Cast Member at Chuck E. Cheese Essay

My senior year in high school I worked as a cast member at Chuck E. Cheese. As a cast member, my main job duty was to make sure that every guest had a wonderful time. My job responsibilities were birthday party hostess, cashier, kid check, make magic, maintain the prize counter and other duties that every cast member had to do. My work experience at CEC shares many parallels with the ideals described in the job characteristic model. The perception that my work was meaningful, the amount of responsibilities associated with my job and the knowledge of the results of my effort were big motivators for me at work. The skill variety at CEC is unmatched by any job I have ever worked before in life. A cast member, especially a party hostess, had to use a variety of skills and abilities in order to complete job-related task. Each party hostess had to possess a likeable, high energy personality and some type of interpersonal skills. I loved that characteristic of my job. The fact that there was never a dull moment as a birthday host because I always had something to do was a big motivator for me. On one particularly Saturday in January, I was assigned to host a birthday party for a girl named Jasmine who was turning five years old. I greeted Jasmine, her mother and a few other party guest at the door. Before I could open my mouth to tell Jasmine Happy Birthday, she was already telling me its my birthday! with the cutest smile on her face. Just by Jasmines reaction, I knew that this would be a fun party to host. Jasmines mother, Crystal gave off a very nervous and stressed vibe. After I was done explaining the schedule of the party to Crystal, she told me that majority of her guest would not be able to make it and that Jasmines father was in Iraq. While Crystal...