Work Experiences

         The best job I ever had was working at the movie theater. I was about 15 years old and I worked part-time at AMC Movie Theater in Emeryville, CA. It was the best job to me because everybody that I worked with was all high school students and went to the same high school or another local high school. The managers were down-to-earth and there was a lot of excitement throughout the day. It was 3 main roles and those were ushering, concession worker, and box office cashier. The roles for everyone switched up almost every shift, which made it fun and different every time. It was very well a customer service job and from there, I gained excellent guest/customer service skills and knowledge of what goes on in a movie theater.

        The worst job that I ever had was working at a fast food Mexican restaurant called Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill in Emeryville, CA. The title was Guest Service Agent where we had to take customer’s orders, maintain cleanliness of the restaurant, sweep and mop the floors, and clean the restrooms at the end of the night. When I first started, it was overwhelming because all the job duties were new to me and different from the Movie Theater. The management wasn’t so great either. At the time, I was still attending high school and management never wanted to work around my schedule. The store manager was cogent when he said that if I wasn't dedicated, he'd find somebody else. As a company, I understand that they are more worried about their business, but it made me feel as if they didn’t care about the employees. Although this job did not turn out to be a great job, I did learn new skills for that particular job title. It taught me how to manage my time and be more patient with rude customers.