Homework Behind the Counter

You know an Asian restaurant is about to be bussin when you see a kid doing homework behind

the counter. Alright, let me explain. Because I was that kid.

I grew up working at my parents’ donut shop. And when I say “working,” I mean I was in

there way too young, handling the register, cleaning trays, refilling napkins, doing tasks I definitely

did not list on my résumé at the time. While other kids were playing after

school, I was learning customer service the hard way. Like getting yelled

at over donut holes. People would walk in, see me behind the counter,

and just nod like, “Yeah… this place is about to be good.” Because if a family trusts their own