Work Experience : Dills Iga Food City

The job itself isn’t bad, depending on the shift and the day anyways. Our duty is to cook food in a fryer, oven, rotisserie, slice meat and cheese on a slicer, serve customers, wash dishes, and the list could go on. For example, if there is a night shift there 's a long list of things we have to clean. If the staff work together, we’ll be able to leave work early. For instance last night we were able to get the job done. Megan and I were the only ones there to close the store last night. We are normally supposed to have three people closing and Megan was sick so I had to do a lot of cleaning. She hated the fact that she kept asking me to do things, but I really wasn 't doing anything. Like the phrase same stuff, different day. That 's not how it 's said, but you get the idea.

Working in a retail store in the mall has taught me many things. I also learned a lot of new

Every day I learned something new. It is a fun environment to work due to having new customers. The important part of the job is the urgency of getting things done which teached me to improve more and more. The most enjoyable part is to be able to help people and have a part in making their dreams come true.

Working for Morgan Stanley I was the youngest cashier they ever had which presented several challenges for me which included being confronted about my age, comprehension and experience. I pride myself on being able to not only operate professionally and gracefully with difficult co-workers but through my actions and discipline I upheld the highest standards of transparency which in turn earned their respect. Another past experience would be the time I spent as a Shift Supervisor at Starbucks. In this position I was responsible for consistent customer service provided by all employees, recognition of employee’s achievements and overall shift success. Throughout my time I also took advantage of every opportunity I could and became a certified Barista, Learning Coach (Trainer) and Coffee

Work environment: As this job is a desk job you are more than likely going to be working in an office at a cubical with fellow employees in a set space. Personally, I enjoy the independence of working and thinking

I learned that I can benefit from slowing down at points in order to prevent mistakes such as accidentally PVC cementing a wrong pipe to a set of pipes and pipe fittings twice and having to re-do the sections cemented. I believed I gained more experiencing in managing multiple tasks at once. I was almost always able to keep people busy and felt like I was able to keep things running even though a couple of wrenches were thrown into several gears at certain points. Most of those wrenches were by me and they were what I saw to be honest

Joy began working for Stein Mart when she was eighteen years old, and it was her second job. Previously she worked for a retail store that ended up closing, so she applied to work at Stein Mart hoping that it will be a long-term job. She began by working as a salesperson, and eventually moved up in the company. To understand more about the community of this company, I began to ask her several questions about how retail works. Joy explained, “The field of retail concerns the work that individuals do to keep a retail store functioning. This includes both retail salespeople and manager in all types of retail stores, including small stores with only a handful of workers and large chain stores with hundreds of employees” (Pearson). As a salesperson, one shows items to customers and explains these items’ benefits or features, and then completes the necessary financial transaction if the customer decides to make a purchase. Of course one’s duty would be greater if one worked in management. As a manager, one is responsible for ordering merchandise, pricing items, designing displays, completing inventories, creating financial reports and monitoring staff. As easy as it sounds, it is very stressful and everything lies on one’s shoulders. If something goes wrong, then it is you as a manager who is going to be blamed. That is where the role as an assistant manager comes in place. If the manager needs help with any of

There I learned quickly the many people who are regular customers that I saw daily around the store. They were all there because they believed in the store. They know how much knowledge the store and the workers have to offer them. Without that none of these regular customers would come back. They trust the store and trust what the employees tell them. Small business are more innovative that larger company’s that help in many different ways.

When I was 15 years old I never thought that my first job would have such an impact on my life. Going into it, I had the mindset that I had to just show up and put in my time so I can get paid and earn some money. As it turned out my first high school job was so much more than that.

I enjoyed that job so much, because every day was exciting and different. It was so neat to me to meet people for short periods of time. They would come into my line and I would give them the best, fast, and efficient service as possible.

“A good job is more than just a paycheck.” –James H. Douglas Jr. First jobs often provide a variety of experiences for teenagers. In many cultures, getting a job signifies the initial step towards independence from one’s parents. Not only do they represent new found liberty, but they also teach skills needed in the real world. Working at the local Giant grocery store has marked my transition to adulthood by teaching me about interpersonal relations, finance, and time management.

When I started my assignment the pressure of solely retaining a job based on your own ability almost broke me. This job brought out the best in me as I became more fluent at my craft. The benefit of new territory allowed me to see if I could sustain a career

I have worked three jobs since I started working. My first job was a paper route that I got when I was twelve. I know what you might be saying, a paper route is not a job. I believe it was a job, and a great first job at that. It taught me to be responsible and I learned hard work payed off. If I worked hard to get the papers out quickly, the customers would leave me tips. It also made the customers happy when they got their papers earlier, which in turn made me feel helpful. I still work hard at everything I do, and the paper route I had influenced me greatly.

Challenges I faced in the role included overcoming language barriers and improving loss-prevention procedures. Because of the elevated levels of tourism in York, many customers spoke little English; to solve this issue I inputted customer’s shopping lists into a translation application and was therefore able to guide them to their required items. Shoplifting had always been an issue at the store and, because supervisors were often unable to attend immediately, it was difficult to confront and contain shoplifters. I worked with a colleague to develop a “buddy-system” for this purpose; within three weeks, loss through theft became almost negligible.

In these opportunities I helped in different ways and experience new things. Being in a new place made me nervous, but