Today, I was laid off for the first time in my life. It was a simple barback job where I mostly just had to clean glasses, wipe tables, and check ID's. Pretty easy right? So, how did I lose a job with such simple tasks? It's because I was not relaxed enough. It's confusing, but I have a point here.
I personally felt like I was on my game with this position that made me, at least, $1,000/month. I made sure all the youngsters were at least 21+. I checked the patio often. I picked up the little pieces of napkin and tissue paper off the floors, even though I had no idea what was wiped on them. I even made sure all glasses were cleaned as soon as I got them.
If you read through these statistics, you'll find that something is missing: I wasn't fitting in. And, unfortunately, that is what got me fired after my first month. This was a pretty chill bar. I'm not going to lie, if I lived close by that place, I'd be stubbling home from there almost every night.
I was taking this job too seriously. And, not realizing that being a friend to the customers there and making their visit seem worth the extra money they're spending while my concern was at other places was like only eating the bone out of a chicken leg(a very good chicken leg).
So, the lesson I learned was that it takes personality to keep a job. Companies/private businesses aren't looking for machines, they're looking for people. People who can talk to people and attract other people.
So, if you happen to have trouble with keeping a job, "loosen the tie" a little bit and show some human being in you that will save you the job you want and make your working experience with it a pleasant one.
