Summer is never the same for me. Each year is different, with something always surprising happening. I used to go to Mexico and enjoy in there, until 3 years ago when that changed. It was my last summer going to Mexico for a while, and one of the best. 2 Years ago I decided to get a job, and my goal was to be the best worker I could be and get promoted asap. I started working at Six Flags and got promoted in less than a month to a Team Leader. Once I accomplished that goal, I wanted to become a supervisor, but I never did that year. I got to be supervisor a few days when my own supervisors called in or were stuck in the office doing work. I even got a radio and had my own code name :) I got to know a lot of people around the park that worked in retail. I was probably the most known South Side worker in Merchandise since I was always around. I may have not completed my goal of becoming a Supervisor, but I did acheive my goal of being known as a good worker around the park and learning a bunch. I even got a Service Superstar award :)
That Summer ended and a new one began. I got to know very well some of my coworker leads and supervisor. We became SRA and i thought we were the coolest bunch of people. My goal that summer was to finally become the supervisor I wanted to the year before. It was not going to happen. I got demoted right off the bat. Ok, thats fine. I was not happy, but I was not going to let that ruin my summer. I got to meet a lot of awesome people from my job. I was not going to let that go to waste. As long as I enjoyed the people I worked with, I would be fine. Anyways, Once I turned 18, I wanted to Transfer to Security. I was so excited that I would finally be old enough to transfer I told everybody. Unfortunately, this did not work for me, but against me. The Full-TIme Supervisors believed that I was trying to get people to leave retail and switch with me. SInce SRA were the best workers too, they thought I would take their best workers away from retail. But this was not true. They worked hard to get rid of me and ruin my dream. They blamed our low sales on me, saying I “was a cancer to the workers infected them with negativeness.” They eventually stopped scheduling me, so I figured it was time to call it quits. I started looking for a job and found 2, Sears and Banana Republic. I was depressed for a while. But I had a new goal. My new goal was to prove to myself that I am a good worker, so good that I could even handle 2 jobs. I was not the reason for our sales dropping at Six Flags. I am not a “cancer” to anybody. I was a fighter. I would work hard, be strong and determined. Accomplish this goal for the summer. And I did. Worked 2 jobs over the summer, Got paid double for less work. I may not have been a supervisor, I may not have stayed at six flags, but at least I proved to myself that I was a good worker. Everybody loved me too. At sears, the Human Resources lady even said I was the best new Hire they’ve had in a while.
Summer eventually came to an end, I left Sears since my goal was accomplished at stayed at Banana since the hours were more flexible for school
Summer of 2012 is here. I will still be working at Banana. I will be attending summer classes this year at the College of Lake County. I have never done school in the summer so it will be different. I was thinking of getting a second job at Sweet Tomatoes, just because I know I can handle it and because my 5 friends that work there keep telling me to apply because they get a lot of hours, which means more money. I have the application and everything, but Idk. I’ve been thinking all this week. Do I really want to do 2 jobs again? I don’t have to prove myself that I’m good enough to do that anymore. I need a goal, that will help me grow. Something that will make me feel better about myself from the outside. My Goal for 2012 is to eat healthy, work out, exercise, and get fit. Also get good grades during school in the summer. I’m tired of my summer always being about stressing over work. It’s finally time to think about myself for once. I won’t be at these jobs anymore in a few years. I’ll be somewhere else, better. I won’t be taking anything from those jobs with me, but I will be taking my body with me. I don;t even like wearing shorts because I’m so ashamed of it. I always used to say, I’ll start working out tomorrow. I’ll start eating healthy tomorrow. Well, this is it. It’s tomorrow now. Summer of 2012 will be for my body, for my future, for Me!
