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	Podcast:		voiceofthedba's podcast
	Episode:		Muddle Through
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:03:20
	Publish Date:		2018-02-14 20:00:00
	Description:		I used to work in the restaurant business. I got started after my first year at college, landing a job waiting tables in a new hotel. It was eye opening for me to see just how stressful and difficult that job can be. However, I wanted to earn money and jumped at opportunities. When we needed room service waiters to pick up shifts and elevators didn't work, I carried trays up staircases, taking advantage of the opportunity. When a bartender didn't show up, I volunteered to take the lunch shift. I had no idea where things were in the bar, I was 19 and didn't know how to make drinks, and I'd make less money, but it was an opportunity that I knew would pay off at college. It did, and at the next three jobs, I wound up me getting hired, starting work, and having either no one to train me that day or a very busy shift where I was mostly on my own to survive. I had to muddle through and learn on the fly. The ability to do that, without panicking being overwhelmed, or giving up has served me in quite a few positions since then. Read the rest of Muddle Through
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