Take Your Kid To Work Day 2018
Name of your host: Rick Momin
Relationship to you: My Father!
The Interview:
- What is your job title? Manager
- What is your job description? I am a retail manager for Rogers under the PrimeCommunications in North Vancouver.
- What are the duties and/ or tasks you perform at your job? Technological Support, Managing Inventory, Customer Support,
Authorizing activities for staff as well as other things. - What qualifications do you have for this job in the following areas:
a) Training? I’ve been working for Rogers for 15 years, as for training, I went through roughly 6 months of training in all Retail Areas.
b) Education? I only have my high school diploma, I never got to go to college or university
c)Experience? I worked at a convenience store for 10 years, from the age of 18 to 28 in Houston, Texas.
5. What are some things you like about the job? The customers, being able to see and play with the newest technology and helping people out
6. What are some of the things you dislike about this job? Somedays when the store is empty I get really bored, my work location is also very far from home.
7. How do you anticipate this job changing in the next 5 years? Because this area of work is always evolving, I hope to see that it becomes more technologically advanced.
(OTHER QUESTIONS)
8. What is your ideal job? I really would love to become a financial advisor. I believe it is a good, stress-free and a good paying job.
9. If you could change one thing about your job, what would it be? I would change the location of my job, I live in Coquitlam and it’s a very long and tiring drive.
STUDENT REFECTION: 
1. Give 3 reasons why you would like this job:
- Experiencing new technology – I love playing with new tech and buying and using all the new stuff, so I think it would be super cool if I worked at a job where all that was possible.
- Customer Support – I love helping other people and seeing smiles on faces, and this job requires human interaction which is perfect because its something I enjoy.
- Leadership Role – I believe I am a strong leader and this job requires a strong leader. Being a manager means that you are able to be responsible for the actions of your staff.
2. Give 3 reasons why you would not like this job:
- Long hours, 9 AM to 6 PM – I do not enjoy sitting in one spot for more than a couple of hours. This job requires you to sit at a desk for at least 8 hours.
- Slow/No sales – Occasionally on days, you may not get any customers, and there is nothing YOU can do to fix that.
- Stressful – Often it gets extremely stressful and really busy, I am not good with coping with stress and deadlines.
3. Is this job for you? Why or why not?
I don’t think this job is for me, I want to be a profession in medicine and sciences. My dad doesn’t advise me to work in sales/retail because it is mentally draining. Although I liked working with my dad for the day, I don’t think I could work in this industry for a long peiod of time.
4. Explain the value of TYKTWD experience in relation to your ideas about your post-secondary (after high school) plans. (training, education, travel, work?)
I believe the value of TYKTWD experience is to find your profession, to learn the importance of work and learning how to be successful in the future. My ideas for my post-secondary plans are to become a lifeguard, graduate from high school with a scholarship and maybe travel, then head off to college and university, get 2 degrees then head to medical school and start workinh by the age of 28. Hopefully, my plans will follow through.
FINAL CONCLUSION:
This day has taught me a lot, for the emotions felt, to the practical things you learn to do in every job. Today I learned a lot about customer interaction and I believe that this will help me in the future. And lastly I would like to say think you for the wonderful experience. 🙂
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