I'm a working gal

I have always been a major workaholic and always truly loved working. My first official job was working at a retail store at a local mall. However, I previously volunteered at a camp and was a summer nanny. I now work at a summer camp- doing something closely related to my career choice {future elementary teacher}!  Many people have commented on why I enjoy working and what I am gaining from my experiences. Here I have compiled a list of many traits I believed I have gained.

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1. How to work and communicate with others - a skill I believe everyone should acquire. Working and communicating with others is not an easy thing. I remember my early high school years where it was still difficult to work well with others. Honestly, up until last year I truly learned how to grow and learn from my team. Working at retail helped me create a bond with my coworkers where we could communicate and work efficiently with each other. Working at a summer camp with 3 other counselors in my bunk has truly taught me the most. Without communication or support from each other our bunk would be in complete chaos. Of course there are times where I may disagree, but that's part of life!

2. Learning to work with difficult individuals - ah, my personal favorite. This is a complete retail example, difficult customers. Any individual who has worked in retail have been to a place where they are frustrated by their customers. Don't let them ruin a great day {my days were ruined once in a while}. Remember to be positive and think maybe they themselves are having a bad day. Keep your cool and hey "Kindness is contagious." Events can easily turn around. This goes with difficult coworkers too!

3. Gaining communication skills - I love communicating with others. Communication is the key to working well with others. Through my work experience I have gained a great of amount of communication skills. I have mainly learned this through events that occur where nothing was communicated and we all grew from our mistakes.
                                       
                                       

4. Enjoying small moments - self explanatory. I love seeing a smile on one of my camper or kids face. Also, laughing with a customer or my coworkers!

5. Becoming ambitious - working has allowed me to build a ladder of connections which excite me for what's to come and how I could grow through my career choice!