Courtney Alessandrini
Senior, marketing

Have you ever had a bad sum­mer job, and why would you say it was bad?

Hmm…I worked at Cold Stone. That was pretty bad. I had a ter­ri­ble man­ager and it was always super busy. Cleaning after was also the worst. There was always soggy fruit every­where and the waf­fle­bowl maker was bad because the bat­ter always refused to come off.

Why did you choose this job?

My best friend worked there at the time.

How long did you work there, and how old were you?

I only worked there a sum­mer. I was 18 years old.

Jeremy Miller
Senior, tele­vi­sion and dig­i­tal media production

Have you ever had a bad sum­mer job, and why would you say it was bad?

Yes, at one point I worked for a restau­rant called Mr. Burger. I made less than min­i­mum wage while haul­ing dishes to and from the kitchen all day. Also, I often had to pick up children’s spilled meals.

Why did you choose this job?

I applied there because my par­ents knew the owner of the restau­rant, and so when they needed peo­ple for the job it was just a given that I’d get the job. Little did I know that they val­ued the trash on their floor more than their workers.

How long did you work there, and how old were you?

I worked there for two months, June until the end of July, at the age of 16.

Camille Brillinger,
First-year nurs­ing student

Have you ever had a bad sum­mer job, and why would you say it was bad?

Honestly, the worst is prob­a­bly clean­ing sewer drains with my dad. He’s a self-employed plumber. Any other work I do with him is fine. The sew­ers are just gross. Sometimes the sewer drains get clogged with roots and dirt (among other things), so we use a spe­cial machine that goes down the drain and cleans it out. Only we have to get it back out some­time, so I usu­ally end up run­ning it and get­ting it to coil up again, kind of like the roter rooter guys.

Why did you choose this job?

I got the job through my dad. Sometimes dur­ing the sum­mer he needs help, so my broth­ers and I take turns work­ing with him.

How long did you work there, and how old were you?

I was 14 when I started and still work there five years later.

Jordan White
Junior, facil­ity management

Have you ever had a bad sum­mer job, and why would you say it was bad?

Define “bad.” I’ve worked every­thing from shitty restau­rants to gas sta­tions to fast food. Basically any job you can pic­ture a teenager hav­ing, I’ve been there. I mean, cherry shak­ing was about as bad as it got; 10 hours a day in the blis­ter­ing, humid sum­mer air, pulling around a tarp kind of sucked.

Why did you choose that job?

It was either that or pros­ti­tu­tion to pay for my meth addic­tion. But on seri­ous note, it was the only thing avail­able to me at the time. I was sit­ting around doing noth­ing at home so I fig­ured I might as well make some money when the oppor­tu­nity was presented.

How long did you work there, and how old were you?

That only lasted a few weeks, and I think I was 15.

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