CMU was a place where engineers, bankers, and artists come to obtain the skills to not just be good, but great at what they do. As an eager and cocky high schooler, I did the exact same.

Yet, working at the hot dog stand is where I learned the most about something that was missing in the classes; empathy.

Regardless of intelligence, ego, charisma, dress, and any other shallow way to judge each other Chris and Joe taught me that I am no better and will never be "better" than anyone else. That everyone is trying to be great somehow day by day... and sooner or later everyone has to eat.

I place this in my portfolio because as important as expertise is, treating individuals fairly and equally is a value that I hold highly everyday.

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