Job talk: Freedom student edition: Freedom students discuss their jobs
Senior Maura Lehocky
Place of work: “Smokey Bones”
How long: “A year and a half”
Favorite or least favorite part: “It provides money, and that is always good, and also meeting new people.”
Senior Kayleigh Roberts
Place of work: “Plato’s Closet, Cranberry Twp.”
How long: “One year”
Favorite or least favorite part part: “Getting to see all the different styles of clothes that come in everyday, but my least favorite part is that people can be extremely rude and sometimes forget that you’re human.”
Junior Samantha Schermerhorn
Place of work: Cashier at “Shop N’ Save”
How long: “Three months”
Favorite or least favorite part: “It’s easy, but I hate standing around for most of it.”
Senior Ryan Gray
Place of work: “Michaels”
How long: “2 years”
Favorite or least favorite part: “My favorite part is when the manager on duty is lazy and I get to act as the manager. My least favorite part is realizing you could manage the store better than the actual managers.”
Junior Lexine Householder
Place of work: “Floral department at the Cranberry Shop N’ Save”
How long: “8 months now”
Favorite or least favorite part: “It can get boring at night, but my favorite part of the job would be getting to go and set up center-pieces for different weddings.”
Sophomore Sydney Stiger
Place of work: “Punks Ice Cream Shop”
How long: “since June of 2014”
Favorite and least favorite part: “It’s a pretty easy job, and the hours are good, but my favorite part is that I get an ice cream break! I would say my least favorite part about working at Punks is having to deal with customers who aren’t understanding and give you a hard time.”