Personal Narrative: My First Job

The first job experiences I have had remain the most influential occasions throughout the entire span of my life. As early as possible, I began to babysit for my cousins and close family friends. Many acquaintances of mine have often complained about babysitting for siblings or any child in general. Of course, this always shocked me, because I never seemed to mind. When I was a younger babysitter, it was never much of a challenge. Most of the time, I would be babysitting at my own house, so it was easy to use our own creative games to play. These games could be anything, but our favorites were always hide ‘n’ seek or a stuffed animal scavenger hunt. Now that I am older and can drive, I prefer to prepare something beforehand. I personally believe it is not good babysitting skills to watch them play video games or watch tv the entire time. However, these are still good “break time” activities. …show more content…
It was a very convenient time to be hired, since I recently turned 16 earned my driver's license. In the beginning, it was a small job, and my title was ‘Special Event Staff.’ My job was to help at events such as birthday parties and Kids’ Night Out, as well as serve as a fill in at the local supervised playgrounds when needed. As time went on, I became everyone’s first call and worked nearly every day. By the end of the summer, I was working daily at one of the supervised playgrounds. I returned the following summer to officially supervise the playground. This included cleaning the grounds, serving lunches, and of course planning activities for the children. I also worked at many special events like I had done the previous