"No matter how well you perform, you might still lose out to some master's graduate who parachutes in, or a department manager who jumps ship from another hotel… not to mention all the relatives of the board members."Sophie lifted her head and bravely met Ned's gaze. "Rather than waiting so long with no guarantee of recognition, working so hard and going through all those roundabout rotations… it's better to keep things simple and find a restaurant job. If I work hard, I should be able to become a store manager fairly quickly—"
Her self-deceiving words were so convincing that even she was almost starting to believe them. "That way, success comes faster and easier, and I won't have to suffer so much or go through all those complicated rotations. A restaurant only has a limited number of positions, right? Managing it isn't that complex — it's much easier to get the hang of. That's my goal and expectation in life right now!!"
