From Corporate Ladder to Minimum Wage

I have recently quit a good job in corporate America to make half the money at McDonalds...yes, at minimum wage...straight to the bottom.

It was an interesting move motivated by God (too long of a story for this blog) that I had to make or I would have been miserable (you'd need to know God the way I do to understand that as well...perhaps I will post on that soon). Here I am in a VERY reputable company working with people that I have grown to deeply respect and I am now willingly thrust into the world of fast food. I've been there now for five months (quit my money job this month) and can honestly say that I love it to pieces! Everyone knows that McDonalds is a worldwide organization...it's due to GOOD BUSINESS! The more I learn about it, the more I respect it. Even from the BOTTOM (and I do mean the bottom)...everything every employee does is so incredibly important! EVERYONE is held accountable...now, that doesn't always happen the right way...we are on planet earth after all...but it's reasonable.

The MOST interesting thing to watch, from my perch at minimum wage, is the manager's view of the employee and vice versa. Having been in management and training for a number of years, it is refreshing to solidify in my mind once again the utmost importance of verbal affirmation of what is observed and also verbal affirmation of respect. To respect someone or to be pleased with a level of performance is one thing...verbalize that respect or observation and you will supercharge everything you need to train staff or to run business more smoothly.

So...really, I haven't left the corporate world...I actually joined a larger one...as this ladder is quite tall, I've taken some time to stretch before climbing...let's see what happens.