Essay On Childhood Experience

I was a child. I was a child because I was not ready to have a job. I was not prepared for many reasons, one being I was too young, another I was too scared. Some might think that sixteen is a good enough age to have your first job and be able to handle it. In many communities sixteen symbolizes the age of transition between childhood and adulthood, but often in cases, like mine this crucial age was still part of my childhood. I got a job at Taco Bell, where my older and twin brother worked, shortly after turning sixteen. On the first day I had a five hour shift. I grew excited and nervous because my brothers were not there, but I thought I could manage on my own. After exchanging pleasantries with the manager, she left me to deal with front …show more content…
I know I am ready because I got a job, at Dunkin Donuts, this summer and lasted more than five hours. I waited a year and a half to get another job because I knew it was the right time to finally get one. I am more comfortable with talking to strangers and I no longer think everyone is staring at me. I developed this mind frame because I realized I grew so dependent on having my brothers around, that I did not know how to be comfortable on my own. I wanted to be more sociable and less scared, so I socialized with other employees and learned how to carry a conversation with customers. I am now able to express when I need help ringing a certain order, instead of getting overwhelmed and giving up. Fortunately, I can take this experience and apply it elsewhere, too. In school, I have learned that I can speak up when I do not understand a task and ask for assistance from fellow classmates. I have become more patient with myself and am able to carry through with tasks that I set out to achieve. My future has been positively affected by an experience I took negatively.
Although the job only lasted for the summer, I mark it as an accomplished and improvement from where I was a year ago. I went from only being able to handle one five hour shift, to having five hour shifts four days a week. The experience of having a job has made me more a confident, independent person and has encouraged me to persevere even when I think the challenge is too difficult.