This week Darren taught me how to cook bruschetta and bleu penne pasta. I really enjoyed the bruschetta although, when soaking your ingredients in olive oil, prior to preparation, it is key to let your tomato's and other ingredients sit in the olive oil as long as possible to give them time to absorb the various flavors. Obviously, we didn't have hours to wait so the finished product could have been even better given more prep time. The owner of the little tuna, Marcus, called me to his office to speak with him and he basically just talked to me about working as a cook and franchised restaurants compared to family owned restaurants. When working for a franchised business, you won't work more than 40 hours a week; when working for a family owned restaurant, you won't work for less than 40 hours a week. He also told me that it wasn't his plan to become a restaurant owner, it just basically landed on his lap and he enjoys his job. He never even attended high school and he is successful; this surprised me but it didn't set my standards any lower, realistically, something like that is extremely hard to achieve without a diploma.
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It's great that the boss is talking to you about life, and what it takes to be successful. The point that he makes about the college degree is a good one. I worked for years as a retail manager and I made more money than I make now as a teacher. Nobody cared that I had a Masters Degree. Still, having a degree gives you more options and flexibility. I didn't want to stay in retail for the rest of my life, and I felt blessed that I had a degree to fall back on.
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