In March of 2021, Thomas took lifeguarding lessons. We knew it would be a job he would enjoy, as that kid loves the pool. For fourteen months, he worked at the local university. He never had a lot of hours, and some of his shifts were a little ridiculous of just two hours or so. Last summer, he started his job at the city pool, which was absolutely ideal. He was leaving for school in the fall, but so were most of the kids, and the pool would be closing. He worked a crazy number of hours, and in fact received an award for the most hours worked. We were really proud of him, and he made a good deal of money for just eleven weeks of working.
Last school year, he worked as a lifeguard at the university he was attending. To say that it was not a positive experience is a bit of an understatement. They were so desperate for lifeguards that they scheduled him right after interviewing him. While that seems great, it meant there was no orientation or training of the procedures and policies. It began to feel like he was always doing things wrong, but he had never been told the "right" way to do things. None of us were sad that his job came to an end when the school year did, and since he isn't returning to school, no one has to worry about that anymore.
He worked at the city pool again this summer. He really loves working at the city pool, and what 19-year-old wouldn't? I really wanted him to have this summer. He didn't work nearly as many hours as he had last year, and there were even entire weeks where he wasn't scheduled at all. He still really enjoyed it though, and was able to work right up until this past weekend when the pool closed for the season. As he came home Sunday, he was officially "retired" as a lifeguard. It could happen again, but not if things go according to his plan. It was a great job for him in his teen years, and I'm so glad he enjoyed it. For now though, it seems as though the lifeguarding is a thing of the past in this house.
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