The decision to leave GM is a difficult one. I feel guilt on two scales; one, I feel a loyalty to my employers that is somewhat typical to my personality (would it be called that?) and loyalty to those who come in to the restaurant to see me. Yes, a few do. It is also, in truth, a selfish one. I learned last night while training a new employee that people in the community actually value me as a server. How do I figure this? When I introduced myself to her she states that she knows me because I have served her before, and than she says, "Alot of people at the college know you, we think you're the best." (Trying to keep a grasp of reality) Than two-three nights ago I was in Wal-Mart and one of the employees told me that he thought I was the best server that he had ever had, and that whenever they come in they ask for me. What I like about this is...everyone likes being told that they are doing something/anything well. It feels good to receive positive feed-back from others on a job that you do. I want to stay because I like being able to treat others in a good manner, and then receive nice feedback. It makes me feel like my efforts are being returned in a positive way. I am humbled by thinking that at any time I can be a rotten server, and that this job and my performance at any given time can be influenced by outside circumstances.

Someday i'll see this with my school and with my kids...I hope.