My Experience At The Age Of 16

My first paying job was at the age of 16 for a brand-new Taco Bell with an all-girl crew. Now that I’m reminiscing of those times it brings back good memories of hard work and fun times with a new set of people (co-workers and customers). It was such a learning experience, for me personally having this job was a life saver and helpful money wise. I was a junior in high school and had a lot of extracurricular expenses that at that time my parents didn’t have the means to help with. It was challenging to keep up with my grades, afterschool programs and work but I made it happened with a lot of courage not to quit and learning time management. My parents were proud of me for keeping it all in control and not falling behind in my school work. Working at this fast food restaurant helped me with so much experience in customer service and hospitality.

It was not until after high school I experienced the working world. Since then, most of my past work experience has been in the hospitality field. Whether as an attraction attendant at a theme park or

In the beginning under FoxMeyer Drug Company, I rose up in the ranks and established myself from coming into the company as a temporary to being hired as manager establishing a national accounts department and running the department. During my career and tenure, I was named the account

I realized after being able to handle an angry customer positively, I have matured working at Wendy’s. To be able to not step out of character when someone you don’t know is yelling at you because of tomatoes is huge. Having a job helped me practice professional skills. I also had to learn to save money because the same weekend I got my check I spent half of it. My first job made me feel like a complete adult, and although it was stressful, maturing is a step in life I knew I was going to face soon

During the school year I worked for a year and a half, part time at a Brewing Company on Cannery Row bussing tables and hostessing. Working about 30 hour weeks taught me how to manage my time with work and school.

I was very keen to join the working world as soon as I was old enough to do so, and as a result I have acquired a wide range of professional skills and experiences. I

Like I stated before I was only sixteen when I got my first job and the only responsibilities I had before then were the chores around my house, which included mowing the lawn, washing the dishes, making my bed, and folding the laundry. Having any type of job requires more responsibility. This job required me to handle day to day office management which included, taking out the trash, restocking food and beverages, and vacuuming and sweeping. This taught me basic professional skills and how to take care of something other than myself. I also quickly learned that I needed to be responsible enough to multi-task my time between school, work, and a sport. I also had to be responsible enough to show up on time and to report to work every day that I said I would. Overall, I learned on the job techniques that I applied to the real world. For example, I also use this work experience, multi-tasking, and being on time with my second job, college and personal

In my last two years of high school, I worked part time at Kroger. After one month of working as a cashier, my manager recognized my leadership and quick learning abilities and promoted me to customer service. From there, I took on more responsibilities and received another promotion to manager of all of the front end operations of the store. I also took a course to become a pharmacy technician and interned at a Walgreens pharmacy for a semester.

I landed my first job at the age of 15, the same year I passed the Accuplacer Placement test and enrolled at Edmonds Community College as a full-time Running Start student. I am the youngest of five children and although my parents needed the financial help, getting a job and education at such a young age was ultimately my choice. Aside from growing up with four older brothers, my parents put me into the school system one year early. As the youngest at school and home, I grew an insatiable need to prove myself. I chose to work hard early in life because I wasn’t going to let my circumstance define me.

While finishing my sophomore year of college, I applied, and was offered a position as a Desk Manger for the Department of Residence Life and Housing. Although this may seem inconsequential, I was the first ever sophomore hired for this position. This job required administrative skills, time management capabilities, and the ability to supervise over 30 people at any given time. Starting out in this position, I found myself to be very strict as a supervisor and had to learn to be more flexible with the many personalities that I was working with. It was during that first year that I made a personal choice to expand my knowledge and leadership so that I could become a better leader. By the second semester, I was voted staff member of the year and was given many accolades from my employees and coworkers. I continued working in this position for the remainder of my college journey. During this time, I was able to supervise over 200 people and take on more responsibility. Also while in this position, I was assigned as a Resident Assistant taking on dual roles, while still maintaining my grades.

Next, I was a shift manager or person in charge (PIC) at a local rollerskating rink. By the time I was 16 I was working as a PIC and then by 17 I was the sales manager. In both rolls I had to make sure things were going smoothly, people were where they were supposed to be, and resolve any problems.

For the past two years in the summer, I attended a week-long leadership coaching for marching band where I used creative thinking to solve conflicts. Besides that, I worked a customer service associate for Walgreens. Because I could not drive, I walked for 20 minutes each day and learned to be responsible for time. While standing at the main register, I greeted each entering customer (“Welcome to Walgreens!”) and developed a clear, resonant voice. By communicating with a variety of customers, I developed my social skills in understanding diverse accents and formulating quick conversations. Most importantly, I went on a “vacation” with my family. Due to job and financial conflicts, our family never went on a trip since I was in second grade.

While working on my Bachelor's degree, I worked in a warehouse doing manual labor. After I finished my first degree, I was protored and began working a computer operator for the company. A few years later, I was protoed again and began to work on IT related projects for the company. After obtainin my Master's Degree with Univisity of Phoneix, I became a manager for the company. In my current role I oversee budgets and help maintain the most important IT functions at my location. I use the skills I have learned from my education to improve financial revenue and reduce overhead

When I entered the workforce at 16, there weren’t many high paying jobs available for someone with absolutely no previous work experience. The only job available for me was in the fast food industry, so my first job was at TacoBell. Working at TacoBell, exposed me to my very first management style.

Sitting in class for the first time, it was half of what I expected. I expected to sit by people I didn’t know, learn about old things in new lights, and writing a lot of papers. What I didn’t expect was me hating college. I am not as creative as some teaches would like, but that isn’t my personality, and I dint want it to be either. I fully expected college to try and morph me into a perfect little student that I knew I wasn’t. College so far to me hasn’t been fun and I will treat it like Wal-Mart. When I say that, I mean that I will get in and get out as fast as possible. If I pick up stuff along the way then alright, but if I don’t, then it won’t kill me.