Being in school limits people to only part-time jobs most of the time. Like most students, most of the teachers we interviewed had part-time jobs as their first jobs. Many kids may think that jobs are forced on teenagers by their parents; however, all of these teachers chose to get a job on their own because they wanted to have their own spending money.
Mr. Robert Fultz worked as a bag boy at a grocery store as his first job. He said, "I made around $2.00 an hour." That was the minimum wage at the time, but it is way less than the minimum wage today, $7.25 per hour. This job was only part-time and he only worked there a year and half. He learned communication skills and how to work with the public from this job.
Mrs. Stephanie Adams' first job was as a secretary at the Wise County Administrator's Office, "It was very difficult managing school and work because I was married and a full-time college student, but I was able to use time management skills to allow time for studying and only working Monday through Friday days helped me out too."
Mrs. Addison got an even earlier start in the work force while she was a high school student. She said, "I was able to use work release, so I attended a few classes and then went to work." She worked as a bank teller for a few months, mading minimum wage at that time, which was $5.15 per hour. She decided to get this job to gsave enough money to buy a car. In addition to earning money, working as a bank teller with the public also taught her communication skills.
Mrs. Marshia Hunsucker's first job was a full-time job at an insurance company. She said, "My guidance counselor recommended that I graduate, get married, and get a job, so I did just that." She ended up working at the insurance company for sixteen years before changing to her job at Burton. She also stated that the job taught her communication skills and how to work with the public.
Mrs. Roop has had some really good jobs and some not-so-good jobs, she said. Mrs. Roop's first job was working as a waitress at Bonanza. "I made around minimum wage, which at that time was about $5 per hour." She was not nervous about interviewing even though it was her first job. She felt confident about getting the job because one of her extended family members owned the restaurant.
Her favorite job was being a disc jockey for a radio station in Tenessee because she got to attend special events such as the Bristol races and meet lots of people, including some celebrities. Her lest favorite job was working at a nursing home because she didn't like teh way that some of the staff treated the patients.
Mrs. Roop has had some really good jobs and some not-so-good jobs, she said. Mrs. Roop's first job was working as a waitress at Bonanza. "I made around minimum wage, which at that time was about $5 per hour." She was not nervous about interviewing even though it was her first job. She felt confident about getting the job because one of her extended family members owned the restaurant.
Her favorite job was being a disc jockey for a radio station in Tenessee because she got to attend special events such as the Bristol races and meet lots of people, including some celebrities. Her lest favorite job was working at a nursing home because she didn't like teh way that some of the staff treated the patients.
We are glad that all of our faculty decided to leave those previous jobs and come here to work at Burton!