THE WORK EXPERIENCE KID
Remember work experience? I went to a real estate agency. It was my uncle’s. He paid me the required five dollars a day. I learnt about filing, how to replace photocopy cartridges and where the post office was. I didn’t end up becoming a real estate agent. Karyn is on work experience this week, she wandered in to our office looking like a year nine on work experience. We decided that in between coffee runs and licking stamps, we’d interview her. Ya’ know, break it up a bit.
Spook: Eh…What’s your name and how’d you find your way in to the Spook offices ?
Work Experience Kid: Hi, my name is Karyn Ngo I’m the work experience kid , I was meant to work with Michael Kai the photographer today, but he got busy and ended up circulating me round to everyone.
Spook: Cool, cool what year are you in Karyn?
Work Experience Kid: Year 10 at Taylors Lakes Secondary College
Spook: What’s your favourite magazine?
Work Experience Kid: Don’t really have one.
Spook: What about Spook?
Work Experience Kid: mmmm…yeah it’s ok.
Spook: Who’s your favourite artist?
Work Experience Kid: I don’t really have favourites- but I like Jason Derulo he’s R&B.
Spook: What about a visual artist?
Work Experience Kid: I don’t really have one.
Spook: What do you think about the change of government?
Work Experience Kid: She’s ok, I don’t really follow politics.
Spook:Who’s your best friend?
Work Experience Kid: I have a few.
Spook: Cool, what will you do when you leave the gates of Taylors Lakes behind?
Work Experience Kid: Mmmmmm not sure…I’m doing work experience here, so… I guess I’m not 100% sure yet. As long as it’s not boring.
Spook:Work for Spook maybe?
Work Experience Kid: …yeah maybe, your offices are pretty small.
Spook: Yeah we like to work close.
Work Experience Kid: Oh…
Spook: …
Work Experience Kid: …
Spook: Yeah…Hey! If your house was burning down what three things would you save from the flames?
Work Experience Kid:My photos, mementos from school like my graduation bear, and my pet bird, Wordy.
Spook: Wordy?
Work Experience Kid: Yeah my brother named him.
Spook: What type of bird is he?
Work Experience Kid: A budgerigar
Spook: Ahhh… How do you spell budgerigar?
Work Experience Kid: B-U-D-G-I-E. That’s budgie.
Spook: Who’s you favourite teacher? What books are you studying for English this year?
Work Experience Kid: Miss Boyden she was my English teacher in year eight and nine, we’re doing the Outsiders.
Spook: Ahhhh that’s a sweet book. Ponyboy is awesome.
Work Experience Kid:I haven’t read it yet.
Spook: You’ll dig it. Have a great weekend.
Work Experience Kid: Ok, you too bye
If you let me do work experience for you guys, I promise to write an article better than this one. No offense.
Too vague. Can’t name an artist or say anything about politics.
The editor wrote that article.
She was an excellent work experience kid- the best! , MT
how do i apply for work experience at spook?
i’m really interested!
Love the awkward turtle moment.
“Work Experience Kid: …yeah maybe, your offices are pretty small.
Spook: Yeah we like to work close.
Work Experience Kid: Oh…
Spook: …
Work Experience Kid: …”
How do you get to do work experience at Spook.. I like to work close! I even know how to write journalistic articles and everything..
Politics would be the last thing on a teenagers mind.
Hahahahaha the awkward pause is funny
im so keen to do work experience!!!!
if ur keen on someone PLEASE let me know
This was wonderful, she was perfectly oblivious and didn’t lie about a thing. She could have just told you answers she though would make you happy.
Lucky kid.