Final management exam..Wow!!

Final? Open book?
I thought that it would be easier than mid terms because it would be an opened book.
HOWEVER, SOOOOO DIFFICULT!
Now I changed my mind. I Hate an opened book exam.
I finished anyway all tests now. I will go home and I will sleep all night.

이제 거의 끝났다. Almost finished.

아...힘들다..이번 학기는 정말 힘들었다..아니 아직도 남았네..
Ah...so hard..really hard in this semester..Oh no..not yet finish..

한국에서의 대학 생활은 정말 껌이었던 것 같다..그 때가 그립다..
During the college life in Korea,I thought that it was really easy like chewing gum..I misse that time..

가능하다면 그때로 돌아가고 싶다.. 허나..
If possible, go backe to past.. but..

아..타임머쉰이라는게 정말 존재한다면..
Ah..if the timemachine exists real..

훗..과거의 현주도 나이고 현재의 현주도 나이며..
Humm..not only past Hyun joo was myself but also present Hyun joo is myself..

그리고 미래의 현주도 나일텐데...
And future Hyun joo will be myself...

뭘 그리워 하는지..
Why miss it...

허나..인생은 정말 만만치 않다는 것을 살면서 뼈저리게 느끼고 있다..
However.. I have really realized that life is not easy..

엄마가 해주던 밥..빨래...지금 누가 그리만 해준다면..
My mom used to serve meal and..do laundry for me...Now, if someone did them for me..

아..공부할 시간도 적은데 먹기도 해야하구..
Ah..I need more time to sudy and I have to cook..

게다가 청소, 빨래, 주말 알바도 해야하구...
Moreover, do cleaning, laundry and part time job..

내년엔 인턴쉽도 병행해야 하는데...
I have to do internship too in next year...

죽갔다...
So harsh life..

그래도 충실 하게 잘 살아야 할텐데..
But, enjoy myself as long as I live..

힘내자 아작 아작..
Go!! Go Go...

What do you see in Management?

What do you see in Management?
I can say staying the best professor Kurpis.
I can say creating my own Blog to share ideas.
I can say interesting activities in class.
I can say surprising the test DISC.

What do you see in Management?
You can drop Egg into the can.
You can create bunch of Jell-O copys.
You can draw difficult rectangle, triangle, line and circle.
You can build crazy Lego.

What do you see in Management?
One day, it is big chaos to make a good grade.
Another day, you do an unusual order exactly 4 pickles and no salt.
The other day, you have a vision in your future.
Finally, you are happy when professor informs of the final test.

You do see those in Management which is ever never boring.

Communicating via Blog

When management class began, professor Kurpis gave an assignment, creating Blog. I was a little bit worried because I thought that it was going to be hard for me because it was going to write every day, but it was not. The Blog assignment is a good way to communicate with different people. It was not only my first Blog but also communication with classmates. It was very interesting and a unique assignment. In this class, a lot of students were there, but we could share our opinion of certain aspects of the class, and our feelings of the group activities. I have never done this kind of subject and it has probably effected in my English.

The Blog definitely helped me to think of the lessons of each group activity because during the group activities, I was just attention to what we did do from only my group activity. If it was no Blog, I would not get any information from other group activities. It was fun and interesting. I learned a lot more from these activities than in the textbook.

I enjoy reading the professor's Blog because his topics are very interesting and it makes me think again. I think that it is easy to read and I feel realistic.

The Blog is easy to allow us to interact with each other even if I did not know who I am interacting. We share our opinions but nobody complain on things. I think that research paper is just boring but the Blog is pretty interesting to suggest how to use management skills.

I will definitely continue with the Blog after the semester ends because it aroused the interest of me about the management. Before the beginning of the semester, the management subject seemed me boring but now totally changed my mind. It is very interesting subject.

Can you control my picky request?

The McDonald’s restaurant is every one knows what it is. McDonald’s is a very popular fast food restaurant all over the world even in my country, Korea. The ad says “i’m lovin’ it”, but I did not love dining there. Indeed, I would prefer to eat at a Joe’s burger, which in my opinion is taste better than McDonald’s burger. When my professor Kurpis announced a special assignment to order only 4 pickles inside a burger and one small French fries without salt, I assumed it would be impossible because all McDonald’s cash registers’ machines probably can not operate in detail, so they could not show only 4 pickles and French fries without salt on the receipt.

On November 12, one of my classmates and I went to McDonald’s located in 28th Street to do the assignment. There were many people waiting on line to order their food. We were a little bit afraid of our picky order. I approached one of cashiers, and I asked her “What kind of 1 dollar hamburger do you have?” I did not think that the McDonald’s would still have 1 dollar menus. The cashier suddenly paused and soon explained some of the menus, but her short silence made me feel embarrassed because it was such a cheap menu. I gave up on the order and my friend and I got out of there. I thought that I would try again around my neighborhood where it is not crowded.

After finishing my part time job, one of my coworkers and I walked into McDonald’s around 8: 50 pm on November 15, in Main Street, Flushing. I was happy to see that there were not so many people waiting on line because I was very embarrassed when I requested the picky order the first time in Manhattan. There were about five cash registers, but only four were being used. I got on line and waited for my turn. One of the cashiers serving me was a cute looking Asian boy. When I asked the cashier what I needed, he said “we cannot control it”, so I asked him “why not?” He just looked puzzled with my order for a second and then he asked another cashier and a kitchen staff. He tried to control the register again and he said “got it.” At that time, I kind of felt embarrassed. The cashier told the kitchen staff that a customer wanted 1Cheesburger with exactly 4 pickles on it and 1 small French Fries without salt. The kitchen staff was listening to him and said “no salt?” and the cashier said “right!” I saw that they were din and bustle quietly in the kitchen because of my unusual order.

Finally, the cashier returned to his place and he said, “No problem.” It took about 10 minutes to complete this order. It might seem that it might have taken a while, but it was pretty quick. While I was waiting for my order to be completed, I paid to the person behind the counter and asked him for a receipt. I checked the receipt but it appeared to have a problem. I asked him “I need a receipt showing 1 small French Fries WITHOUT SALT”, but he said “I am sorry I cannot.” I was disappointed but I understood him who tried to make everything correctly for me. I requested that I need a manager’s hand writing with no salt and his signature. Just few second later, I got all. I thought it was enough. There were three staffs involved, a cashier, in just getting my special order, a kitchen staff and a manager. Before I ate the burger, I observed inside, and not only was I happy to find that exactly 4 pickles were placed onto my cheeseburger but also French Fries without salt was pretty fresh. Therefore, I put 1 dollar into the tip box before I left. The workers at the McDonald’s may not have the vision to manage but they have the sense to get the order correctly. They were able to hear the order and relay the message to the proper department. Each department handled their task with ingenuity. They seem to have a cooperative work force where each handled their task regardless of their rank. They satisfied me to the fullest as a McDonald’s patron.

If there were things that I would change, I would have to do the following changes:
1. Change the burger’s stuffs because I found the cheeseburger with only cheese, meat and pickles. I think that the fast food’s quality is so bad. They need to improve on their food quality like Joe’s burger, which has good topping, fresh vegetable and a good taste.
2. Provide better working environment; when cashers treat for the customers, they need a chair to sit because they work on their feet for long hours, so their legs and feet must hurt. These may sound trivial, but comfortable may improve them in treating customers with smile and kindness.

In conclusion, my journey to McDonald’s was not smooth, but service quality was higher than my expectation. If they get motivated as I mentioned, they have potential to be improved.