Prompted Post 3

The Interview

Questions:

For this interview I interviewed my dad who is a professional in the Business World. My dad has been a land developer his whole life, but in recent years has co-owned and ran multiple convenient stores/gas stations in my the southern cities of Tucson and Casa Grand in Arizona. Before my interview I prepared a series of question in which I attempt to further explore his field of business and get a better understanding of what his average work day consists of.

1. What do you write/ how do you communicate in your field?
After conversing with my dad he talked to me about how most of the communication involved with his job is through text messaging/phone calling, emailing and face to face. Over the phone or text messaging seemed to be the most common because it is the most convenient form of communication and with his job requiring him to be constantly on the move or driving that is the best way for him to relay information and receive information from the people he is working with. Email is typically used when he is sending over a business proposition or an extensive amount of important information

3. Who do you primarily communicate with in your work day?
His primary contact comes between him and his business partner as well as his employees. For my father to be most effective in his work day he must stay in contact with his business partner who in most cases is at the stores they own running it from the inside. They need to communicate on many different topics regarding the employees as well as gas and food shipments for each of the stores. He also has to stay in contact with the managers of his stores to make sure the business aspect of the stores is always running smoothly.

4. What are the most difficult aspects of your job?
For my father he didn't hesitate to say that the most difficult part of his job is firing people. While keeping up with the managing and maintenance of all his stores the hardest part is having to release someone from their job. This is a huge part of his position because it is his duty to look out for the best interest of his businesses as a whole, but he said it is never easy to fire anyone, no matter how good or bad of an employee they might've been.