【LikemostpeopleI’velongunderstoodthatI’llbejudgedbymyoccupationthatmyprofessionisusedbypeopletoseehowtalentedIam.RecentlyhoweverIwasdis】
LikemostpeopleI’velongunderstoodthatI’llbejudgedbymyoccupationthatmyprofessionisusedbypeopletoseehowtalentedIam.RecentlyhoweverIwasdisappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshowI’mtreatedasaperson.
LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajobwaitingtables.AssomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeopleIhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsupposethey’dneversayordotothepeopletheyknow.OnenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeawaythencalledmebackwithhisfingeraminutelatersayingangrilythathewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI’dbeen.
Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon（勤杂工）byplentyofpeople.Butat19yearsoldIbelievedIdeservedinferior（低等的）treatmentfromprofessionaladults.BesidespeoplerespondedtomedifferentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollege.CustomerswouldjokethatonedayI’dbesittingattheirtablewaitingtobeserved.
OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.FrommyfirstdayIheardarespectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledme.Iassumedthiswasthewaytheprofessionalworldworked---politelyandformally.
Isoonfoundoutdifferently.Isatseveralfeetawayfromapersoninadvertisingdepartmentwithasimilarname.OurcallswouldoftengetmixedupandsomeoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristie.Themistakewasimmediatelyclear.PerhapsitwasbecauseofmoneybutpeopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwithme.
It’snosecretthatthere’salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtablesandfortunatelymuchofitcanbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.Theserviceindustryexiststomeetothers’needs.Stillitseemedthatmanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservant.
I’mnowapplyingtograduateschoolwhichmeanssomedayI’llreturntoaprofessionwherepeopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywant.IthinkI’lltakethemtodinnerfirstandseehowtheytreatsomeonewhosejobistoservethem.
68.Whatmakestheauthordisappointed?
A.Professionalstendtolookdownuponworkers.
B.Talentedpeoplehavetodothejobwaitingtables.
C.One’spositionisusedtomeasureone’sintelligence.
D.O