Adversity Essay

[drbatsandwich]

I apologize, I'm sure these get old.

Was wondering if this might be an appropriate topic for an adversity essay:

Several years ago I suffered an avulsion fracture of my ACL after severely overshooting a ski jump landing. They couldn't get me in for surgery right away and I ended up having to work about a month on the knee. I was a pastry chef, working 12-14 hour days on my feet 6-7 days a week for a month straight in a ski town during the holidays. I think I had maybe two days off the entire month, pretty standard for a chef. Growing up I'd always been afraid of making mistakes, and if I didn't get something right on the first try, I felt like a failure.

I can be fairly proud, and during this period I really had to learn ask for help from my coworkers. I couldn't carry the 50# bags of flour/sugar; walked with a limp and therefore couldn't carry anything that would be ruined by my hobbling; my pace was much slower and my coworkers ended up having to take on tasks that I couldn't finish in time. I wasn't used to depending on others and the situation forced me to learn this skill which really is critical for good teamwork and problem solving.

Thoughts?​

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[Goro]

Excellent

 

[DokterMom]

Sorry you had to go through that, but potentially an excellent topic. No - Let's make that excellent in the way you handled it. A "poor me working while hurt" angle is satisfactory, but the "learning to ask for help and rely on my colleagues" angle is strong.

 

[drbatsandwich]

Wonderful, thank you both for your insight!