humanity
The real lives of businessmen, professionals, the everyday man, stay at home parent, healthy lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories.
Summer internship
Hello, my name is Anthony Ivan Solorzano Mora. I participated in an internship with Latimer Heights. The reason I was able to partake in this internship was because of Jacob Riis. They worked hard to get us to work over the summer throughout this catastrophe. We all know it by COVID19. Well enough of that because of Riis, I was able to learn and earn this summer and not just waste time. I’ve been able to learn Python and Javascript throughout this summer. While preparing for college, I was able to keep my brain active.
By Anthony Solorzano5 years ago in Journal
Of Dishes In Diners
Fall hasn’t always been this cold. Ellie remembers a time when the hat and gloves currently adorning her person would have been uncomfortable and made her sweat through her uniform. It seems the last two years or so had made up their collective minds to usher in the ice age her sister has been so adamant is on its way. Regardless, Ellie is late once again and even an ice age can’t save her from the consequences of that blunder. Harvey’s is a place that can be smelled before it can be seen and smell it, she does. Ellie can smell the diner before she even rounds the corner. The scent is overwhelming and familiar and it’s the only thing Ellie doesn’t hate about Stanfield. Taking one last breath she steels herself for battle and walks into to the diner. “You. No. You can go home. Third strike you’re out, KO, touchdown, whatever the heck the straights are saying now. You’re fired,” Joe isn’t even looking at her and to be honest she can’t even blame him. He says three strikes, but if they’re being real it’s closer to 10 at this point. “I thought today was your day with the car anyway?” “It was supposed to be, but Jake took it out last night and hasn’t come back yet.” Ellie can see the moment Joe breaks. His shoulders droop and the breath he lets out, though a bit excessive, is a clear sign of resignation and music to Ellie’s overly attentive ears. It’s a good thing, she thinks not for the first time, Joe hates her dad. Bringing him up a is a guaranteed get out of jail free pass wherever Joe is concerned. Joe stands, arching a perfectly shaped brow at her. “Dishes. All day. Make me mad and it’ll be all week.” “Fair enough.” Ok, maybe not free. Dish duty sucked, but it was also the only job in the diner you could do while jamming out. This is how it came to be that Joe walked into the back, new guy trailing behind, to find his most mediocre employee blasting Billie Jean and dancing like MJ himself was there. Joe was no saint and the thought of letting this drag on while the, quite frankly Adonis of a man watched, was titillating. Before he could decide either way, his unfortunate friend slipped on a wet spot and plummeted towards the tile. Gathering herself she mimed a film marker and stood, grimacing at the water mess, “And… cut!” Joe cleared his throat belatedly announcing his and the new hire’s arrival. “Nice to see I can leave you alone.” “Isn’t it just?” Joe grunted. “Ellie, this is Reggie. Reggie, Ellie. You two will be on dishes. I was going to recommend you help Reggie on his first day but…” Joe trailed off eyeing Ellie. The sigh and accompanying eyeroll, dramatic though they may be, brought a trace of a smile to Reggie’s face as he watched the antics between boss and employee. “So, Reggie.” Ellie started not sure where she was going, “You moving to Stanfield?” It was a stupid question. They both knew, but it got them started. And from then on, they didn’t stop. For weeks. “How do you not smell that?” “Stanfield natives are born with a genetic mutation that makes them immune to smelling 24-hour joints like Harvey’s.” And weeks. “Not. A. Word.” “I mean, sure. But how are you planning to get home without a car or a ride?” “We’ll walk.” “Not after that stunt you won’t.” And weeks. “Watch the lever there, if you turn it before the hatch is completely sealed the hot water will burn you.” They were back where they started. Joe had grounded them. Sent them to dish duty like the children they were being. “Is that what happened here?” Reggie reached out and touched her forearm. Gently tracing a scar that covered most of it. Ellie looked up at him expecting to see pity and finding curiosity, anger. She had jokingly talked about her useless dad and she could guess Joe had probably been loose lipped on what he had pieced together over the years. This was heavy. They’d never been heavy. This was a lot. Like suddenly sensing Ellie’s discomfort, Reggie let go of her. “We should get out of here.” He smiled. “We’re still on shift.” “It’s dead out there, there’s a load in the dryer. Let’s go!” He grabbed her hand and smiled again. Ellie was sure there was at least one song written about that smile. “We’ll need a plan.” Like all good plans, it starts with a blowjob. “You can’t be serious.” Joe eyed them skeptically. Reggie, for his part looked dead serious. “Yeah boss. Right out back. It’s disgusting you gotta go take care of it!” “I can’t believe this I haven’t had to deal with public indecency near my diner in decades what’s gotten into people?” As Joe stomped his way out back Ellie and Reggie grabbed their things and dashed for their own exit. When finally, safe Ellie allowed herself a moment to breathe. She looked up towards Reggie the biggest smile she could remember having. What she found was the most breathtaking sunset Stanfield had ever witnessed. She felt a hand find its way to hers. Fingers entwining, chilled from the cold. Yes, Fall hasn’t always been this cold, but it’s never been this beautiful.
By Lari Echevarria5 years ago in Journal
My Working Experience at Noodles & Company
Before I started working at Noodles and Company, I volunteered at school and church. When I got a call from Francisca for a job interview, I knew it was my only chance because I applied to many jobs and it was no luck. After the interview, I was hired. I was very excited to work on my first job. During training, it was very difficult to ease the job but I got used to it and better at it. As a server, we serve food to the patrons on what he or she ordered. As an ambassador, we place an order for the patrons just so the servers can serve it to them whether take out or dine in. Every single day we grab the guest’s attention just so they can get what they order.
By Gladys W. Muturi5 years ago in Journal
Checked Out while Clocked In
With full confidence, no one that I work with fully knows me like they think they do. Walking into my job on day one I knew that it was up to me to set the tone. I am conditioned to think that no matter what I have to represent my entire race in every action or word I utter.
By VernaLee James 5 years ago in Journal
Being Micro-Managed
Don't you just hate when your working only for someone to come in and tell you your doing little to almost everything wrong!? Don't you hate when you feel like your doing everything right or everything you feel is right only for someone to come in and tell you "its not the way its supposed to be done". Well let me tell it...the work I do is very important to me especially with the job I'm doing, but my supervisor always comes at me with the simplest issues and I know I'm not perfect... I don't try to be but It just sucks when someone can tell you everything your doing seems to be wrong or not done their way and THAT'S THE THING. When I know I'm following the rules, doing everything correct and someone comes in and tells me "it's not done the right way", I'm quick to get upset. And some of you probably would too if there was a boss/supervisor out there telling you that everything or whatever your doing is not THERE WAY! I hate being micro-managed, it makes me feel like someone has the right to control what I say, what I do, how I do and say things and what I'm supposed to do. ***HINT*** The con in working for someone...which is why I'm taking a leap of faith and starting a business of my own. This business of mine is something to me that was not easy to even figure out if that was something I wanted to do. Before realizing this dream of opening a business, I was working in a retail store called Stein Mart. If you haven't heard of that or only even seen it once but can't remember...just think about stores like TJ Maxx, Belks, etc. It's very similar to those stores but I was working there for about almost two years (started in 2017 after high-school) and stopped in early September of 2019. Being there did teach me a lot, in fact I think that's where it started for me being micro-managed and having an issue. I was a sales associate in ladies but of course multi-tasking throughout the store in other departments as well. Still to this day (in 2020) I remember every single person I've ever worked with, their names and the impact they've had on my life. Something like that for someone like me, was definitely a life-lesson and something I'll never forget. Being there, working and being around all types of people from different walks of life WOKE ME UP to the world of customer service. Being micro-managed at this job made me realize that I'm in charge of my own journey and if it's one thing the employees taught me while being there is to NEVER SETTLE. It's crazy I say that too because right after I left Stein Mart, I went to go work for someone else...this time in a call center. It almost seemed like "I love myself but do I love myself enough to say I owe myself"? Working for someone vs. working for myself. It seems A LOT easier to work for someone else and that's why we all do it or most of society does it. But the other half of society chooses to make those sacrifices that I am afraid to make. And I constantly ask myself "what am I doing with my life"? "why am I constantly allowing someone to overpower me, control me, use me? and then someone once said it.."your not living in your gift". And that hit me hard! It wasn't until I heard that, that I realized that I was partly living in my gift which was customer service because that's the only enjoyment I get from interacting with people. When I interact with people they are the reasons I give my all to something because it's not for me I'm really doing it for, I'm doing it to help someone's life (in whatever way that may be). That is the ONLY joy I receive from working underneath someone. But why can't I receive that same joy from working for myself, or can I; and I just never really paid much attention to the idea and thought. And this is how I realized that I'm great at my job! Now I just need to start my own business... IT ONLY GOES UP FROM HERE!
By Ada'Mesha Adkins5 years ago in Journal
Realize your full potential
Chapter 1 My name is Mohanjeet Gurm, people know me as Mohan. In this book I am going to share my life in my business and personal life how I involved spiritually, personally, and business life. First of all I will tell you how I started at the beginning with nothing, which eventually led me to have a ten million dollar business and which I ended up losing it all because of the choices I made, my goal is for you to learn from my mistakes and motivate you to exceed in your spiritual, personal, and business life.
By Mohanjeet Gurm5 years ago in Journal
How Covid-19 Affected My Life.
Pandemic. It surprised us in lot of ways. We were assuming and hoping that it did not reach us when the first outbreak happened in China. Soon after, the world infected. We were trying our best to survive. Many countries start to initiate ways to contain the virus.
By Ishmael Hassan5 years ago in Journal
