Real-Life Decision Making -- Solution
You skip work for the audition.
You've been missing a lot of work at your nine-to-five retail job the last
few weeks. You've been calling in sick, but you've been feeling fine. You've
been trying to get dancing gigs and maybe even your big break.
When your friend calls you and tells you about a chance to audition to
be a back-up dancer for Beyonce's world tour, you can't resist. You leave
work and go to the audition. At the audition there are hundreds of other
dancers. When it is your turn to perform you nail it and you're really happy
with the performance.
You're feeling great by the time you arrive home. But when you get home
there are a pile of new bills to pay. Your boss has left a message on your
voice mail. He says not to bother coming in to work any more -- you're fired.
"Choosing to go to your nine-to-five steady day job or calling in sick
for the third time in two weeks to go to an audition, missing work to be on
set for a non-paid music video shoot just to get it on your resume...these
are things I face occasionally," says Jennifer Abbey. She is primarily a hip
hop dancer.
You've made a sacrifice to further your dance career. You start looking
at job listings online and keep your fingers crossed that you'll hear good
news about the job with Beyonce.