Work experience

Sarah Kinnear

I was excited about work experience, after all it is a week off from school and I would also have the same placement as one of my close friends. I’ve never really considered being a hairdresser, but whenever you go to get your hair cut, the staff there are always bright, bubbly, chatty and most of all friendly.

I arrived at Toni & Guy in Farnham 15 minutes early on Monday morning, I was excited and nervous, but I thought if it was anything like my part-time job it would be a bit mundane but quite a laugh. First of all, I met two other girls who had work experience there, one of whom had already done a week there. When Portia arrived, we were given a tour by one of the juniors and shown what jobs to do, and how to do them. During this tour, I found out that the other two girls were from Amery Hill School, which is quite lucky because I have a few friends from that school, and so starting a conversation was easy. The morning went really slowly, as it was hard to spot the things that needed doing, and the stylists don’t really treat you with much respect. When it was time for my break, I went to sit outside in the courtyard with some of the staff. I sat there for 15 minutes,  nobody looked at me, or made any acknowledgement that I was even there.

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The last few hours of the day really seemed to drag on and I couldn’t wait to leave. I was out that door at exactly five o’clock, and it wasn’t a moment too soon. I hated the first day, but I know it can take a while to settle into a new job, so I wasn’t too worried about the remainder of the week.

I didn’t arrive so early on the second day as I knew there was a lot of hanging around during the day, and the last thing I wanted to do was hang around some more. ...

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