JACOX1
Jul 23, 2009
Undergraduate / "My work experience" -- Too...nonchalant? [9]
The first time I visited a Cold Stone Creamery I was convinced that would be my first job. About two months later I had applied and soon started my minimum wage journey. Every other day I would clock in and clock out with a small sense of new found independence. Now, the money I spend is exclusively mine and I can proudly say I have a job in this dwindling economy. However, as the days pass and the daily tasks are a mere routine I have become restless. There are no goals apart from good customer service in this monotonous work environment. Yet I appreciate the experience for what it is. It's showed me how lucky I really am; soon without a doubt I will be pursuing my dreams, an opportunity not many of today's youth take to their advantage.
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This is my essay for the Short Answer section for The Common App.
I like it, yet I feel it needs something more. My job does not give out performance awards (Employee of the Month) or anything like that. Maybe I should switch my subject, but I think my first job experience is note worthy. Not quite sure if my last sentence is all too grammatically correct either. (140 words/150)
The first time I visited a Cold Stone Creamery I was convinced that would be my first job. About two months later I had applied and soon started my minimum wage journey. Every other day I would clock in and clock out with a small sense of new found independence. Now, the money I spend is exclusively mine and I can proudly say I have a job in this dwindling economy. However, as the days pass and the daily tasks are a mere routine I have become restless. There are no goals apart from good customer service in this monotonous work environment. Yet I appreciate the experience for what it is. It's showed me how lucky I really am; soon without a doubt I will be pursuing my dreams, an opportunity not many of today's youth take to their advantage.
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This is my essay for the Short Answer section for The Common App.
I like it, yet I feel it needs something more. My job does not give out performance awards (Employee of the Month) or anything like that. Maybe I should switch my subject, but I think my first job experience is note worthy. Not quite sure if my last sentence is all too grammatically correct either. (140 words/150)