Wk 1 EOC: Best and Worst Jobs

At this time in my life I have yet to delve deep into the professional workforce so my job history is a short list of one employer. I worked for a short time, before starting college classes, at a small science store in the bay area of California. This job beyond exceeded my expectations, as my first and only job I have nothing to compare it to, though I feel like this company was in the best hands possible. My boss was an exceptional woman who cared for her employees and she always made herself available to us if help was needed. She was understanding and created a positive environment for her employees. I worked under two fellow employees who had much more experience and they were great teachers and helpers, eventually giving me responsibilities to handle on my own like small inventory tasks and packaging products to put on the sales floor. I wasn’t expecting much from working in a little shop that had very little customers visiting the store, but it was not a boring job. There was always something to learn and tasks that needed to be done, team work was a big part of our dynamic. We benefited from the effective teamwork creating a Positive Work Environment, where “Team members feel a closer connection to their coworkers, managers, the operation, and its goals. Teamwork also reinforces the contributions each member makes to the establishment”( Human Resources, Quality Service & Training, Hospitality & Restaurant Marketing, 327). It took three of us to complete tasks that needed to be done fast, like filling the online orders that needed to be done before a certain time to be picked up by the mailing service, without a positive work environment and open communication we wouldn’t have been so successful and going to work would have been a negative experience.