No matter what the task at hand, no one can do it alone. Even small, everyday things like working and running a restaurant require more than one person. The short story "Pcakes," by Joan Bauer, follows Jill, a waitress, and how her normal day suddenly goes awry in Ye Olde Pancake House. Jill is a perfectionist; she is committed and always wants the best from herself and others. He believes that any task can be done with perfect work. However, one waitress is not enough for the mass of people who come to the pancake house. Being overrun with customers, Jill eventually can't handle it all and realizes that perfection is unattainable. Although she is reliable, Jill is overbearing and too much of a perfectionist, proving that expecting the best can lead to the worst. Jill's reliability is the reason for her confident approach to all her tasks. During the job interview at the pancake house, Jill sets the tone, repeatedly assuring the owner of her abilities. She is also very confident in explaining her ordering system and her ability to alphabetize seasonings. Upon hearing this, the owner, Howard Halloran, remarks that he would die happy if Jill was half as competent as she seemed. After all the conversation, the owner responds, "'You're hired,' Howard Halloran said reverently, and he assigned me to open and set up the restaurant on Saturday and Sunday mornings, which is when nine-tenths of all the pancakes in the universe is worn out and you don't want a person without a system at the helm” (Bauer 196). Jill knows well that she is a crucial part of success and is ready to step in and achieve it. In her childhood, Jill moves a lot, ed being organized and tidy becomes her way of fitting in and having some stability. She always… middle of paper… without knowing the trouble she has caused me” (Bauer Jill, always wanting her clients). are satisfied and that the restaurant is perfect, she takes the time to talk to the customer and even bring it back to the chef. Jill takes pride in being perfect and believes in herself, but to be perfect takes too long in her case at first it seemed manageable it goes out of control and, due to its reliability, Jill's arrogance and perfectionism become more evident until it leads to the end. . Each of her individual traits accumulates to attack her from the inside as she becomes more and more agitated. Using Jill as an example, author Joan Bauer shows how perfectionism is unattainable and can become an obstacle to achieving goals. Although Jill has the right meaning, her expectations are raised to impossible levels and then come crashing down on her as soon as something goes wrong.