'I thrive off having a schedule': Del Campo High School senior gets first job amid pandemic

Olivia DeGennaro reports

OF 2021 SERIES BY SHOWING US.HOW THE PANDEMIC LED TO ONEHIGH SCHOOL SENIOR GETTINGTHEIR FIRST JOB.WESTERN FEE DOWNTOWN THISIS MY FIRST JOB I I I'VE NEVERHAD BEFORE I DIDN'T KNOWANYTHING ABOUT RETAIL OR IHAVE TALKED TO CUSTOMERS ISREALLY OR ANYTHING AND GETTINGHER FIRST JOB HER SENIOR YEARIN HIGH SCHOOL WASN'TAND I WERE SITTING TALKINGABOUT THE FACT THAT WE NEED ASCHEDULE WE NEED TO LIVE OURLIVES OFF AS SCHEDULED BECAUSEHAVING JUST SO MUCH FREE TIMEAND NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO.MADE US FEEL REALLYUNPRODUCTIVE SO ABBY DECIDEDTO USE THE UNEXPECTED DOWNTIMEFROM DISTANCE LEARNING ANDCANCELED EXTRACURRICULARSWORKING AT WESTERN FEED ANDPET SUPPLY SOME TIME BAGS.WHENEVER A LIFE.SO WHEN YOU THINK OF 50POUND BAG OUTLOOK ON ALWAYSWANT TO GO GET IT.

THEESCALATING YOU A LOT OFCLEANING SESSION OF THEPANDEMIC.THESE THIS IS A REALLY GOODLAND WHERE THE MAIN THINGS ISHELPING CUSTOMERS YOU KNOWHELPING THEM WITH THEIR ANSWERQUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE ONEDOLLAR AND ONE CENT IS YOURCHANGE OF SHE SPENDS ABOUT 25HOURS A WEEK HERE AFTER SCHOOLBUT MORE THAN EARNING A LITTLEEXTRA CASH ABBY SAYS THIS JOBHAS GIVEN HER SOMETHING SHEDESPERATELY NEEDED DURING ANEXTREMELY STRESSFUL SCHOOLYEAR STABILITY I THRIVE OFF OFHOW THE SCHEDULE 100% LIKE I ILOVE BEING BUSY WE'RE STILLWE'RE SUPPOSED TO GO BACK INJANUARY BUT NOW WE'RE NOTWE'RE ALSO ONLINE WITH NO DATESET TO RETURN TO IN PERSONLEARNING THIS DEL CAMPO SENIORSAYS SHE'S GLAD SHE FOUNDANOTHER PLACE TO LEARN OFFCAMPUS THIS YEAR THIS JOB WILLDEFINITELY HAVE HELPED ME LIKEBUSH'S PEOPLE SKILLS ANDRETAIL SKILLS AND JUST GIVESME A SCHEDULE EVERY SINGLE DAYTHEY GOT OFF YOU HAVE A GREATDAY.

IN SACRAMENTO, OLIVIA DEJANEIRO FOX 40 NEWS AT HE SAYSTHE SHOP WILL GIVE HER SKILLSFOR FUTURE JOBS ABSOLUTELYWHEN SHE MOVES AWAY FOR