For anybody that has worked a job for a decent amount of time, you develop a strong bond with the people around you (which can be good and/or bad). After many years, hours, and crazy customers, I think it's almost natural to become close to your fellow employees. Even though I am returning back to school from my second break—my friends, new and old are all people I've become attached to. Even though I'll be back in December for the holiday season, I'll truly miss my other "family" at home.

Your managers, through thick and thin, are people you will miss more for unique reasons; at work, your managers will keep you in line and on task but in college, you are your own manager. Even though there is still the needed professional boundary, your bosses are kind of like your friends; you share jokes, memories, and timeless stories with them forever. On top of all this, they create professional references for a future job, internship, and other applications because they know your work ethic and your personality.

Coworkers, even in three short months, become much more than that. They can be as good of friends as people from your childhood and school and will stick with you through dead periods and dinner rushes. At work, or even on Snapchat, Facebook, and beyond—these friends are special ones to summer workers because that bond (as well as beautiful memories) can stretch over hundreds of miles and many years to come.

Even coworkers and guests that are less than favorable still leave an impression in a positive regard. Whether as a warning of how to be a better person, or how to deal with the angry, sad, and generally interesting people in the world. Especially as a student, having a better understanding of the ups and downs of humankind can help with literally any career; that being able to handle the ups and downs of every situation proves helpful just to continue forward in life.

As my last day (for now) approaches closer by the minute, all I can think to do is thank every one of my friends and colleagues from work. I'll soon be heading back up to school to be busy in an entirely different way and to surround myself with different people; the best part of the move, however, is that my friends here at home will definitely not be forgotten. I've met people for the first time this summer and even trained some myself, and I guarantee every single individual has had a significant impact on my approaching and ever-changing future. Every summer job is easily remembered, and I definitely will remember the times I have spent with some of my best friends.