Handing a snow cone to a customer, employee and junior Audrey DeYoung fulfills her childhood dream of working at Tropical Sno Manchester, where she makes minimum wage. To reach a teenage demographic, DeYoung and her coworker created the Instagram account @trosnomanchester in hopes of having more teenagers drop by as customers. “What drew me to it was that it’s such a little shack and kind of a unique job to have,” DeYoung said. “Everyone I know goes there pretty often, so I knew I’d be able to see a lot of people from school. It annoys me when my friends are getting snow cones together, and I can’t be with them because I’m working.”
Working on their time off, a summer job profile
Scanning the water at the North Pointe Aquatic Center, lifeguard and sophomore Ashleigh Morelli takes on the responsibility of potentially saving someone’s life. Though she enjoys her duties, Morelli also chose to work at the pool because it gave her a hands on experience with interacting with people, whether they are patrons or coworkers. “This job can help me in the future. [I show] leadership skills by giving directions and implementing rules while I work,” Morelli said. “It [taught] teamwork and how to work together in stressful or scary situations.”