Work Experience Report

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Work Experience Report I had accepted to do two weeks of work experience at the Boots Pharmacy, as a shop floor sales assistant. To be honest, I had no idea what the firm manufactured or the type of work involved. I woke up on a Monday morning, prepared and organized, which was incredibly unusual. I was extremely enthusiastic about the prospect of working. As I sat on the H91 bus with my mp3 music player on, questions kept coming across my head like, 'what will it be like?' And 'what will people think of me?' I wasn't really anxious but more excited. I reached at the pharmacy 20 minutes early. As I strolled through the automatic doors, it was deserted, so I walked past the half stocked shelves and noticed a comparatively old lady. I said, "hi, my name is Gagandeep and I'm here for work experience" she looked at me maliciously, and replied "hello, my name is Susana, just follow me". She seemed very peculiar because it seemed like she was spying on me. She took me through the back of the shop to the cashier room. It gave me an insight on how a shop looks behind the closed doors, it wasn't particularly beautiful but I got to see where all the stock is kept. It's in a massive room. After about five minutes of waiting the store manager arrived her name was Nina, she was Indian and in her mid thirties. She took me took her office, which was very luxury. She seemed a gracious person who made me feel welcome by telling me about the firm and then asking about life in general. After the general conversation, I had to fill in a form to say that I was an unpaid worker. I didn't really mind at that time that I wouldn't receive any wages ... ... middle of paper ... ...job if you want it", I replied, " I'll think about it". Nina then handed me a white envelope, I wasted no time and opened it straight away. I just couldn't believe it, it had £50 in it and I just can't describe the emotion I went through that moment. I walked out of the doors knowing I could return. I had been at work experience for two weeks and I did have some tedious jobs. But I knew it would be difficult to adapt to school life again. I contemplated how it must be like for someone to leave a job after twenty years. At work I was being treated as an adult and I knew I would have to put up with being treated as a child in school. I think I was one of the luckier students on work experience because, as far as being in pleasing surroundings and working with pleasant people, someone was always making sure I was happy.

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