Occupation Health and Services Medical Technician I
May - August 2020 • Columbus, NE
What I liked
The staff was absolutely spectacular! I got to work with some very kind and respectable people. They answered any questions I had and always made me feel right at home. Also, not everyone can say they directly helped keeping the public safe and healthy during the COVID-19 outbreak this summer! As a COVID-19 Screener, I was able to meet people of all walks of life at various locations in town including: nurses and the construction crew who never failed to put a smile on my face early in the morning (I am not much of a morning person), the YMCA staff and their patrons who I’ve learned so much from over the past few years, and the kind people entering and working at the courthouse who were so generous and also had a great sense of humor. Not to mention, I got to choose most of my hours, and I could always a work extra hours which was amazing!
What I wish was different
I wish I would’ve been smart enough to buy some hot hands because sometimes when we were working outside it got a little bit chilly.
Advice
Make the most of the situation you are in (this summer it was COVID-19) and always go out of your way to meet new people. You have the ability to make so many new connections in a summer job and will likely be very glad to have them in the future. Life is about making memories with great people.
