I feel as though I am one of the rare people on this earth who can confidently say that I love my job. I love it, the place, the work itself, my coworker and customers alike. With summer just around the corner, I'm fully prepared to work every day this summer, partly for the money but mostly for the people. I. Can't. Wait.
1. Your coworkers become your family
I'm not talking about the people who you never see outside of work but know all of your secrets, although that's certainly about a possibility. I'm talking about people I go out of my way to see whether I'm on the clock or not, people who act like my brothers and a best friend who I can call my sister. We're goofy, we're crazy, but I know at the end of the day no matter how weird I get they're gonna be excited to see me tomorrow which a totally awesome feeling.
2. You start to hang out at work
OK, this one may be a little biased because I work at a golf course and I golf so naturally, it's a place for me to go to whether I'm working or not. However, any time I'm there and not working I always try to help my friends do *their* job and lend a hand.
3. Your coworkers know everything about you
We talk about everything. Doesn't matter if it's family, love life, or some weird experience that happened to you two weeks ago, chances are they know it. And you know everything about them too. It's this great system because they have no one to get you in trouble for talking(gossiping??)about your out of work life, but you still get to vent!
4. You develop meaningful relationships with regular customers
This one is huge for me, I love getting to talk to everyone that comes in and asking them how their day is going. It's amazing to be a part of a community where everyone knows each other and whether it's over the phone or in person you look forward to talking to them each time!
5. Hard-work doesn't seem that hard
I'm a big believer that if you're close to the people around you, it pushes you to work harder to help them out. When everyone works diligently to provide great customer service and care, your friends hold you to a higher standard.
6. You struggle internally with wanting an internship vs staying at your current job
Whoops! Holding onto your job (especially a summer one you have held consistently for several years) can be hard to let go, especially if you actually like the people and environment! It's a symbol of growing up, which is all fun and games until you actually have to.
