First Year Experience #4

Last week, I started my first job as a notetaker for three classes. At first, my friends told me if I was boring all the time so get a job. I did, I went up to the career center and asked them if there are jobs available around the campus. They told me I have to go to every department and give them my application then they will email me if they have job openings for me. I don’t want to spend one day giving out my applications to every department around the campus. So I gave up and I walked down the SAC hall next to the bison bookstore sulking. And suddenly I saw one bright yellow paper sticked on a wall. It says that OSWD office needed notetakers so bad. So I turned around and went to the OSWD office next to the G-spot.
When I came in and I asked the front desk clerk where is the man who is responsible with notetaking. The clerk said “that will be me.” “Oh, okay. I am interested to be a notetaker.” I told the black man. He said “Well, do you have some notetaking experience before?” “Yes, I do when I was in high school.” “Oh great, you are hired.” He smiled and gave me a handout with how to note take and stuff like that. I was like SWEET! I AM HIRED! And then he took me in his room, asked me for my class schedule, and he found the available classes to fit in my schedule. He told me, “Wonderful, you will start working tomorrow at 8AM.” I nodded and grabbed the chance.
Since a week and half, I loved my job so much because I can learn a LOT more from those classes without doing homework and tests. I learned a lot about aging and development, communication between children and adults, and advanced Spanish. Those classes were interesting. The best thing is getting paid by learning. The worst thing is getting up at 8AM every Tuesdays and Thursdays. The notetaking job is my first job and hopefully I will continue this job for four years until I graduate from Gallaudet University.