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Max Rose for Congress

Field Manager and Volunteer Coordinator

May - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

Fantastic, energetic work place. People at the top of their game working hard to accomplish a goal. Made me a way better public speaker and more confident in general. I loved canvassing -- the legwork of democracy and a good workout. I also found ways to use my proficiency with Excel, with programs, and my common sense to climb to second-in command managerial position in the office. Promotion was totally merit based, and I got to spend a while managing 15+ co-workers

What I wish was different

2 Hour commute each way, every day was hard, and unavoidable (at least via public transit). Also, sometimes talking to voters (persuasion) was hard, and scary. While many people are friendly and happy to talk, some are threatening or have extremely challenging beliefs to talk through/ persuade. And some neighborhoods did not feel very safe -- would not recommend this position to someone who is not good at talking to people, confident, and feels comfortable in neighborhoods with high homeless populations/ lots of drug use.

Advice

Great workplace -- managerial staff is really superb! Make sure to contact them before the election!
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