An Attempt to Make It Fun

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So what do you do if you have a boss that’s making girls cry, that’s making your life frustrating, and is micromanaging your time together?

If you’re this creative guy you try to make it fun.

So, one day a friend of mine and I—on the same crew—are talking about what’s going on and we ask ourselves:

What would happen if we told our boss that tonight was our last night?

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MInTheGap has been commenting on the culture at large and current events since 2004. He enjoys spending time with his family, writing, and being active in his local church.
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Table of contents for Training Your Future Boss

  1. Line Running at the Dining Common
  2. Meet Your New Boss, and Competition
  3. An Attempt to Make It Fun
  4. Dealing With It

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Meet Your New Boss, and Competition

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It’s always difficult to train someone new.  First of all, they may or may not be aware of your culture.  The nomenclature is different, and sometimes you have a propensity to use big words or jargon that you have to define for the new person.

And then there’s training your future manager.

You see, as you probably cannot imagine, I’m a creative guy that sees things in the big picture and can organize activities to come to a logical end.  I like to think I’m a vision guy.

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MInTheGap has been commenting on the culture at large and current events since 2004. He enjoys spending time with his family, writing, and being active in his local church.
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Table of contents for Training Your Future Boss

  1. Line Running at the Dining Common
  2. Meet Your New Boss, and Competition
  3. An Attempt to Make It Fun
  4. Dealing With It

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Line Running at the Dining Common

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It was pretty nerve wracking.  I only worked a part time job in my final year of high school, so when I went to college and knew that I would have to work to help pay my college bill, I was hoping to get a position doing Database entry.  The night that they announced the positions, I found that I was going to be placed in the Dining Common at BJU, and I was not looking forward to it.

Fortunately, I was placed in the serving area—as one of the guys that brought the food out of the warmers and placed it in the area to be served.  A job that gave me access to people as well as a chance to demonstrate my ability to get things done.

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MInTheGap has been commenting on the culture at large and current events since 2004. He enjoys spending time with his family, writing, and being active in his local church.
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Table of contents for Training Your Future Boss

  1. Line Running at the Dining Common
  2. Meet Your New Boss, and Competition
  3. An Attempt to Make It Fun
  4. Dealing With It

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008