Mine is at Leisure Time Recreation...a family swimming pool/golf course in Stow. Of course, my job is pretty much what my job has been since the beginning of my “summer job� career years back, and that’s serving food.
Except for last year, when I worked the 4am shift at Target so I could drive 3 hours to Columbus at night and try out for the marching band at night, only to return at midnight for a solid 3 hours of sleep. Yeah, maybe my current job isn’t so bad.
Most people I’m working with are my age or younger...it’s funny how fast I lose the ability to connect with high school students...I mean really, it’s a whole different level. Every time I talk to them about my high school days, I refer to it as “a long time ago,� like I’m...old or something.
Let’s keep this simple and to the point...basically, I’ve been screwing up since day one. Messing up orders, throwing away orders, dropping things...careless mistakes. And I got the feeling no one was a really big fan of the screw-up. I thought it was going to be a loooong summer. But it’s been almost 2 weeks now, and it’s finally starting to come together a little bit...and I’m finally starting to connect with the already tight group of girls that I work with...I’ve learned that the key is appearing confident...when everyone else screws up, it doesn’t even show on their faces.
Ok, so I got the money situation covered, now all I need to do is get some broadcast experience. I read in my Television Career Planning Tips manual from Buckeye TV that I need to start getting experience the summer before sophomore year...aka right now. That means, even though I’ve contacted them twice and then put it off for so long that now it will just be very awkward, I need to get myself over to the local TV studio and see what they can give me to do. Wish me luck!