High School Careers: Work or play?

by Tyler Christensen

High school jobs are known for being disliked, but students at Timpanogos are breaking the rules and having fun at work.

Senior Tanner Bean works at Sub Zero making ice cream and loves his job. "We get to do work that we're proud of," he says.

Sub Zero uses liquid nitrogen not only to freeze ice cream on the spot but also for fun. "We get to impress customers with our cool tricks," Bean says. "We blow rings at customers with the nitrogen vapors." They also freeze gummy bears, then drop them on the floor and watch them shatter.

Even jobs that don't sound so thrilling can be fun. Jeff Fitzgerald is a senior working at Maceys. "It's fun when it's not busy and everyone is buying food," he says. "We can walk around without getting in trouble."

That's not the only thing that makes the job fun. Jeff is the fourth best bagger in the state, as shown by a recent competition. "We had a store competition, and I won that," says Fitzgerald. "So they sent me to the statewide competition, and I took fourth."

His advice for enjoying your job: have fun with your coworkers. "The people make it fun," he advises. "We make it fun."

With some time and practice, students can adopt an attitude like senior Trent Jackman, who works at Jamba Juice: "It's such an awesome job."