Because of this blog, I found this other thing.
The premise being that for every subject, there are really only two things you need to know. Everything else is the application of those two things, or just not important. There are some fairly funny Two Things. I noticed a glaring ommission of Two Things for restaurants. So I wrote up a few of my own.
Wine Buying
1) You should always try the wine before buying it
2) Be sure to sell the wine you buy
Manager
1) You will bend over backwards and change things around and be flexible
2) It won't matter because servers are whiny babies and will never be fully satisfied
Hosting
1) Be organized, knowing where everyone will go, so that you know when and where you can fit more people in
2) Be flexible, because people will never want to go where you put them
Waiting tables
1) Be friendly and timely, people get irritable when they think they are waiting too long
2) When the food is taking too long, ALWAYS blame the kitchen (it is usually their fault anyway)
Kitchen Staff
1) Get everything ready about 5 minutes past opening
2) Drink copiously
What about your job? What are the Two Things you think apply?
Posted by kerewin at June 24, 2004 11:02 AMThe Two Things about Being a housewife:
1. If Momma ain't happy ain't nobody happy.
2. No matter how hard you think motherhood is going to be... you end up wishing it was that easy.
The Two Things about Medical Billing:
1. The pateint Owes the money.
2. If the Patient doesn't owe the money, the patient needs to call the insurance company, not me.
The Two Things about A Casino Slot Flooor:
1. The House always wins.
2. The customers will always blame the employees for the house always winning.
ONe more thing...
The Two Things About being called YFB:
1) Always beat Placebo
2) Always rub it in... a lot.