Prior to coming to the Florida State University, my
curiosities laid in what I was going to do with my future. I knew I wanted to
work with money, numbers, statistics; I wanted to be apart of the economy. This
led me to venture into the world of the stock market. I bought my first book
written about the stock market two years ago. I decided I would start with one
of those “…for Dummies” books. In my spare time, I would read several pages at
a time, sometimes getting sucked into reading more than just a several pages.
Unfortunately I started getting involved with other activities in my spare time
and took a brief hiatus in reading the book. I plan to return to reading this
along with more books in the near future, as soon as I become acclimated to the
college environment. Another thing I was curious about was alcohol. That sounds
really bad; however, a year ago, I had a job as a server. After several months
of employment, I was promoted to bar-back. A bar-back is essentially the
bartender’s assistant. I had the almost the same responsibilities as the lead
bartender along with the “bitch work”. I enjoyed working in this position. I
began to learn a lot about the different types of alcohols, the different types
of wines and what food combinations each one is generally paired with. I don’t
know why, but it fascinated me. I enjoyed providing my services to my customers.
This led me to further pursue my passion for mixing drinks and learning about
tasty cocktails and search for a bar-back position here in Tallahassee.
That's really ironic that you talk about how you were interested in working with money, numbers, and statistics and how that led you to researching the stock market because I kind of have the same interests but that's led me to thinking about pursing a major in Entrepreneurship. I think it's so interesting that the way a person looks into things, can determine their whole life. I also thought it was funny how you were interested in alcohol because of your position as a bar-back. For as long as I can remember, I've always said when I was in college I was going to be a bartender, it also fascinated me. I've worked in the restaurant business for cumulatively two years so that sort of business has always interested me as well.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how your interests were in the economy and the stock market because I have similar interests. Along with the stock market, I'm interested in business, finance, and the workings of how those two get along. Reading books about the subject is a great way to get started. I bought my first investing book last year while my interest was still new to me. I like that you follow your interests, and if you pursue them, you'll enjoy going to work everyday.
ReplyDeleteI also had done research on my future before I came here. I think it's so cool that you got into a job with alcohol like that because that's always something I thought of doing for fun but never got around to pursue it. This has inspired me to maybe try and do something with it.
ReplyDeleteI think it's really cool that you worked as a server and a barback. My stepmom and aunt were both of those too and I learned a lot about those two jobs from them. I've always thought that they were something I wanted to try out as a way to make quick money, but I was never allowed to have a job. I also think it's cool that you did research for what you wanted to do with your future because I didn't, at least not in the conventional sense.
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