Connections Post--Planning--Kristen

While studying chapter two, I continually thought of my managers at the restaurant I work at. Although I don't know what their job consists of first-hand, I have observed them and realize that planning is absolutely essential for them to keep the restaurant running successfully. From an employee's point of view, I notice especially the planning that goes into making the work schedule. With so many employees, almost all of which attend college, making the work schedule seems to be like fitting puzzle pieces together. The manager making the schedule must take into consideration the request sheet filled out by the employees and the various class schedules. Not only that, they must make sure that they are scheduling the right selection of people to work each day. For example, it is important for at least two very experienced servers to be present for the two biggest sections, as well as four others who can handle the middle-sized sections, and so on. Any number of things could go wrong if the manager put out a poorly organized schedule.