<p>So, I’ve been offered a job by a parent who was impressed with my volunteer tutoring. I will be tutoring his children. I’m really excited about this, and am looking forward to meeting with him tomorrow to discuss the details. I think this is going to be a really great experience, particularly since tutoring people is something I really love doing.</p>
<p>The sudden nature of it got me thinking, so here’s a question: How many of you are employed? And if so, what circumstances lead to it? How much do you enjoy these experiences?</p>
<p>I’ve worked at McDonald’s for a year and a half. I applied to twenty million fast food places and they were the only one that called me back. I’m not all that happy with it…I only get around five hours a week because the job market is awful where I live and there are a bunch of older people working there who need the money more than me. I enjoy repetitive tasks, so the work itself doesn’t bother me.</p>
<p>I’m a stubborn individual, if I’m interested, I’ll keep going after something. In this case, it was animals. I tried local pet stores but they wanted people 18 years or older… I’m 17, which sucks. I’m tracking for veterinary school, so I want jobs that deal with animals. I didn’t care what the job was as long if there were animals involved. I volunteer at the animal shelter, but I WANT TO GET PAID! I apply for a vet. assistant position, a and two kennel tech positions-- I didn’t even get interviews.</p>
<p>Almost on the verge of giving up, I called one last place. I applied for a kennel tech position, got an interview and ending up becoming a vet receptionist. I was pretty bummed out, and shortly got over it. It’s interesting to be on the administrative side of veterinary medicine and help people to help their pets.</p>
<p>I worked for a year tutoring elementary schoolers. </p>
<p>I guess I liked the work, but at the same time, I dislike elementary schoolers. I enjoy tutoring middle schoolers and above, but I can’t deal with elementary schoolers. For that year, I think I was a pretty great tutor, and the kids liked me. Luckily for me, none of them were very whiny. My happiness from teaching balanced out my dislike for little kids. Still, I think it was the right decision to quit after a year.</p>