

I always had much respect for any worker that was serving or helping me. Even though I was kind, I never hesitated to ask for help if I needed. That's what they were there for. I didn't really appreciate all the work servers put into their jobs until I was a team member at a smoothie company. It wasn't rainbow and butterflies at work. It was work. I had to clean and make sure I was making orders up to the standards of the company and customers. There was never any down time. Those moments were spent doing other tasks to make sure the rest of the shift ran as smooth as possible. 

To conclude this awesome blog, I've now found a somewhat comfortable position for me to type in. However, I have a massive headache from all the pain I feel in my neck. Overall, we all work and put in work to things we care about. If you don't, who else will do it for you?