Students describe the ups and downs of part time jobs.
Name: Tim Collins, Senior
Workplace: Worldgate Theatre
Job Title: Member of floor staff
”I work the floor like entirely. Most times, I don’t know what I will do until I get there. I can either be in the box office, I can be an usher, or I can be a concessioner or a combination of all those three positions. During the Harry Potter premiere, I ended up working as a box office, usher and concessioner. An usher is the person who gets the tickets, cleans the theatre and keeps the bathrooms somewhat clean. Most notably, they tear the tickets up and tell you where you’re going, like, ‘Hi, welcome to World Gate. Your show is going to be in Auditorium 6 to the left.’”
Name: Chris Crapco, Junior
Workplace: American Eagle
Job Title: Sales Associate
“There was this group of girls, who looked like eighth graders, and the entire time I was working they kept giggling. Whenever I moved around the store, they would move around with me too. So finally when I was in the dressing room letting people in, they all wanted to go into one dressing room, so I just let them in. Afterwards they came out and asked ‘what’s your name? Can we friend you on Facebook? You’re our best friend.’ Then two weeks later they came back in again and started following me around, so I just went into the back room.”
Name: Farah Cibelle, Junior
Workplace: Home
Job Title: Babysitter
“I babysit two families and don’t mind spending every weekend doing it. I babysit 11 year old twins and one baby. The best part about babysitting is watching their reactions to games they play. Everytime I go over to their house, they’re playing Black OPs with their friends. In order to be a great babysitter you have to be very responisble and mature, and I would definitely recommend it as a job. It’s really easy watching kids and it’s a good way to earn money.”
Name: Dorothy Yen, Senior
Workplace: Starbucks
Job Title: Barista
“I love my regulars. I can name a bunch of them at the top of my head. There’s a woman named Nancy who comes at night, who either gets a Venti Pumpkin Spice Latte or a Venti Hazelnut Latte. She’s very sweet and always gives me a dollar personally by saying, ‘this is for you.’ Also, we have a creepy guy who kind of hangs out. He doesn’t do anything bad. He will just sit in the store and stare at us. I’ve caught him standing outside the window, smoking and looking at us. I try to avoid him.”
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