Finished!

13Aug08

Eight shows in four days.  That was closing weekend for all of us.  Somehow, we made it out alive, and now have two weeks of freedom before school starts back up.  For some, this is spent moving, sleeping, and generally recovering from the past thirteen weeks of mayhem.  For me, this means being home in Wisconsin, sorting through my possessions, selling some off, and scrounging for student loans.

It has been a long summer, to say the least, but it has also been very important for a lot of people.  Personally, being given the opportunity to work with such big names and professional actors has been one of the most amazing things that has ever happened to me.  It has by no means been a cakewalk, but there was more good than bad.  Like I said, working with such prominent figures has been nothing but fantastic careerwise, and I have learned many things.

Perhaps the most important lesson I learned is that no one is expendable, and that everyone should be treated with a certain level of respect.  Regardless of having bad days, being able to be nice to people is an invaluable skill.   When working as someone’s superior, it is important to remember that they aren’t to be taken for granted.  Students are no different than the head of a department – everyone has a breaking point, and toying with that boundary can only serve to lower morale and make people despise going in to work every day.  It’s simple – be nice to employees and they’ll perform better.  Why not allow a cheerful attitude in the workplace, and strive as hard as you can to ensure that?

I’m fully aware that I sound like a propagandist recording in the World War II era, but that’s one thing that just does not change.  Treating others as they want to be treated never goes out of style, and that is the one lesson that I will continue to carry with me.

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