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Unless you win 45 million dollars in the lottery you will probably have a job for most of your life. To have a job most require a college degree and college is an expensive investment. Sure students get financial aid but for most they will have to get jobs to help pay their way through college.
Bob Taylor, or “the Great One” as many call him, is the Human Resource Manager at the Hy Vee on Hamilton. He believes all teens and students should have jobs. Taylor has been working at Hy vee for 32 years, 17 of which he has spent as the Human Resource Manager. He has hired thousands of students in his many years, and has interviewed about 50,000 students. He says jobs give you experience working with other people, and good work experience whether or not it is in your field of study. He stated that along with the work experience the job will look good on a resume.
Matthew Maresh is a Senior at Morningside College and is on the wrestling team, he is also a cashier at Hy Vee. Hired by Taylor in 2009, Maresh has been a great asset to the Hy Vee family. Maresh feels that having a job “helps with preparing for real life, I feel like kids who don’t have to earn a little bit during their college years don’t have the same appreciation for the money they make as the kids who’s parents just pay for everything all through college, in the long run it helps with time management as well and can lead to jobs within those companies after college too.”
While working in school may give you less time to work on homework or do sports, managers are compassionate and schedule writers will work around you. If you ever need to take time off for a big event or because you have a news story to write for your Journalism class, just ask for that time off or find someone who can cover your shift. As “the Great One” Bob Taylor says, “All jobs are good jobs.”