Hazel had worked for the same Fortu

Hazel had worked for the same Fortune 500 company for almost
15 years. Although the company had gone through some tough
times, things were starting to turn around. Customer orders were
up, and quality and productivity had improved dramatically from
what they had been only a few years earlier due to a companywide
quality improvement program. So it came as a real shock
to Hazel and about 400 of her coworkers when they were suddenly
terminated following the new CEO’s decision to downsize
the company.
After recovering from the initial shock, Hazel tried to find
employment elsewhere. Despite her efforts, after eight months
of searching she was no closer to finding a job than the day she
started. Her funds were being depleted and she was getting more
discouraged. There was one bright spot, though: She was able to
bring in a little money by mowing lawns for her neighbors. She got
involved quite by chance when she heard one neighbor remark
that now that his children were on their own, nobody was around to
cut the grass. Almost jokingly, Hazel asked him how much he’d be
willing to pay. Soon Hazel was mowing the lawns of five neighbors.
Other neighbors wanted her to work on their lawns, but she didn’t
feel that she could spare any more time from her job search.
However, as the rejection letters began to pile up, Hazel knew
she had to make a decision. On a sunny Tuesday morning, she
decided, like many others in a similar situation, to go into business
for herself—taking care of neighborhood lawns. She was relieved
to give up the stress of job hunting, and she was excited about the
prospect of being her own boss. But she was also fearful of being
completely on her own. Nevertheless, Hazel was determined to
make a go of it.
At first, business was a little slow, but once people realized
Hazel was available, many asked her to take care of their lawns.
Some people were simply glad to turn the work over to her; others
switched from professional lawn care services. By the end of her
first year in business, Hazel knew she could earn a living this way.
She also performed other services such as fertilizing lawns, weeding
gardens, and trimming shrubbery. Business became so good
that Hazel hired two part-time workers to assist her and, even
then, she believed she could expand further if she wanted to.

Kết quả (Swahili) 1:

Hazel alikuwa na kazi kwa hiyo Mpiga 500 kampuni kwa karibu
miaka 15. Ingawa kampuni walikuwa wamekwenda kupitia baadhi mgumu
nyakati, mambo yalikuwa yanaanza kugeuka. Amri ya wateja walikuwa
juu, na ubora na tija imepanda kwa kasi kutoka
kile walikuwa tu miaka michache kabla ya hapo kutokana na katika kampuni
kuboresha ubora wa programu. Hivyo alikuja kama mshtuko halisi
kwa Hazel na 400 ya coworkers yake walipokuwa ghafla
kuachishwa kufuatia uamuzi Mkurugenzi Mtendaji mpya wa downsize
kampuni.
Baada ya kupona kutokana na mshtuko wa awali, Hazel walijaribu kutafuta
ajira mahali pengine. Pamoja na juhudi zake, baada ya miezi nane
ya kutafuta yeye hakuwa karibu na kutafuta kazi ya siku moja yeye
kuanza. Fedha yake walikuwa kuwa wazi na yeye alikuwa kupata zaidi
tamaa. Kulikuwa na doa moja mkali, ingawa: Yeye alikuwa na uwezo wa
kuleta fedha kidogo na mowing lawns kwa ajili ya jirani zake. Yeye got
wanaohusika kabisa kwa bahati aliposikia moja jirani remark
kwamba sasa kwamba watoto wake walikuwa peke yao, hakuna mtu alikuwa karibu na
kukata nyasi. Karibu kejeli, Hazel kumtaka kiasi gani yeye d kuwa
tayari kulipa. Muda mfupi Hazel ilikuwa mowing lawns ya majirani watano.
majirani nyingine alitaka yake ya kufanya kazi katika lawns yao, lakini yeye hakuwa na
kuhisi kuwa yeye anaweza vipuri wakati wowote zaidi kutoka kwake kutafuta kazi.
Hata hivyo, kama barua kukataliwa alianza rundo juu, Hazel alijua
yeye alikuwa na kufanya uamuzi. On jua Jumanne asubuhi, yeye
aliamua, kama wengine wengi katika hali kama hiyo, na kwenda katika biashara
kwa mwenyewe-kutunza jirani lawns. Alikuwa kuondoka
kukata tamaa na matatizo ya kazi uwindaji, na alikuwa msisimko juu ya
matarajio ya kuwa bosi wake mwenyewe. Lakini pia alikuwa na waoga wa kuwa
kabisa juu yake mwenyewe. Hata hivyo, Hazel alikuwa amedhamiria
kufanya go yake.
Mwanzoni, biashara na kidogo polepole, lakini mara watu kukubali
Hazel ilikuwa inapatikana, wengi aliuliza yake ya kutunza lawns yao.
Baadhi ya watu walifurahi tu kugeuka kazi juu ya yake; wengine
switched kutoka huduma za kitaalamu lawn huduma. Ifikapo mwishoni mwa wake
mwaka wa kwanza katika biashara, Hazel alijua angeweza kupata wanaoishi njia hii.
Pia walifanya huduma nyingine kama vile fertilizing lawns, kupalilia
bustani, na trimming shrubbery. Biashara akawa hivyo nzuri
kwamba Hazel walioajiriwa mbili wafanyakazi wa sehemu ya muda wa kusaidia yake na hata
wakati huo, yeye aliamini angeweza kupanua zaidi kama yeye alitaka.