Where do i begin?  I lost my job in 2010. 
I worked at Carls Jr restaurant for six years.  I lived at my job as most people do, the working class just gets so tied up at work, their work becomes their mistress, their life.  And for me, i can say carls jr was my life. 

I started working at carls Jr in 2004, came from burger king, similar match in industries.  I got hired as a shift manager and within one year i bacame general manager.  I was determined, motivated, i valued when people made comments such as, "wow!, look at Janese, she's going to become someone, she is going somewhere." 
I was part of an 'All star team' three times.  An all star team is a team that is picked to help train new team members when new restaurants are to be opened.  i loved this type of work, i loved being a trainer.  You get to set the expectations, there are not any bad habits that you have to break.  It becomes much easier because the store starts off running well  and it is your job to just keep it that way.  For example in school,  we have all had that teacher that gives everbody an 'A' at the beginning of the semester and it is your job to keep that A. 

In 2005, I  have earned my 'A.'  I have helped trained a team, been apart of the team and inherrited a store.  The Carls Jr restaurant in Lodi, Ca became my first store.  Yes, of course, i was detetermined to not disappoint anyone, so i held my end of the bargain.  At 22 years old, i became a General Manager, huge accomplishment.   Now a general manager has its advantages and disadvantages, everyone could agree with me when dealing with different employee behaviors.  you can deal with the employee that doesn't come in for work and gets mad at you for reducing their hours, then the employee that always gets treated unfairly when in fact everyone gets the same treatment.  dealing with so many different personalities, in a way, is dealing with yourself.  Several employee behaviors actually match up your several different personalities that you may have.  I don't know how i did it; but, i did it and i did it well.  I kept that little store in Lodi in good hands.  I kept my 'A'
and for one and a half years at that.