Round about this time every year, we'll start seeing a lot of
teens taking on all manner of vacation jobs in various
establishments. Are you one of them? Have you found a job? What job
is it? And, what was your motivation for searching for a vacation
job?
Each time I meet a teen manning a booth, or working at the
cashier's, I feel happy. I also end up being more patient. Somehow,
I got a soft spot for these teens because for a few of them, this
might be their very first job and thus, their very first taste of
working life.
I smile to them and feel like saying something nice to them. I see
this young guy at Guardian Pharmacies trying so earnestly to learn
how to use the cashiering system... so cute! 
And then, there's
this young girl behind the counter at Subway Sandwiches, learning
how to make the right sandwich, peeping over her shoulder to look
what has to go into the sandwich and trying very hard to be
polite... awwwww! The transaction
took a long time because the manager had to keep guiding her along
the way but seeing her hard at work, I remembered how we all have
to start somewhere and how we were all once very frightened and
'slow' in our jobs but later, with experience, we got better and
better at it.
Generally, it's a great feeling to see these youths rolling up
their sleeves to try their hand at working earnestly. If we meet them,
let's be patient and keep encouraging them with smiles and even,
words of encouragment. 
