For Take Your Kid to Work Day, I chose to go to Shoppers Drug Mart with my mom. You’re not allowed to take pictures inside the store so I saved an image of their logo from Google.

THE INTERVIEW 

1. What is your job title?

Cashier, Post Office clerk and Night Time Supervisor at Shoppers Drug Mart

2. What is your job description?

Serve costumers, prepare mail to be delivered, stock shelves and place new tags.

3. What are the duties that you preform at your job?

Cashing people through, keeping the front of the store tidy, serve costumers at the post office, help prepare the weekly sales. 

4. What qualifications do you have for this job in the following areas:

• training? Trained to work a cash register and training in post office management.
• education? A high school education (nothing below)
• experience? Has experience in retail for retail 12 years 
• skills and attributes (person qualities) Friendly, able to work with others (including the public) and patience. 

5. What are some of the things you like about this job?

Interacting with the public and the other employees.

6. What are some of the things you dislike about the job?

Night shifts and working in the post office around Christmas time. 

7. How do you anticipate this job changing in the next five years?

It usually stays the same year to year, other than new employees.

STUDENT REFLECTION 

1. Give three reasons why would you want this job:

• this job teaches you how to have patience with things
• this job can build confidence, because of the consistent interactions I would have
•  this job can help me learn to stay calm under pressure

2. Give three reasons why you wouldn’t want this job:

• Cranky/rude costumers 
• Waking up early in the morning/staying up late at night
• The long hours that I would have to work

3. Is this job for you? Why or why not?

I feel like this would be a job for me while I’m still in school because it doesn’t take up too much time and it pays enough for me being at the age that I’m at. Although this job wouldn’t be for me if I had it as my life long career. 

4. Explain the value of  the TOKTW experience in relation to your ideas of your post secondary plans. 

The value of this experience in relation to my ideas of my post secondary plans is very important because it allows me and everyone else to get an idea about what it’s like in the work force. It allows me to see if I would enjoy having the same career path as my mother.