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Cher’ley Grogg

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Past jobs teach respect, frugality, and management. Think about the first jobs people get after high school graduation. Sales people, stock boys or girls, waitresses or waiters, are the most common.

Things learned from these jobs were respect, loyalty, humbleness and the management of time and money. Responsibility played a key role in how a person lived their life. I worked as a waitress, which was a job I often reverted back to when I was in a pinch. Eventually, I bought and managed a restaurant.

An excerpt from “Stamp Out Murder”:

He didn’t notice the swinging door to his right or the young lady who came out it backwards carrying a bulky tray of drinks. James glimpsed something moving to his right, and he swerved to the left. He moved too slowly and caught the left elbow of the young lady as she turned. The tray full of drinks tottered and teetered. Liquids splashed. The woman moved the tray in circles with both hands supporting the bottom side. Bobbing her head and swaying her body, she steadied the tray. After she leveled the tray, she released a loud sigh.

Did I mention you had to learn acrobatic skills if you had worked in a restaurant? Alertness and gracefulness are added to kindness and not expressing your every emotion. In the restaurant business your livelihood depends on how another person envisions you.

A pasted on smile, James often used that expression to describe the people who worked at the Bed and Breakfast. Excerpt from “Stamp Out Murder”: The commotion brought Linda from the kitchen. She checked the coffee maker. She smiled at her guests, and motioned for Carolyn, to join her. “We have work to do in the kitchen.”

What do you expect from a person who is doing a service for you?

One time I spilled a whole pot of boiling hot coffee down the front of my shirt. I was on fire, but the restaurant was so busy there was no way I could leave. I put some ice on my chest and picked up my next order. I was 19 years old.

What was the first job you ever worked?

“Stamp Out Murder”.