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I come home from work to hear my dad throwing up. It was from food poisoning, he said. Good thing I didn’t eat that pizza last night. Then, my dad’s phone rings. I have two options: either hit ignore or answer the phone and say what I hear at least one hundred times a day—â€Å"Milwaukee Coach and Carriage.† The first time I answered the phone I shook, thinking, what if I screw up the reservation? What if I don’t get the credit card right? What if I don’t send them to the right hotel? Then the customer asks, â€Å"Do you have any openings for tonight?† â€Å"Sorry, we are booked for tonight,† I say. Thinking, that was easy, another person calls. I answer: â€Å"Milwaukee Coach and Carriage.† This customer says, â€Å"Do you have any openings for next Monday? And I have the Groupon.† Great. Now I have to worry about getting their Groupon number too. We will write a custom essay sample on UW-Whitewater College Essay or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page â€Å"Sure, what time did you have in mind?† I ask. â€Å"Do you have a five or six o’clock open?† â€Å"Yes, I have a 5 o’clock at the Pfister or the Intercontinental,† I say. â€Å"I’ll take the five o’clock at the Pfister for an hour ride.† â€Å"Alright, then I just need the number on your Groupon and there is a two dollar and fifty cent tax that we have to collect and we take Mastercard, Visa, or Discover,† I say. Confirming information, I say, â€Å"You are all set. Have a great day.† By the end of the day, I had taken fifteen reservations, some complicated and some simple. Yet I had successfully sent all of the customers to the right hotel and informed the drivers about the rides I added to their schedule. I even dealt with an issue at a wedding. All of this tested my patience, and my ability to learn and problem solve quickly. In the end, I had a different perspective on how stressful my dad’s life is and also the knowledge that if I ever come home to my dad throwing up again, I can answer the phone and take control of Milwaukee Coach and Carriage.