Two weeks ago, I was offered a job of a lifetime.. career wise. For years I had been slaving away working for my father's company, a company built from nothing practically, and I had been learning the business along the way in hopes to take over it one day. Well, it was never really a matter of if, but more like when would that opportunity come. He's still young in most circles and not ready to retire. So I figured in my 5 year plan, I would just start a small company and kind of just get my foot in the door with the commercial construction industry.
Things changed up a bit for me and definitely for the better. I was offered a job to take over the parent company to my father's company. My position and job description would strictly be taking the steps and initiatives to help run this company. It won't be some dead end job that leads me nowhere. The time and effort I put into my work will pay off in the long run for me. My 5 year plan could be much better than I previously expected.
It's an honor to be viewed as the chosen one and anyone would be ecstatic to be in my position but to be perfectly honest, I had doubts of accepting the offer right away. I spent the whole weekend thinking about what I'd be giving up to work 40 hour weeks and be constricted by the time. After managing both Hello Sushi locations, I swore to myself that I would never be on salary again and work set hours. I always felt like I missed out on things because I always had to work or couldn't get a shift picked up. This will probably make more sense of the life style I live where I tend to attend everything that is in my interest like Hornets games and concerts. I get to travel and play basketball for a league in Alabama or even coach and play for other teams. I've gotten used to spoiling myself with the do whatever I want mentality. I felt like accepting this job would mean I have to give it up. But I spoke with the owners and they allowed me to continue do the things I love as long as I find a balance. Hopefully this all works out the way we all want it to.
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