So i was recently hired as a delivery boy by Edgar, the manager of Salerno's Pizzeria in Brielle. Edgar has known me for a large portion of my life, as Salerno's has always been a hangout spot for me and my friends for as long as i can remember. The shop is run completely by Edgar and his wife, while their 2 year old baby runs around the kitchen during the work hours. So one day i was in the shop by myself and Edgar asked me if i wanted to come in on Saturdays to deliver. At first i was hesitant because i didn't want to give up my saturdays for working at Salerno's. Then in my head i thought about my mom who had been on my case to apply for a job. So just to get her to stop nagging me, i told Edgar i would do it.
Whenever me and my friends were in Salerno's there were never many people in the rester aunt besides us. So i assumed i would just be sitting around most of the time on my first day. I prepared myself for a boring day. Boy, was i mistaken. The second i stepped through the door Edgar was yelling at me to come to the kitchen to take a pizza that was ready to be delivered to Wall. After i took the pizza i hopped in my car and headed to the house of a hungry family waiting on their dinner. While i drove, the thought of what i was doing excited me a little. I though to myself, "this is kind of cool". A smile began to form on my face. After i delivered the pizza and returned back to the restaurant Edgar already had another delivery job for me. I ended up making 8 deliveries in 3 and a half hours.
Perception and emotion are the two primary ways of knowing that deal with my situation. I initially assumed that my job was going to be boring based on the perceptions i had obtained from being in the empty rester aunt with my friends. When in reality, Salerno's is an extremely busy place on saturday nights. My initial emotion to working was a state of discontent, thinking i would be bored on the job. But once i was thrown into the heat of delivering a pizza, excitement arose within myself. My primary issue here was jumping to conclusions. I should never have assumed that my job would be boring when i had no idea what it was really like. I was judgmental based on my preconceived notions. The knowledge issue in this situation is: How reliable are one's preconceived notions? When is it safe to make an assumption or a conclusion about something?
