Charlotte Teen Foregoes College To Earn $100K A Year Managing New Soul Food Restaurant

Morrison’s first job as an employee at the family soul food joint started when she was five — when her parents, Shawn and Kiana Morrison, opened Nana Morrisons’s Soul Food in Charlotte. Most of her peers were playing outside or watching cartoons at the time. However, Gaabby earned wages doing daily employee tasks like taking guest orders, cleaning restaurant tables, and restocking napkins, silverware and condiments. At six, Shawn and Kiana helped Gabby file her first tax return. By age 10, Gabby helped with interviewing, hiring, creating employee schedules, payroll, bookkeeping and inventory orders, Afro Tech reported.