Daniel

As a sanitation worker, my task was to clean the machines with pressurized water. These machines transported potatoes into machines that produced fries for companies like McDonald's, Burger King, etc. In the tote room, I sorted potatoes with defects into boxes to feed farm animals. I also built these boxes to place the potatoes in them.

An accomplishment was that it built my communication, cooperation, organization, and strategy skills. I think this job exposed me to diverse behaviors in the workforce and taught me how to navigate these behaviors with love.

Here, there were two tasks I did: stowing and picking. In these two positions, I was responsible for scanning Amazon merchandise and placing it into a specific tote based on the merchandise’s size, weight, and length.

I wouldn’t say I learned any specific life lesson, but because the job was very individualistic, I was able to work and reflect on a lot of things going on in my life during university. While the job was repetitive and easy, I think it gave me the opportunity to escape and still get paid while doing my work.

My positions were stocking and cashier. As a stocker, my tasks included stocking merchandise onto shelves, organizing the merchandise to appear appealing to customers, providing customer service, cleaning messes/spills, sweeping, and throwing away trash. As a cashier, my task was to check out customers and bag store merchandise. My role was also to make the customer feel welcomed and comfortable while providing customer service.

Working here again helped me build communication, cooperation, organization, and strategy skills. This job also exposed me to a diverse set of behaviors in the workforce and taught me how to navigate these behaviors with love.