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He seemed as if he was not enjoying his work which I picked up.
On the other hand, another Assistant Manager was the opposite. He
was positive, outgoing and friendly. This was something that would be
all too familiar in my many jobs over the years. You learn to work with
all types of personalities in the workplace. You can’t take it personal if
your co-workers managers are not positive, outgoing and friendly to you.
You just don’t know what your boss, co-worker is dealing with so best
to mind your own business, go with the flow and do the best you can at
what job you were hired to do. Not everybody whistles while they work.
I call it the grumpy factor in the workplace and it is commonplace. One
person I will never forget from that work experience at the Golden
Arches was the Franchise Owner Art Anderson. Art was probably in his
late 60’s or early 70’s when I first started working at the Golden Arches
and first met him. When Art showed up at our location (He owned a
few) he was a man of action. He made the rounds, had a million-dollar
smile and said hello to everyone, customers, employees etc. Art
always grabbed a broom and dustpan after exchanging pleasantries and
checking on the business. At that point, he would put himself to work
cleaning up every bit of trash in the parking lot and then to top it off
wiped clean all the indoor and outdoor dining tables while sporting the
McDonald’s Sailor Hat we all wore back in the day. Mr. Anderson was a
special man in the workplace. When you work for an owner who shows
respect for his employees, customers, suppliers, etc. it makes the whole
business better. 46 years after I took my last order at McDonald’s as an
employee I still think of Art whenever I visit a McDonald’s which I do
at least once or twice a week. They do business the right way. Not surprised
they have sold billions of hamburgers and have made many franchise
owners Millionaires through their proven system of consistency,
clean facilities and ease of ordering. If you get a chance read the book
“Grinding It Out” by Ray Kroc a must read for every aspiring business
entrepreneur. The recent movie about McDonald’s “The Founder” also
a very good movie about how Ray Kroc built the Mcdonald’s Franchise
and struggles he faced along the way..
“He either enchants or antagonizes everyone he meets. But even his enemies agree there are three things
Ray Kroc does damn well: sell hamburgers, make money, and tell stories.” --from Grinding It Out
Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for
human masters.
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