Patch Asks: Your First Summer Job?
Give our young job seekers some advice: What was your first summer job and would you recommend it?
Whether you have to think back decades or just a couple years, many of us began our work lives with a summer job. I'll never forget my first summer job. I was 12 (what can I say, I was saving for a horse). I baby-sat for a family who is still very special to me. The two girls and I went to the same elementary school, so there were no diapers to change or babies to burp–which was probably a blessing for me at that age. Each weekday morning my mom woke me at 6 a.m., taking me away from my precious summer vacation sleep. I rode my bike across town to their house and watched TV until the girls woke up. I spent two summers at their home, and thankfully never burned it down or any other such trouble. The girls and I got along well, and we spent …
Gwen Voegtle
11:15 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Thank you for making the challenges the non-native English speaking teachers more clear. more ›