Who Is Waiting On Who?

When I was beginning my career, I was anxious for a promotion. An opportunity had opened for a store manager, and I had quickly made my interest known to my supervisor. My supervisor had simply declined to interview me for the job. I disagreed with his decision and we wound up having a long talk about it. He went over all the things a store manager does--there were a lot of things on that list I knew little about. Scheduling. Inventory. Ordering. Banking. Daily paperwork. Payroll. He also pointed out to me the opportunities he had given me to learn about some of these things, which I had declined. He said I wasn't ready for it. I knew he was right. I decided then and there I was going to learn everything there was to know about running a store--and I did. Six months later, that same position opened up again, and I didn't have to ask for an interview. There was no interview. The job was mine if I wanted it. I wound up the top manager in the company. But if I'd go