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Workflow explores the everyday lives of every career imaginable.Whatever your job or position may be, your story has a unique way to be told and shared.
Diaries of a Theme Park Employee
The second job I ever had was working for a theme park in the photos department. And while there were good times, there were also moments where I just wanted to melt behind the counter from embarrassment or even just frustration. I remember my first angry and aggressive guest. He was approximately 35 years old and had his wife with him. Working for the photos department required us to know the policies of the department and the park. If a person does anything inappropriate, the photo gets censored. So being the newly trained employee I was, I checked the photo like I was supposed to do. From what I saw, the guy had shot the middle finger at the camera (a censorable offense). Then I waited until I saw the gentleman, who was with his wife and asked him politely and courteously not to do it again. He said that he didn't do it but that's what almost everyone says when they get caught. So I explained to him that I have photographic evidence that he did it when I should have just apologized and said: "Yes, sir."
By Christina Marie7 years ago in Journal
A Passion, an Obsession, My Job?
At 18 years old, it's hard to say "I love my job," but when I turned 18, I knew what my goal for the months to come was: I was going to become a snowboard instructor. Getting paid to do something I absolutely love to do? That sounds awesome. I had worked at a resort in Michigan that the BOYNE company owned for two years before I was eligible to teach. I always wanted to be one of the people I saw walking around in the red coats that taught people of all ages the sport they lived for. I had been snowboarding for seven seasons and skied for three seasons prior to that before I applied for the job. I figured growing up on a ski hill and having some knowledge would help me land the job. I scored an interview and a few days later got a call asking when I can start working.
By Alex Brisson7 years ago in Journal
A Story of Being Young and Dumb
How It All Began I grew up in a very loving and supportive home. My parents would always find activities for me in order to keep me busy. As a young kid I had a lot of energy. During most summers I would take swimming lessons. Every May, I would collaborate with my friends to make sure we all got into the same lesson times. Some of my greatest memories from growing up involved going to the pool with friends. As I grew up, I eventually needed a job. Because getting a job at 16 years old is not an easy task, I decided to become a swimming instructor for the woman I received lessons from. It was perfect! I was getting paid to be in a pool all day. As time went on all of my friends became instructors as well. Working with my friends through my teenage years and early twenties I have gathered a lot of wonderful, crazy, and downright stupid experiences that I will never forget for the rest of my life.
By James Kelly7 years ago in Journal
Returning to University
Like a lot of students, when I am not at university I try to pick up as much paid work as possible. This, however, can have seriously annoying consequences and, despite going into my final year where I have both a 100% exam (so not looking forward to that) and a dissertation to write, I clearly haven't learned from previous years.
By Rebecca White7 years ago in Journal
I Am Not a Writer (Sorta)
I love the English language. Specifically when it is written. I have a hard time conveying my feelings and thoughts through spoken words, so I write often. However, I refuse to call myself a writer. I just can't bring myself to do it, because I feel like I'd be lying to myself. Here's why:
By Reyna Cannon7 years ago in Journal
Not Just the Tip
I recently found an old article I wrote in 2015 about a very unpopular opinion I have regarding the service industry. It would seem that my opinion has not changed – but the expectations have only gone up. Let’s review this together, while I continue to explore my old thoughts with the new realizations.
By Julia Beaulieu7 years ago in Journal
Finding Zen in the Workplace
Whether it be an office job, a management position, or working remotely, one will find that continually being busy throughout the day creates a tremendous amount of stress on the body and mind. We are not a young species anymore; the way work used to get done was waking up at the crack of dawn and working the farm till dusk. Not anymore; now we have entire enterprises backed by thousands of employees who work from nine to five staring at a computer screen.
By Tyler Norris7 years ago in Journal
5 Things I Learned as a Line Cook
Like most people, at some point in my life I was a teenager. I wanted to move away from my parents and experience “real life.” In order to do all that I needed a steady source of income, but it wasn't so easy since I had no high school diploma, no college degree, and barely any knowledge of the English language. Somehow, all that that didn't seem to disqualify me from snagging a kitchen job. The food industry employed over 5,000,000 people in 2017 and, with a growth rate of 14%, remains the fastest-growing industry. Finding a job wasn't hard; keeping it was the challenge. My coworkers always had more experience than me. I was the youngster, the green guy. Fresh meat. It always interested me how their seemed to exist some sort of behavior that only made sense inside the kitchen. Over the years I picked up on a simple set of rules that can make sure your Chef won't fire you before service, even if you aren’t that great of a cook:
By Greg Sanchez7 years ago in Journal
When Work Goes from Great to Hell
Names, people, and work will be excluded for protection of privacy. So I work at the mall in a little store that advertises things for companies. So, I've only been here for a month and work was great! Great hours, great environment, etc. We started to hire new people three weeks back (and this is where it gets great). One main thing with this job: It is mandatory to work Saturdays!—which, because you only work for four to five hours, is fine with me. So this new hire somehow got her way out of ever working on Saturday (which of course pissed the supervisor and me off). Well, this new hire also somehow moved her way up from recruiter to supervisor within a week, too, and that makes no sense to me!!! I mean, if Iwere hiring people and moving people up the ladder in a company I'd make sure they meet all requirements. If they don't, then I guess you're stuck where you're at—until you prove you're worth the position, at least. Am I right or am I wrong?!
By reptasaur Twitch.tv7 years ago in Journal
