Be Who You Were Born To Be - By Sara Bogaczyk

Sara is a MSJC student working her hardest to become a veterinarian. She loves her dogs and turtle and wishes that one day she can be the one to know how to fix their problems. Her biggest pet peeve is when people are two-faced and pretend to be who they really aren’t…

Be Who You Were Born To Be

I believe that everyone should just be himself or herself. Everyday people are busy being who they aren’t to impress other people. You were born to be a certain person and to try to change that is a lost cause. The story I am about to tell reminds me everyday that it is important for me to be who I am meant to be, and not somebody that I’m not…

Everyday, Amanda awoke and got ready for work. She’d drive the short distance to the animal hospital she worked at. She would stick a smile on her face where it would stay glued all day long. Nobody was sure if the way Amanda worked was the way she always was, or if she faked her personality all the time. It is quite possible that Amanda meant well by her actions, but other people did not see it as this.

Amanda was big into customer service, and being positive that the clients that entered the building felt warm and welcome. She would bend down and get into the animals faces, talking baby talk to them, and petting them, while trying to hold a conversation with the owners. Many times a dog would growl at her, she would continue to try and pet the animal, even against the owner’s pleas not to. When Amanda would walk away from a client, they would often turn to another employee and question her actions; however, Amanda saw none of this.

The employees soon grew tired of Amanda’s behavior around clients. They knew she was faking it because when it came to the people that worked at the animal hospital, Amanda was very strict and mean towards them. When someone came to her with a problem, her personality went from caring and sweet, to a “handle it yourself” attitude. It didn’t take long for rumors and accusations to start flying, and the employees soon realized they didn’t like their new manager who faked her personality.

The moral of the story is simple: While other people see you as a caring person, while others see you as fake, and for who you really are. Being somebody you aren’t can be very difficult, especially when you allow your employees to see both sides. Be who you want to be, not what others want to see.