Josh Hallam

Maintenance

This was my first job that I had the summer between my junior and senior years of high school. The Redding Aquatic Center is an Olympic sized city swimming pool with a kids pool and snack bar. I had a split shift and started couple hours before the park opened to clean the pools and the grounds and then I came back at night to clean for a few hours before the park closed. Myself and one other high-schooler worked together. I wouldn't say it was a fun job - our boss kept us apart so we couldn't talk to each other for most the day - but it was a good experience for a high schooler. Redding was the hottest city in the world on July 29, 2003, and I had the pleasure to be working outside that day. I thought that was miserable, but it was nothing compared to what I would experience in my next job.