Believe it or not, but I learned to say "No" from working night shifts at a convenience store for 6 months.
Whenever it was past 11pm, I couldn't sell alcohol to anyone until 8am (because of our laws in Québec), so I had to say "No" to anyone who argued to buy some in that time range.
When they asked to "pay you later, I know your manager", I had to say "No" due to store policies.
When they asked for the restrooms, had to say "No, we don't allow customers in backroom toilets".
At first you might say "duh, no shit, you were paid to respond as such", but being the sheltered millenial I was, this really made me understand that you had to say "No" if things simply weren't possible, for your own good.
Really, I've found working night shifts at a shitty convenience store to be very reinforcing in my character, and helped me reflect on what I wanted to do with my life. To this day, it's the job that made me grow up the most. You don't get that from working at software dev startups, from what I experienced of startups I've been in.
How awesome. I can relate. I grew up in Ireland and my family owned a bar, which I worked in during my teenage years. I had similar experiences with customers asking for drinks after hours, people being too drunk and so on. You certainly don't get that at startups!
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Believe it or not, but I learned to say "No" from working night shifts at a convenience store for 6 months.
Whenever it was past 11pm, I couldn't sell alcohol to anyone until 8am (because of our laws in Québec), so I had to say "No" to anyone who argued to buy some in that time range.
When they asked to "pay you later, I know your manager", I had to say "No" due to store policies.
When they asked for the restrooms, had to say "No, we don't allow customers in backroom toilets".
At first you might say "duh, no shit, you were paid to respond as such", but being the sheltered millenial I was, this really made me understand that you had to say "No" if things simply weren't possible, for your own good.
Really, I've found working night shifts at a shitty convenience store to be very reinforcing in my character, and helped me reflect on what I wanted to do with my life. To this day, it's the job that made me grow up the most. You don't get that from working at software dev startups, from what I experienced of startups I've been in.
How awesome. I can relate. I grew up in Ireland and my family owned a bar, which I worked in during my teenage years. I had similar experiences with customers asking for drinks after hours, people being too drunk and so on. You certainly don't get that at startups!