Pick N Save: When I turned 16, I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life working. Actually, that mindset was when I was 12, but 16 was the age I could finally start. My mother has always worked soo hard to support our family of 12. I narrowed it down to PNS because I didn't want to work at a fast food restaurant. Plus, PNS paid just a little bit more for not as much labor. As a cashier/bagger, it wasn't that hard. I was young and it was just something to do and keep myself occupy. What I enjoyed most about that place was that it was 4 minutes from my house and weekly pay. I hated everything else: schedule, request time off, uniform, supervisors, and stupid warnings. I mean, why would you schedule all the Hmong workers on July 4th! We all go to Minnesota for the tournament. And not just that, they would deny anyone to take our hours. It was sooo intentional. The uniform was sooo disgusting. It was a heavy denim shirt that didn't fit well at all. I'm a size XS in most cases and this shirt was a size L to me. I looked so disgusting in it. Thank goodness I never took any photos with it on. The hours were horrible. Why do they schedule someone from 12-5. That's the whole day. I worked there for a year then I switched to Aqua Finance.
AFI: This was a really cool job. I think it helped me develop as a person. I never talked much because I never talked to begin with. As a dialer, the job required me to talk and this lead me to being a really good bleep when it comes to complaints, especially talking about policies and procedures. It helped me understand a lot about the other side of business; how things are done and why there are procedures, and how to follow it. What I liked about AFI was that I could do my homework, flexible hours, and pretty awesome supervisors. It was a really cool job and a new kind of responsibility. I would do it again.
Then I went off to college and held some pretty odd jobs! But they were interesting, which was what I was after. That's what I'm after in life; experimenting but never committing. And I feel like that has took an effect on my own personal life. I don't know what I want forever...and if I can stick to forever because I need variety...excitement...idk, adventure.
Hmong Association + Mt. Bay Bike Trail: This was the most awesome and cool summer ever! I worked, then soccer after, and watched movies on the weekend during my job at the bike trail. I wouldn't mind reliving this time of my life again! I spent so much time with my babies, they were a lot cuter and less naughty-er too. For some reason, I had enough money for all the adventures I had.
AFI again: Well, I couldn't find a place, so I resorted back to this.
UW-E + MSCR:
McNair
Marketstar: How cool is it to talk about computers???!! This was half my dream. TALK TALK TALK, and it was about something I knew (at least, I think I knew). And because I knew what I was talking about, it was soo easy to sell. Plus, it was the best pay ever. Again, no supervisors! Why can't that just be the life?!
And now I'm finally at Valley Communities. It feels like such a high school job but I gotta build a relationship of commitment somewhere. This should be a great start, decent pay + benefits. But I'm always telling myself that if I'm going to commit so many hours to some place, the pay has got to keep me there.
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