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I started working for my family in their restaurant at a very young age and had to grow up pretty fast giving up all the fun activities and joys of life so I could be in the position that I am in now. When I first started at the restaurant, I didn't really feel like I was under any pressure when doing my work because I basically did it in my own time and didn't really need to rush. So, the question that I am answering right now is "Tell me about a time you worked under pressure?" When I was promoted to manager by my mother it wasn't because I was her son, it was because I deserved it and could lead them to success when they needed it. One time the restaurant was full and there wasn't any seats available and the orders were scattered everywhere and everyone was going crazy. What I did was I took the smaller orders and put them in the front, while they worked on the much larger orders because then it would basically kill two birds with one stone. I managed the orders and took on the job when everyone else did not know what to do, I didn't fold under pressure. I believe that in pressure I work my best because it allows me to come in the clutch because I am an athlete and I know when to deliver what is needed in the so called fourth quarter.  The next question I was interested in was "Give an example about a goal you reached and tell me how you achieved it?" When I was in high school, I was really strict with my my grades than I am now so I was getting grades that I didn't deserve. I was on the brink of failing math and I didn't have that much time to fix my grade, so in order to bring my grade back up to an A I had to get perfect scores on the next three tests including the final exam. I studied my brain out for the next couple of months in order to reach my goal and I also attended tutor centers in order to achieve my goal and be ready for the tests. I took the first test and ended up receiving an A and after that it was like a train that followed because I had reached my goal and ended up getting the grade I wanted and that's an A.

 "Describe a stressful situation at work and how you handled it." My answer to that is that the restaurant business is always stressful and not everyone is in the best of moods and if someone says the wrong thing then everyone attacks all at once. When attending school and working at the same time, times could get stressful and you'd have to schedule your plans differently. So one day I was very angry because I had to work even though I had a test to do, but how I conquered my temper was that I counted to 10 and took deep breaths because thinking about something too much can kill even the most muscular and toughest men. "Have you ever been in a situation where you didn't have enough work to do?" Similar to the way it gets busy, it also gets very slow in a restaurant setting and whenever that happens I try to complete my homework and any other work that has to be done or is coming close to its due date. The restaurant business is not predictable and anything could happen in a matter of one minute and that's what I deal with when I have no work to do because there are some perks to being the boss' son. "Tell me a time you went above and beyond the call of duty?" The only thing that comes to mind is when the restaurant first started, there was a lot of work to be done to it and what I did was I built many things to make my moms job easier and that's the only time i've ever done something like that because I'm not really the handy man type and that's why I went above and beyond.

 Lastly, I want to answer "Give an example of how you worked on team?" My final answer to that is that I am an athlete and I played baseball in my earlier days, so playing on a team is all I do, but I implement it to my daily life. Working in a restaurant, you have to be loyal and kind to so that you can receive the same kind of treatment. So the example would be the restaurant because you have to put more into the working environment than is intended because if nobody is getting along then the entire flow of the atmosphere will be ruined.