For the past two years, my siblings and I have worked at the same place: the local pool. My brother and sister are both lifeguards and I work as a swim instructor.
Whenever they have the chance, they make sure I am aware that I am not as cool/important as them because I am not CPR certified. When they got promoted to manager, they always made sure to stop by my class lessons when they are doing their safety checks. I always love pointing them out to my students. But with three family members at the pool, there is basically always one of the Belica cars in the parking lot.
Getting to spend time with my siblings at work and at home has helped me to improve my relationships with them. I learned that at work they are my bosses and I will have to live with that, but at home they are my siblings and no matter what I have to love them. They can pick on me when things are going wrong, but they only want me to be the best I can be. Michael and Ally push me to be the best because they know I can be. It is fun working with my siblings, but I have learned that telling the embarrassing story about my brother from when he was younger to my coworkers will always get me in trouble. Working with my siblings reminds me that I need to keep them first. What they tell me about their lives is not to be spread around like the latest gossip. I have learned that if I stay out of their way while they are doing their jobs and do not embarrass them, there will never be a problem.
By working with my siblings, I have learned that, no matter what, they will be by my side supporting me through it all. When someone decides to talk about any of us behind our backs we always find out and we are there to be each other’s support. We back each other up and they are always supporting me and helping me. My siblings work with me and they make sure that it is pleasant for all of us. It is always a good day when I see my brother or sister and get brought in for a long bear hug. They see me getting annoyed with the job and they always remind me why I love working at the pool, half of the reason being that they are there too. Working with my siblings is a blessing in my life that I have not always appreciated. I will always be grateful for the past two summers spent working with my siblings, because it will always be the best summer job. They are there always to show love and joke around with me at work, which makes the experience so much more fun.
