Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1998, Page 30

Description:	By JesseeHahnAside from school work, students jugglethe responsibility of a part-time jobA smell of cloveand the numbingsmells of berries,herbs and flowersmomentarily stealyour sense of smell,and entice you into asmall candle kiosk.The sight of the tallblond behind thecounter trying to lookolder than her age,but trying to work ongeometry homework,arrange candles, andwork the cashregister all at oncejust make you stop towatch this youngwoman. However,sophomore KristinDemming was justtrying, like manyteens, to balanceschool and a job.You just have toponder the reasonsfor how and whysomeone would takeon a job with theresponsibilities ofschool work andextra-curricularactivities.It was a goodlearning experience.I got to learn how tomake candles, and Iarranged the candledisplays. It alsomade me better atmath skills andpercentages. Ilearned how to puttax on things andwork well withdifferent kinds ofpeople, Demmingsaid.Junior DustinGarza, who workedat Aussie Outfittersin the mall, had adifferent reasonbehind his job.I wanted money,but it was basicallyan easy way to get itwithout reallyworking hard. I justsit there for sixhours and do myhomework. So reallyI get paid to do myhomework, Garzasaid.Some studentshad complaints abouttheir jobs, rangingfrom the amountthey got paid, to theopen harassmentthey received fromfellow workers.It was difficult towork in an all maleatmosphere, beingthe only female. Itwas a greatexperience to workwith a wide range ofpeople, but there wasa lot of tension andharassment becauseI was one of the onlygirls. Between thatand school work, Ijust couldnt holddown a job, saidsophomore MarthaPayne, who workedat TalonsRestaurant at thePointe Resort.Senior DrewGrodner, who workedin the pro golf shopat the BloomingtonCountry Club, felt hewas cheated.I was underpaidand overworked, butI stayed there forthree years, thoughIm not proud of it. Istayed just because itwas an easy in andthey needed my help,and its not that easyto find another job,Grodner said.Students said thatthough they wereunhappy with theirjobs, there were somejobs they just refusedto work.I respect thepeople that work fastfood restaurants, butfor me personally Icould never work fastfood. My idea of adecent job just isntmopping up greasy,nasty, tasteless slabsof meat, Grodnersaid.Althoughstudents needed hardwork and dedicationto accomplish thetask of balancingschool and a job, inthe end they cameout of the experiencewith a wad of greenbills in their pocketand the satisfactionof knowing theyearned it.STUDENT LIFES LITTLE INSTRUCTIONSOn bosses:Dont flip off other drivers; younever know when it might beyour boss.-senior Mary EgbulaNotable QuotablesWhat was the funniest thing that happened at work?One day my work was catering a tailgateat an I.U. football game and an F-14flew over. Everyone thought they weregetting bombed because it was so loud,and they all jumped on the ground.sophomoreGraham McKeenOne day atCandleberry Lanea woman said thata candle she bought had disappearedwhen she lit it, and she was wonderingif I could give her another one.miw isophomoreKristin DemmingAt TCI CableCompany a guy called and wantedsomeone to fire the weatherman onone of the stations because the guy saidhe was the worst weatherman ever.sophomoreSarah Dascal30 student lifespread design by ashley davidson
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