Narrative Summary Of Becoming A Chef
Summary of the past. Looking back on my life and job and taking time to really reflect on it, has made me realize that I have not been happy in a long time. When it came to school or work, I only did things so that others would be happy. If it was not how I could make my family happy, then it was how I could do the same for my teachers, or even my bosses at work. Due to this, I sacrificed my own joy and satisfaction for stability. This led me to a career path that only looked for job security. I only looked for work that would be stable, regardless of how I felt towards it, and it never turned out well for me; however, I am thankfully on my way to changing my mind set, and focusing on what I want to do, rather than what is considered safe.
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I trained at a school called the Technical Education Center Osceola, or Teco for short. My decision to become a chef was based on two factors. The first was that I loved to make and eat food, and the second was because I could make my own restaurant. The best part about this course was that it basically ran a café on the side, with the food we made in class, so in a way it was my first job. What kept me from completely liking the course was my teacher, who picked favorites in class. If you were not his favorite, like I was, then prepare to be humiliated and told your work was crap. Doing this for three years made me dislike the idea of being a chef, and looked for a new career path. It was at this time one of my teachers suggested I become one due to my good grades, so I made that my new …show more content…
“The median annual wage for writers and authors was $55,940 in May 2012” ("Writers and authors," 2014), which is a very good annual pay. “Some writers keep regular office hours, either to stay in contact with sources and editors or to set up a writing routine, but many writers set their own hours” ("Writers and authors," 2014). Being able to set my own hours would be both a blessing and a curse. Where it is a blessing is that I could set my hours, to where it would be less stress on me, and so I could focus. This has the downside, as I may not get my work done on time, as I would put in very few hours so it would not be stressful. There is another issue I would have with this position. “A screenplay is still a commodity. You buy it, and it is yours to do with as you will” (Kohn, 1999). I would hate to see something that I made changed or cut, to fit what someone wanted. The final issue I see with this is that I would not want to turn writing into a business. My love and passion for cooking turned to hate, because I tried to turn it into way to make money, rather than expand upon the things that made me happy about
I trained at a school called the Technical Education Center Osceola, or Teco for short. My decision to become a chef was based on two factors. The first was that I loved to make and eat food, and the second was because I could make my own restaurant. The best part about this course was that it basically ran a café on the side, with the food we made in class, so in a way it was my first job. What kept me from completely liking the course was my teacher, who picked favorites in class. If you were not his favorite, like I was, then prepare to be humiliated and told your work was crap. Doing this for three years made me dislike the idea of being a chef, and looked for a new career path. It was at this time one of my teachers suggested I become one due to my good grades, so I made that my new …show more content…
“The median annual wage for writers and authors was $55,940 in May 2012” ("Writers and authors," 2014), which is a very good annual pay. “Some writers keep regular office hours, either to stay in contact with sources and editors or to set up a writing routine, but many writers set their own hours” ("Writers and authors," 2014). Being able to set my own hours would be both a blessing and a curse. Where it is a blessing is that I could set my hours, to where it would be less stress on me, and so I could focus. This has the downside, as I may not get my work done on time, as I would put in very few hours so it would not be stressful. There is another issue I would have with this position. “A screenplay is still a commodity. You buy it, and it is yours to do with as you will” (Kohn, 1999). I would hate to see something that I made changed or cut, to fit what someone wanted. The final issue I see with this is that I would not want to turn writing into a business. My love and passion for cooking turned to hate, because I tried to turn it into way to make money, rather than expand upon the things that made me happy about