“How to fire your mother” is a short interview between the representative of Markkula Center for Applies Ethics and Kevin Beals, the CFO, and Bryan Wargo, the CEO of Nearby system. They both graduated from college in 1995 and had 15 years of experience in working in Silicon Valley. The video is 6:35 minutes length and you can watch it at this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKFb2A0U-mg&index=40&list=PL4AE76B235A9EB6FE In this video, Bryan Wargo thinks that we spend more time with people at work than with people we actually care about so why not bringing friends and family members to the office. When people get emotional connections with each other, they tend to conduct work more efficiently. However, working with friends has pros and cons; you have to be able to deal with personal issues and keep it outside your work place. If there is a disagreement within the company, they will talk and find out the resolution. It is necessary to know what your role is in the company to give the best decision for everyone. Bryan also shares his story when the company faces a downside and he has to fire his mother. Even though it is not an easy decision but he has to do it for the sack of the company. I am choosing this video because it is also related to my own life experience. I used to work for my auntie’s nail shop throughout my four years in high school and I have seen a lot of issues when working in a family-owned business. As many people known, nail shops are usually family
Not only am I surrounded by beauticians but a few of them are successful salon owners. I too hope to own a nail studio. I didn’t just choose to be a part of this industry but I set goals for myself once I receive my license. Before I become a salon owner I have to prepare myself for the responsibility that comes with it. One of my friends offered me a position at her salon after I obtain my certificate. This is the perfect opportunity because I’ll be able to see firsthand the responsibilities of being an owner, and I will still get the experience of paying booth rent. I notice that the nail salons in my area rarely do promotions. At my friend’s salon not only do the beauticians have promotions, but they offer packages for the clients. We talked about adding manicures to the packages which could build my clientele. I’d be able to attract girls in high school with occasional
You can still make good friends within the workplace or classroom, but the friendship cannot solely rely on the fact that the friends have the same surroundings.
Addressing the family and friends thematic cluster, four authors conclude the importance of personal relationships. Though varied in their theses, tones, and styles, each article stresses that individuals quality of life can be positively affected by taking time for companions and relatives. Nancy Gibbs, writer of “The Magic of a Family Meal,” beautifully illustrates the benefits of eating with loved ones often, while “The Company Man” by Ellen Goodman demonstrates the negative effects of making one’s profession a priority over one’s personal life and relationships. Marion Winik in “What Are Friends For?” details the variety and opportunities one has to make friends throughout life. Best friends can persevere through hardships and distance as written in “Friends Forever” by Barbara Hagen. Analyzing these articles substantiated that family and friends are essential to a happy life.
Friendship plays a major role in developing teamwork, which ultimately leads to a higher rate of success. Friendship is one of the two lessons in taught in this book. Friendship allows people to speak more freely and
New York has roughly 3,200 nail salons employing 30,000 manicurists and most of them are underpaid or unpaid for various reasons. The employer takes the risk to hire a new manicurist with or without the experience and for that reason they do not get paid for months and is also charged a small training fee of $100. On the other hand, employees go through the immense pressure such as for small mistakes, their tips are withheld, constantly monitored through video and in some cases even physical abuse. For instance, the owners of Iris Nails who has seven chain salons made an
The importance of doing this with peers is that work efficiency will be higher when people have good relationships with each other; they are more willing to help each other out. You will be happy at work when having good friendly relationships with your co-workers. The results of these relationships being broken down are that you are less likely to be more efficient as team working may not be a factor, employees may be less inclined to give a helping hand.
Having others around as mediators will help in keeping the discussion corrigible, and being mindful of family values that have held everyone together for many years may be the redeeming feature in mending family relationships. The same goes for co-workers, having to work together and be around each other, often for more hours than is spent at home, the decision to be at least cordial to one another will be beneficial in order to create a healthy and successful work environment.
I enjoyed reading your essay. The nail solon business is a very popular and competitive industry. Furthermore, there appears to be one in every shopping center that one drives pass. I found it interesting how much of an influence one nail solon price setting power had on consumer demand. Also, it seems that the market is so tight that one company or retailer’s decision to lower its prices have an impact on other surrounding nail solons in a local area. Nevertheless, I believe your statements about this are correct, because I have seen this happen in the barbershop business where competitive pricing drives consumer business to one retailer or the other. But, a lot of times when the price is lower than market the quality of service diminishes.
The most caring things anyone has ever done for me is stopping my biological mother from leaving the hospital. My mother was a good person until she got into drugs and when you're desperate you do bad things and one of those bad things is my biological father. My mother prostituted herself for some money and accidently got pregnant, she told the man and they were dating and both agreed they didn’t want a baby so he pushed her out in front of traffic and thought they terminated it meaning me.A few weeks later she knew she still was so they got in an argument and he threw her off a balcony and broke her ribs and she knew he had to of gotten rid of me then. A few months later he got shot in a drug deal and was rushed to the hospital where she
In addition to making college life more enjoyable, socializing helps develop skills for the future. One manner in which socialization aids a student involves forming skills needed at work. An individual who has few problems with socializing will find it easier to become comfortable with co-workers. Many employers seek individuals who have the ability to work with others. In particular, individuals who adapt easily and get along with others will feel comfortable at work when it is time to perform on team projects. Employees today are frequently asked to work in groups. In these situations, employees have to give opinions to others. If a person does not speak up, he or she will lose support from management that can result in the loss of a job.
I can still remember vividly the day my mother passed away. My mother passed away at a critical point in my life when I was seventeen years old from a short term illness. She was sick for a week and I remember thinking this could be serious, however, my mother declined to go to the hospital because of the distance and financial hardship. I had loss my father when I was three years old, so my mother was a single mother. I have step sisters and brother, but I was not particularly close to them. Losing my mother was a defining moment in my life for it changed my life irrevocably. I was devastated, but I had to become strong, proactive and it spurred me to choose a new career path.
While many people have observed different work relationships and their effects on the individuals and the work environments, Omdahl has summarized and included many details about the relationships and how to avoid conflict within them. Friendships, managerial relationships and various other types of relationships within the workplace have been noted to have different approaches in handling or avoiding complications. Omdahl provides six principles for handling problems with workplace relationships. These principles range from how to set and hold expectations to seeking additional outside help when needed. The author includes several examples and research points from other
Now I can say that I had never understood others suffering from a bad loss of a dear person. I would hate to hear that anybody died. When this happened to me, when my dear mother died, I started to understand all those people who lost someone they loved. There are perhaps no proper words to describe this pain, This intolerable pain which tears you apart, which is like a stone on your heart, and which make tears run down your face with each moment spent with the dear person who passed away. Time is unlikely to pass so fast this hurt, no matter what others claim.
A mother is someone who can take the place of all others but no one can take the place of her. There are many different definitions you could use to describe your mother. My mother, Pam Krull, fits every one of those. Today I decided to pick the three that I thought was most important to me. I admire and aspire to be like my mother because of how supportive, how selfless, and how loving she is.
Nowadays, employees tend to spend a large portion of their lives at workplace. Accordingly, friendships among employees are often formed at work, and the study of workplace relationships is well established (Venkatarmani, Giuseppe, Grosser, 2013; Seibert, Kraimer, & Liden 2001; Rydstedt, Head, Stansfield, & Wooley-Jones, 2012; Amjad, Sabri, Ilyas, & Hameed, 2015). According to Amjad et al., (2015) workplace friendship has been the focus of considerable body of research during the last decade in organizations.