Narrative Essay On Job Shadow

I went on a job shadow with Sergeant Chuck Robinson of th Kossuth County Sheriffs Office. Chuck is the nighttime supervisor, which means he only works nights and is there to mostly help the other cops, if need be. The entire job shadow was a last minute ordeal as my original job shadow fell through because there was business and personal issues at Elbert Chevrolet that kept me from shadowing there and watching. But continued to make this shadow a valuable experience.
As I stated above I did my shadow with Chuck Robinson, which consisted of driving around the entire county in the police truck. We went as far north as the Minnesota border and as far south as St. Joesph. We had a few calls and things to do but it was a pretty quiet night on Friday. I actually started my evening being with Jack and his mentor, Keith Briggs, who is a deputy at the sheriffs office. I was only with him for a short period of the night because I had to go with someone else because I was taking up room in the back of the vehicle.
This job was one that I had originally wanted to go watch and do because it does have areas that could be attractive to any teenager who wants to have a job where it’s …show more content…
Talking to Chuck, who was a slightly older gentlemen and very smart, really had a impact on me. We did not just talk about one or two things, we talked about everything you could think of, it was just like having a conversation with someone you have known for years and I had just met him. With all of the cop related accidents or shootings that have been happening all around the nation and internationally he shows what a officer is suppose to be like in my eyes. I would rate this about and 8.5-9 because it was pretty great to learn about all the stuff and then just have personal conversations about everything as well. (Plus, what else are you going to do at 11 at night when nothing is