This is the first time I've had in a couple of weeks to FINALLY post that Dave and I are business owners! Oh the madness. Yep, we bought a pizza buffet in Provo, called Doc's. (Not our name, already established as such.) I cannot tell you how insanely busy it has kept us. Although, I do think that with each day we're in there, it is becoming less crazy. Still plenty busy, but we can take it in now.
Over the weekend Dave and I figured out that he does about 80-90 hrs/wk at the business and I do 60-70 between my "day job" and my "night one". At last, I realize why we are so exhausted. :0)
Despite the stress and chaos of it all, we are enjoying it and it has already been quite the venture. We have found out a lot in the short time that we have taken over. Some good things, others not so much. I think we are starting to get a handle on things though.
Among other things, getting the right staff in has been helpful. The previous owners had 6 Korean speakers and 2 Spanish speakers. Luckily, I suppose, I know a decent amount of Spanish. Nevertheless, the language barrier has been trying, especially for Dave. It was very interesting when Dave was training with the previous owner, another Korean speaker, and he would translate "Korean English" to "American English". While he was doing that, I was going between Spanish and English. So when we tried to talk to each other we both ended up really having to think what to say and how to say it. That is improving.
I will try to get some pictures up in the next couple of days before we start remodelling. We are planning on painting to start and will be getting that under way toward the end of the week. So until next time...
Over the weekend Dave and I figured out that he does about 80-90 hrs/wk at the business and I do 60-70 between my "day job" and my "night one". At last, I realize why we are so exhausted. :0)
Despite the stress and chaos of it all, we are enjoying it and it has already been quite the venture. We have found out a lot in the short time that we have taken over. Some good things, others not so much. I think we are starting to get a handle on things though.
Among other things, getting the right staff in has been helpful. The previous owners had 6 Korean speakers and 2 Spanish speakers. Luckily, I suppose, I know a decent amount of Spanish. Nevertheless, the language barrier has been trying, especially for Dave. It was very interesting when Dave was training with the previous owner, another Korean speaker, and he would translate "Korean English" to "American English". While he was doing that, I was going between Spanish and English. So when we tried to talk to each other we both ended up really having to think what to say and how to say it. That is improving.
I will try to get some pictures up in the next couple of days before we start remodelling. We are planning on painting to start and will be getting that under way toward the end of the week. So until next time...
Congrats! That's very exciting! Hope things start to calm down so you can rest up. Hope you have a great Christmas!
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