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Week 10 [Iceberg & Last Lap]

 [Iceberg]  I have been in the food industry for awhile now, and let me tell ya, it is so hard to find normal people. You always think “huh, they seem pretty cool and normal, nope! Their is always some thing bad and then I as the General Manager will have to come fix it. Right now I am stuck in one of those situations. My most recent manager hire is Bernard, he’s been in training for awhile now, but we’ve finally gotten him promoted as a kitchen manager. The only problem is that Bernard is very sketchy. I’ve come to find out that Bernard has been lying to us about his history after his background check came. He has had federal charges with stealing and selling fake products. Not to mention i have been hearing rumors circulating around the store that Bernard has been asking people for money to help pay off his own rent. After asking around many people said no, but their was one person i was sure that said yes. Ever since Bernard had gotten to the store he had clicked very well ...

Week 9 [Juggling and Gathering]

 [Juggling]  For years I had been waiting for this moment, since I was a kid I felt this urge that I was destined for greatness. Nothing but success would be tolerated and although it sounded nice in my head the work I had to put myself through was damaging. Even as a 16 year old boy, working a 9-5, I wasn’t worried about my future. This sensation orbited around me at all times almost like a barrier of protection, it kept me sane and hopeful. Maybe I manifested it, but now here I am, one day away from playing in the College Football National Championship against Alabama. Yes, it sounds surreal but I feel like all of my life I’ve been the star on a big stage and this was no different than my middle school district championship game, or my high school state title game.  Game day had finally arrived, and the energy circling the field and locker room was electric. Their wasn’t much talk in the locker room as everyone used their own way of getting ready and hyped up for the ga...