Elvira Ramirez

At New Knowledge Learning Center, I was taking care of infants and toddlers. With the infants, I would change their diapers, feed them, and play with them, teaching them how to grab toys and read to them. Sometimes they would switch me to the toddlers, which I love a lot. They are very energetic, and I teach them ABCs, sing, play, read them books, and do artwork.

At Dunkin' Donuts, I was at the register, making sure everybody was getting their order. I would switch places to make sandwiches and cleaning the lobby.

I was a security guard for American Security Services as a temporary employee. They sent me to different places, like watching warehouses to prevent people from stealing any merchandise, and sometimes I would walk around the warehouse to make sure everything and everybody was in their place. Also checking IDs to make sure no strangers go inside the warehouse. When that job was done, they would send me to another location, which was in high school, keeping an eye on kids to ensure they did not leave or fight. Sometimes, I would walk around the hallways to see if there was no fighting in the hallways or in the bathrooms. I was there for a month working as security, then they moved me to Romeoville High School, where I did the same thing: watched for fights and paid attention to the cameras.