industry
Industry related topics in the realm of corporate culture, business, and the workplace.
How Do You Break the Vicious Circle That Is Hospitality and Retail?
I have had a pencil, crayon, pen, or charred piece of wooden stick in my hand for as long as I can remember. The first thing I ever sat down to draw was an illustration on a McDonald's Happy Meal box —thanks for that, by the way. A simple image of a skittish Tigger barging into Pooh's house and landing on the bear's adorable soft, yellow potbelly. I sat down, captured by the scene, the colours or the simple outlines that possessed me for some reason with the ancient set of crayons I had at the age of about four, and drew it as well as I could.
By Maura Dudas8 years ago in Journal
'The True Cost': How Fast Fashion Is Affecting Our Youth
The documentary The True Cost is an eye opening documentary which explores the idea of fast fashion, and its varying affects on our environment, on factory workers, and can also be a way to look at how the fashion industry uses adolescents to create a constant need for their products. The film exposes the dark sides of the fashion industry, which are both unsettling and disturbing. Once it is seen what goes on behind the scenes of our clothes, it is unlikely to ever view the fashion industry as the glamorous industry it may have previously been seen as.
By Paranneting/Anne Reboa8 years ago in Journal
Inspiration's Directional Arrow: Setting and Genre
This abandoned barn is located adjacent to the daycare where I work the early morning shift. I discovered it at 8:30 am, while leaving for the day. It was the day after a snowfall, and everything about the scene screamed at me and said, "Write me!"
By Leigh Macfarlane8 years ago in Journal
The Struggles of Working at a Tanning Salon
I worked in a tanning salon for about two years and I loved it. I loved the atmosphere, the knowledge of tanning and tanning products I had gained, and of course- tanning for free and those employee discounts on lotions was pretty amazing. But behind the few perks comes a lot of struggle. Working with the general public is always difficult, but you see a whole new side of people when you work behind the counter at a tanning salon.
By Paranneting/Anne Reboa8 years ago in Journal
Y'all Come Back, Now!
My wife and I were sipping morning coffee today and she commented on how the level of customer service in restaurants has changed here in the South. Not for the better, mind you. To be transparent, we are formerly Yanks who moved to Atlanta back in the late eighties, so we know a thing or two about Boston etiquette. One of the first things we learned to appreciate in Dixie was the real-deal southern hospitality. It was everywhere. True appreciation for the customer. There could not be more “thank you’s” and smiling faces, not to mention the ever-present “y’all come back now!” well wishes.
By Glenn Harriman8 years ago in Journal
The Life of a Short, Angry, Brutally Honest Line Cook
This industry sucks. I say that with all the love in the world. But as much as it may suck; where would all of us tattooed, pissed off pyromaniacs who need a place to swear work? None of us are happy but we wouldn't do anything else. We can come into work with no injuries and come home with four stitches, two burns and blisters the size of a cherry and still say it hasn't been a bad day.
By Rebekah Raynard8 years ago in Journal
Leaving London. Top Story - January 2018.
I moved to the capital when I was 18—young, full to the brim with anticipation for the adventure of starting my acting training at drama school. Blinded by the stunning views of the River Thames at night, the LED lights of the West End showed posters that begged me to buy a ticket; that endless fizzle of noise and energy... oh, London. The rush; the heaving, sweaty, smog-filled streets of your centre. You really had me. I felt home. I felt free. I wanted to explore every part of you and gorge myself on your sights. I was ready to become the city-wise, bohemian artist I felt I was destined to be. I could, and I would, write my story here.
By Rachael Garnett8 years ago in Journal
