My Two Very Different Jobs
Author: Joemarie L.
Level: 5
Instructor: Adrienne R.
Photo Credit: beerkoff / 123RF Stock Photo
Article ID: 817 [Employment- Spring 2018]
I have a morning job and evening job. In the morning I work as a smoke house operator in a fish factory. When I get to work very early in the morning, I need to first check the fire and prepare the sawdust. I make it a little bit wet in order to have consistent smoke and then get the smoke machine ready to run. I have to make sure that the smoke room is smoky before I put the fish inside. In order to prepare the fish for smoking, first somebody brings the fish to my area. Then, I soak the fish in brine overnight. After that, I put it on a rack, layer by layer, and if it is ready I take the whole rack to the smoking room and set the program for a designated time in order to cook it properly. I finish this job at 3:00. I have a short break after work. I usually can have a snooze for half an hour and then I head out to my second job.
At 4:30 I need to drive for 15 minutes to get to my second job where I start at 5:00 and finish at 1:00 a.m. I work in the operating room at our local hospital. I am a cleaner there. I need to clean the rooms after the surgery. I have seen some strange things in the operating rooms! I love working at the hospital, everyone there is so nice and professional.
I am so busy with work, but I am very lucky to have two jobs.