Archive for the 'Employment' Category

He Wants to Drive a Limo

After a party with the boys a few weeks ago my boyfriend’s son wants to find out how to become a limo driver. He and a bunch of guy friends went out on the town and had a limo rather than depending on anyone of the party to stay sober enough to driver.
They went […]

Moving On Up

I used to work for a company that created wooden toys and games. I started out working there as an assembler, but they soon realized that I would be of better value if they sent me out to trade shows to promote their products. I was happy with the change, as it meant that I […]

Needing Daddy’s Blessing

When I was accepted into medical school, I think it was the happiest day of my dad’s life. He was so proud of me and that made me sad because at that point, I knew that I absolutely did not want to be a doctor. I enjoyed making people feel better, but I just did […]

No Credit Cards Accepted Until Further Notice

It was a sad day at work today.  You see, our credit card processing terminal broke down for the fifth time in the past seven days and the boss decided that it was time to send it in for warranty work.  We had tried to do everything that we could, but it sure seemed that […]

The Best Staff Appreciation Day Ever

I have worked at many places where they have a staff appreciation day.  The idea is that the company celebrates the achievements of their employees and recognizes the value that they bring to their organization.
I have been to many of these events and some of them have been great, while others sucked.  I can think […]

Profitable Language

When I was in high school, our school sponsored a couple of exchange students from France. It was a very interesting experience because there were not very many people in the school that could speak French.
It was a great experience for me because my dad is from France and I have been speaking French for […]

A New Method

When I first became a teacher I knew that I wanted the coursework to be both challenging and fun.  Though I had to follow the standards set before me by the education board, I found that there was a lot of things I could do to alter the lesson plans to make them more interesting. […]

Adding up Students Marks

Since we are almost at the end of the term, it is time to tabulate the marks for the students in my classes.  I’ll need these marks so that I can add what they receive on the final exam to them to come up with the final mark.
I will have to count as their […]

Checking for Students That Bought Essays

I have been given the job to check for students that have purchased online essays and submitted them as their own work.  It is part of the university anti-plagiarism program.  I have been assigned to special task force that tries to keep this type of fraudulent activity to a minimum and we report to the […]

My First College Job

When I first went to college, I was looking for a part time job, so that I could earn a little bit of spending money. My parents were paying for my tuition and my living expenses, but my spending money was up to me. That is when I found the job of handing out student […]