Grow up, already

Sundays equal relax days in my book. They are the days when you get to sit back, catch up on the homework, and just do what you got to do. Today, though, I had to work. I really don't have any problems with working because the people I work with and the surroundings are actually really good, in my opinion. Even so, I really dislike working on my relax days. So when I realized I had to work, I wasn't too pleased but I thought I'd stick through it; I thought, how bad could it be? After work, I felt like someone had just humiliated me in front of a whole audience. I don't think I had ever felt like that before, since I had been working there; but something good came out of the troubled shift. I think I actually grew up.
Basically, I was working like usual. I showed up at my job, started stocking the items, checked the machines, and so forth. People were coming in and out to get food/ice cream and we were all working our butts off to not get behind; then things started going down the toilet. For instance, I messed up on an ice cream treat and had to start all over. When that mistake was over with, I kept messing up the orders, telling people the wrong things to make and so forth. To top it all off it was getting busier and busier, so with me screwing up we were just getting more behind. I ended up getting in trouble, really upsetting my boss by my mis-communication and poor actions. Of course you get in trouble for a little mistake here and there, but I had never gotten in this much trouble before. I felt so embarrassed because I knew I was such a better worker, but then I realized something. Because I had never been shot down like that, I never really needed to think. I always felt that what I was doing was good enough and if that's what kept me going, then that's all I needed. From me getting pointed out as doing the wrong thing, I realized there is more to it.
Working in the real world means being the best you can be at your job, with your employees, with others, and with yourself. It takes a while for people to mature and grow up and by someone making you realize what you need to do in order to succeed, it helps you grow up so much more. You improve and move on, growing up to bigger and more important things. Just one little mess up can make you realize so much.