It's just a job...

Prompt: "It was just a job..."

I have my first interview today, so I thought this prompt was appropriate.By first interview, I don't mean that this is my first interview in Macon, although it is. This if the first interview I've EVER had. I've had my share of jobs, I've just never ever had to interview for one. I was going through my resume thinking about it the other day...

My first real job was at Paramount's Carowinds theme park. For that job, I had to audition, not interview. I ended up doing a really bad audition and the people in charge of the character department came to me and asked if I would want to be a character instead of whatever job I had been auditioning for. It sounded fun, so I went with it. All I had to do was stand in a room while they took my measurements to make sure I was the right height for the costumes.

My second job was at Bridge Street Market at the Waters where I lived. Since my dad worked at the Waters, everyone already knew me, and my mom was the starting manager for the market, so I was a shoe in. That was the spring of my senior year of high school, and I kept that job until my sophomore year of college.

During my freshmen year, one of my roommates worked at a shop near the college and they needed someone to unpack and organize everything for their Christmas store, so she helped me get that job. I just talked to the owner and had the job. It didn't pay well at all, but I enjoyed it. I also had my job at the market at the same time, so my time outside of classes was split between those two jobs.

My junior year, I became a Resident Assistant, which paid well enough and got me room and board. Technically, I had an interview for that job, but it was with some of my favorite staff at the college, and I had a good relationship with them all, so I wasn't in the least bit nervous that they wouldn't think that I was right for the job. It was more like hanging out in the Hut at school than an interview. I also had an internship that year at First Methodist Church, I honestly don't remember how that came about, but I think I just applied for it. My adviser at school encouraged me to do it, so he must have given me a recommendation for it. 

My next job started in the fall of 2010, which was my senior year. It was at Nancy's Italian Ice. My friend called me and  asked if I was free to work one night because they were catering a barmitzvah or something and they needed an extra person. After that, I was hired as the baker and eventually gained the title of shift supervisor. I kept that job until January of this year.

Last fall I volunteered as the Chaplain's Assistant at Huntingdon. I met with Brian before he presented the job and job description to the administration, but it wasn't really an interview either.

Sooo...at three o'clock today, I am off on a new adventure of interviewing for a new job. I'm more excited about this opportunity than I am nervous, but I have a feeling that if you asked me if I was nervous at 2:45, I will be.

I've spent the morning reading interview questions online and thinking of my answers. I also found a site that has some of the most ridiculous interview questions ever asked, and I'm not sure if I'm prepared for those, but I'll take it.  In the end, every job is just a job, no matter where you are. The most important thing is what your motivation is for working, your work ethic, and your attitude. If you only do the bare minimum just to earn your pay, you'll never be satisfied with any job, but if your motivation to work hard is simply to glorify God, and a pay check just pays the bills, any job is good enough.