In this day and age, there is a plethora of part-time jobs for hardworking college students to avail themselves of. One popular part-time job is lifeguarding. During the summer of 2014 and 2015, I worked as a lifeguard at Burnham Park Pool in Morristown, New Jersey. My job as a lifeguard at Burnham Park was the best job I ever had for several reasons.
The first reason Lifeguarding at Burnham Park was the best job was the benefits. One benefit was the raises. Lifeguards got a seventy-five cent raise every summer. Another benefit was free food. Occasionally, the Burnham Park Snack Shack gave the lifeguards french fries or sodas. The last benefit was the paid breaks. In fact, lifeguards generally got half hour breaks every hour. These benefits …show more content…
I could work as much or as little as I wanted. For instance, some lifeguards worked no more than four hours in a week, while others such as myself worked thirty or forty. If for any reason I could not work a certain day I was assigned, then I could just call one of the other lifeguard and ask them to cover for me. Also if I could work a certain day that I was not scheduled for, and I wanted more hours, it was never hard to find someone willing to give up their shift. The net result was that I could both work whenever I wanted, and not work whenever I didn't.
The third and most important reason Lifeguarding at Burnham Park was the best job was the welcoming and supportive work environment. First of all, the patrons at the pool were well behaved and usually followed the rules. Also, my boss was always very kind and generous. In fact, he once bought donuts for all the lifeguards on duty. In addition, some of my fellow lifeguards became my closest friends. A few of us used to get together every Friday. I was never bothered by any of my coworkers. In fact, the camaraderie of the lifeguards was the main reason that I kept the job after so many
The first reason Lifeguarding at Burnham Park was the best job was the benefits. One benefit was the raises. Lifeguards got a seventy-five cent raise every summer. Another benefit was free food. Occasionally, the Burnham Park Snack Shack gave the lifeguards french fries or sodas. The last benefit was the paid breaks. In fact, lifeguards generally got half hour breaks every hour. These benefits …show more content…
I could work as much or as little as I wanted. For instance, some lifeguards worked no more than four hours in a week, while others such as myself worked thirty or forty. If for any reason I could not work a certain day I was assigned, then I could just call one of the other lifeguard and ask them to cover for me. Also if I could work a certain day that I was not scheduled for, and I wanted more hours, it was never hard to find someone willing to give up their shift. The net result was that I could both work whenever I wanted, and not work whenever I didn't.
The third and most important reason Lifeguarding at Burnham Park was the best job was the welcoming and supportive work environment. First of all, the patrons at the pool were well behaved and usually followed the rules. Also, my boss was always very kind and generous. In fact, he once bought donuts for all the lifeguards on duty. In addition, some of my fellow lifeguards became my closest friends. A few of us used to get together every Friday. I was never bothered by any of my coworkers. In fact, the camaraderie of the lifeguards was the main reason that I kept the job after so many