Community Post: You Can Dish It Out, But Can You Take It?
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Her first job was at the family restaurant a few years back, but the lessons she learned thave stayed on the front burner her whole life.
Sandra Heska King heard her grandmother arguing with her grandfather, using the phrase, “You can dish it out, but you can’t take it.” It was an interesting choice coming from the kitchen.
But Sandra explains, “It’s a phrase that comes from cooking. Don’t dish out food you’re not willing to eat yourself. In today’s terms it could mean don’t dish out unpalatable words—words you’re not willing to swallow. Don’t criticize if you’re not willing to be criticized. Don’t look for specks when you store planks. Don’t pass out work you’re not also willing to do. Don’t do to others what you don’t want done to you.”
Read the rest of her post here. It’s part of a series, What I Learned From My First Job. Read all the entries here.
Post highlighted by Newsletter Editor David Rupert.
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