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Speaker 1 0:00
Welcome back, Campus Shift. Today we're here with Xavier Yancy and Macy Martinez. And the funny thing is, guys, I'm actually the interviewee today.
Speaker 2 0:12
Yeah, she's the guest, you know, kind of wanted to do something a little different. Yeah, have a little bit fun. So you already kind of introduced yourself. Yes. Tell us, tell us, you know, what's what's your major? What do you, you're in school, what, what, what do you do, what's your job?
Speaker 1 0:25
Yeah, of course. Well, first, I want to say hi to everyone that's listening to this. My name is Macy Martinez. I am a sophomore here, or actually, I'm going to be a junior now at UNLV, studying hospitality management with my concentration in invent and design,
Speaker 2 0:42
no exciting, exciting, and what do you, what do you do on campus,
Speaker 1 0:46
on campus? So I tend to, a lot of my time is more dedicated to working. I have three on campus jobs, or no, two on campus jobs during the academic year, but right now I'm also doing a third for the summer,
Speaker 2 1:02
okay? And what.. what are those jobs? Are they all like related to each other? Yeah,
Speaker 1 1:07
they.. they're all related in some way. So the first job I actually got at UNLV during my freshman year was.. what was it? Oh, event and team services. I still work there, guys. Sorry, I'm just a little, yeah,
Speaker 2 1:22
okay, you're all good, you're all good.
Speaker 1 1:23
Event and team services. And then the second job I have is hospitality marketing, so I help the hospitality college make their videos and just kind of get the word out about the college itself. And then this third job is conference housing, so what they do is they took, they take the dorms that we have and turn it into like a full on run hotel. So what we do is we go into the rooms, we inspect it just to make sure all the rooms are good. We do the linen for it. We also do face to face interactions with the guests that are staying there. We have like interns themselves that stay there, or we also just have like bigger groups.
Speaker 2 2:05
Gotcha, gotcha. And how long have you worked at each of these positions, or have you worked equally long? You
Speaker 1 2:12
know what, that's actually a really good question, because I was thinking about that the other day at Suze. Um, I want to say if I did my math correctly, which usually I don't, but if I do my math correctly, I want to say that I worked at Sue's for two years now, almost coming up to three, and then for my marketing job I want to say it's going to be up to a year, and then so far this conference job I've been working starting on May, May, April, June, almost four months.
Speaker 2 2:44
Okay, okay, yeah, gotcha. Four to five months. Well, which of those is your, your first on-campus job? First on-campus job,
Speaker 1 2:56
it would be Sue's.
Speaker 2 2:57
Okay, gotcha, gotcha. And what made you decide to apply there.
Speaker 1 3:02
Well, what actually is funny. I heard it from one of our coworkers at the time. She was in my class, and she was like, "Hey, like they're actually offering a position if you want. And at the time, I was like, "You know what? Like, I desperately want a job back home. I'm from Hawaii, so from back home I've been working at a cafe for five years, so yeah, so I work at a cafe for five years, and me personally, like, it just, it felt weird not working, because I had a lot of free time, and I was like, oh, I don't know what to do with myself, so money was a part of it, but it was also like, I just didn't know what to do with myself in alone time, so I was like, oh, you know, like, I'll pick up a job gives me something to do, and kind of keeps my mind off academics too, sometimes. You know, because everyone needs a little break, and yeah, so the way I heard of it was through a coworker at the time, and then they put a good referral for me, and then I just been working since,
Speaker 2 4:00
oh, okay. And were you when you got the offer, was the fact that it was on campus like a big draw for you? Yes.
Speaker 1 4:09
No, 100% So I actually didn't have a car at the time. I have a car now, but when I didn't have a car at the time, I genuinely was trying to figure out how I was gonna travel one place to another with it for like a job, because I feel like that's a big worry for students nowadays. Like, if you were to ask a student, probably on campus, be like, 'Hey, like, what are you saving up for? Everyone's gonna most likely say a car, because they want it to, you know, not just go around and hang out with their friends, but it's also like to get to one place to another, especially for work. Yeah, so I think that was like the big, was it called, benefit with Sue's, is because it's literally on campus at the time. I was like living in Dayton, so it was only a little bit of a walk, but now it's even close to where my dorms at.
Speaker 2 4:56
Okay, gotcha. And you, you dorm on campus, yeah, exactly. Exactly, that's another,
Speaker 1 5:00
another plus, guys.
Speaker 2 5:02
Okay, so what out of out of all the three of those jobs, or you can, you know, walk us through all three if you prefer. Yeah, what does, like, a typical shift look like for you?
Speaker 1 5:13
That's a good question. Okay, so, like, for SUES, a typical shift, what I usually do is, you know we always have a lead system, so I always come in, I try to come in with a positive attitude too, because if you don't, if you come in with a negative one, it's just gonna set the work environment like really bad, not just for yourself, but it's also inflicting on your coworkers. Yeah, exactly. So I like to make sure I keep a positive attitude even when I'm not in a positive one, but yeah, so I come in, I say hi to everybody, you know, I'll be like, hey, how's it, how's it going, how are you doing, you know, kind of just try to start it off good, and then I asked the lead, says I'm like, hey, like, do you know what we have to get done today, you know, this and this and this, and then you know, he'll be like, oh, we need to get this done, or you know, there's not that much to do, but when we do have bigger setups, I try to get us to like get that done first, that way we can relax a little bit later, because I'm the type of person that's like, why get it done later when you could just get
Speaker 2 6:14
it done now, because
Speaker 1 6:14
otherwise then you're just waiting there, and it's like, okay, waiting,
Speaker 2 6:18
and you know it's coming exactly, it's almost like
Speaker 1 6:21
waiting for a jump scare in a movie, like, no, I just want to, I just want the jump scare over, like, you know, um, but yeah, so then you know we have just setups to do over there, pretty much, there's that's pretty much what a typical day looks at at Sue's,
Speaker 3 6:35
as
Speaker 1 6:35
for my marketing one, typically that one, it's a little different, just because it's just me and another coworker, and then two bosses, so our typical, yeah, we don't have a lot of marketing people for that job, but
Speaker 2 6:51
you say you're like understaffed there, no, just like the right amount,
Speaker 1 6:55
it's actually just the right amount, I think, yeah, I don't think it's necessarily understaffed because we, with me and her, we get, we tend to get a lot of videos out, and we, we kind of have, we show our creativity through both of each other, like both of each other. Well, that was really bad, sorry, both of each other, but yeah, no. So, typically, for like a typical day for that one is like we come in, we do a monthly meeting of like what events are going to start happening and what videos we kind of want to create off those events, or how we're going to get the word out, especially like we want, we want to really get the attention of duty, or like how do I explain it? We really like our goal is to have prospective students want to join the hospitality college, so we're not just doing like current students now. We want students from
Speaker 2 7:53
incoming freshmen. Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 1 7:55
We want people to be like, "Hey, I want to go to this college because I saw this on the hospitality college page, you know, and so we kind of try to like come up with ideas of how we're going to do that through the events that are hosted at the hospitality college,
Speaker 3 8:11
and
Speaker 1 8:11
then yeah, we just kind of make videos based off that. We also typically have like a Google sheet, and we'll like write our captions and kind of share to one another, how you know, maybe it's like, oh, this caption is not the greatest. What can we do to make it more captivating?
Speaker 2 8:28
You got options, exactly.
Speaker 1 8:29
And then, for conference housing, it's actually, I play two roles there, so I play front desk at either Warner or Tonopah, and then I also do linen, so depending on what I get, or like, depending on my shifts, it, the day changes, so like for example, if it's Warner, typically I work like a 6am to 3pm um,
Speaker 2 8:54
okay, that's
Speaker 1 8:55
yeah, I think it's nine hours, okay, yeah, nine hours, so but it's okay, because usually have coffee with me, so it's fine, but
Speaker 2 9:04
all right,
Speaker 1 9:05
but yeah, so typically, like with the Warner front desk, what we're doing is we're double checking, like if we have all the keys to make sure that we're giving, or how do I explain it, we are making sure that we have all the keys to give out to the guests
Speaker 2 9:25
to get them into their room. Yeah, exactly, exactly, exactly. So we also
Speaker 1 9:30
reuse those keys too. So we also have to audit which ones are missing, because if any are missing from, and say, like for example, one group used those keys, a few are missing, and then we need that for another group, we also have to audit which ones are missing, and then we have to send them a bill and be like, hey, like it's going to be like $50 to replace this key, you know, so we have to make sure all the keys are in order, as well as like if we even have those keys, another thing too is like everyone is assigned a group, so we. All have to make sure our groups are all settled in, so we have to do like a CAG, which has pretty much like all their information, so it's like, oh, like, who, what's the group title, you know, blah blah blah blah blah, who's the first person in contact if anything happens, or if we just need questions to ask them, blah blah blah blah blah, how many rooms are they staying at, what floor are they staying in? Do they need linen? Do they need any medical fridges, like this and that, you know?
Speaker 2 10:25
And when you say, like, linen, does that, like, is that just bed sheets or like towels? Yeah, so it's like a linen pack. How much is included in that? Yeah, how much is it?
Speaker 1 10:36
It's a lot. I won't even lie, because, um, like, it's one linen package. Um, so the linen package has like a thermal blanket, a body blanket, two thin sheets, a hand towel, and a like a bar soap. Okay, so the, yeah, so the thing is with the linen, we have to make a lot because there's a lot of people, so like I think one of the groups that we had was like 500
Speaker 2 11:01
oh
Speaker 1 11:02
yeah, so we had to like get like 500 linens ready. So that's like a typical day at linen, though. It's like if you're doing linen, you're either doing, you know, the linen packages, or you're gonna actually input the linen in the room
Speaker 2 11:15
and invite packages, just like putting it all together, but yeah, also like responsible for cleaning it too.
Speaker 1 11:21
No, thankfully, thankfully no, no, no, no, no, no. So that's another thing too. So, like, what we do is like we make the linen packages, and then we put them in the rooms, and then when the groups are done, we take the dirty linen and we put it in a bin, and then we have a linen crew come in, and they take it, and then they go clean it and bring it back to us. I'm sorry.
Speaker 3 11:41
Oh, you're all
Speaker 2 11:42
good. Yeah, gotcha. Gotcha. All right, my bad for cutting you off. No, you're completely fine. These are good questions. Yeah,
Speaker 1 11:48
my boss is gonna look at this and be like, "Oh, does she know this is actually a test? You guys, so
Speaker 2 11:54
from what you've done, and you can say this, you can answer this for any one of your jobs, because I feel like answering it for all of them. Yeah, we'd get here for a while. You've already detailed so much, but what.. what responsibilities do you handle the most often at any one of your jobs?
Speaker 1 12:12
Oh, that's a good one. Okay,
Speaker 2 12:14
you can do your favorite one, or you can do your least favorite one, if you.. if you prefer.
Speaker 1 12:18
Oh, my least favorite one, or my favorite one. Okay, I'm gonna do.. let me think. Let me think. Actually, ooh, this hurt. Okay, so like for my favorite one, it's probably making the videos for marketing hospitality, because I like it, because I get to be creative, you know. There's no real limitation to.. I mean, there is limitation, yes, but like you have a little bit more freedom in being creative with it, you know, but for my least favorite thing, and it's not even like a least favorite, it's more of kind of what I'm not the greatest at is a little bit of the due dates, because I put so much time into the video that sometimes I realized, like, oh, I tend to over criticize it, you know. So, when you're over criticizing it, you don't realize, like, oh, you're pushing,
Speaker 2 13:07
you're pushing the time frame, yeah.
Speaker 1 13:09
So, like, that's it's like not my least favorite, it's just when I tend to do a lot, if that makes sense.
Speaker 2 13:14
Okay, gotcha, gotcha. Okay, what's your favorite part of working at those three jobs? I know you already detailed one of them, which is making content for the social media, but what's what's your favorite part of like working at students and Student Union services? What's your favorite part of working at Conference Housing?
Speaker 1 13:33
Oh, honestly, like from all three of the jobs, I think it's like making connections with people, like I love just coming into work and being like, hey, like, how you doing, you know? And then, like, just catching up with, like, not just co-workers, but, like, friends now, and just being able to feel like it's a community, you know, not that it's just like, oh, it's just a workplace, it's more than a workplace, it's like a community that I look forward
Speaker 2 14:02
to. Okay, gotcha, gotcha. All right, so we're gonna, we're gonna move on from, from the, the job now, detailed so much of it already. So, when it comes to, because obviously we're all, we're all still students here. How has your work schedule affected your classes?
Speaker 1 14:19
Oh, work schedule affected my classes. It's affected my classes, because obviously I have to take in consideration, like, what times I want to take my classes, especially for registering.
Speaker 3 14:30
Yeah, because
Speaker 1 14:30
sometimes I like, ooh, I can take like a 7:30am class, and then I'm like, wait, I'm working till 12am at Sue's, you know? So that kind of affects it, because then I only get a few hours of sleep, as well as, like, worrying about what homework is due, you know,
Speaker 2 14:46
gotcha.
Speaker 1 14:46
And not only that, too, it's also like, with the three jobs I have, it's also like you have to take in consideration of how tired you're gonna be, because I tend to tell myself, like, oh, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, which I know. You can, but it's hard when your body physically is like tired, and you try to push yourself to do it, but your body can't handle that, you know. So, I guess that can also affect my academics as well, because I'm like, oh, I mentally and physically checked out from work. What's gonna.. what's the schooling is not
Speaker 2 15:20
that night, yeah. Okay, and have there I know previously with a previous guest that you know you just said night shifts they go all the way till midnight. How with some schools, well, some classes having their assignments like due at midnight, like does that ever gotten you stressed at all with, oh, working a night shift, and also 100% that night? No,
Speaker 1 15:46
100% I'm always stressing about that, but that's also where I come into play too. It's like you kind of have to, you sign up for that, so you kind of have to prepare for that beforehand too, you know. So, like, if I know typically, like, hey, you're working Thursday, Friday, Saturday night shift, starting at seven, ending at 12am You know, I try to really make sure I use a Google calendar, and I always put a task for, like, my Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and be like, 'Hey, these are my dedicated school days. You know, as long as I read the instructions and kind of get an idea of what I'm going to be doing, I mean, I can turn it in on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. It's just when you actually start the assignment, like when you actually pull up the instructions, and then you're like, oh shoot, there's more time and thought into this. Yeah, that's when it, that's when I start freaking out. But I mean, if you, what I usually do is like on my Sundays or Saturdays, when I have time, I always look at what I have to get done throughout the week, that way I can plan accordingly to my work schedule.
Speaker 2 16:49
Okay,
Speaker 1 16:50
that, and it's also, it helps too, because then I don't physically like get tired or mentally get tired, you know.
Speaker 2 16:55
Gotcha, gotcha. So, at these, at least the three jobs you've worked, have any of the skills that you've developed at those jobs, have any of them helped you academically?
Speaker 1 17:07
Oh, yeah, 100% I feel like a lot, like for example, conference housing, it has really taught me how to effectively communicate with people, you know, especially when I don't know how, don't know the answer, or a situation goes down, and I'm like, oh shoot, like, what do I need to say, what do I need to do? You know, how can I make this better? As a hospitality major, you kind of need to know quick problem-solving skills. So, with conference housing, you know, we've had these issues where it's like, oh shoot, someone's, you know, shower is clogged. What do we do? Who do we call? And so, you know, I feel like with that job it specifically has taught me, like, I guess skills that I can use in my degree as well as my, you know, career in the future.
Speaker 2 17:58
Okay. Nice, nice. So earlier you had nine hours, you got a nine hour shift, yes, am to 3pm which is not a typical time frame, yeah, like a student worker. Do do you believe, and this goes for all your jobs, yeah, do you believe that the supervisors that that oversee the student workers. Do you believe that they kind of understand the realities of being a student and working at the same time?
Speaker 1 18:29
No, 100% It's also really nice because my supervisors are also students, so they understand what it is, you know, as well as like just understanding the tiredness of everything, too, because everyone gets tired every once in a while, especially with this job. It has been a lot, just because we have a lot of moving around to do, we have a lot of talking to do, problem-solving skills, even critical thinking skills, you know. But it's also different, too, because this is a summer session, so we can reach up to 40 hours, which is why I do a nine hour shift. I have an hour lunch break too, so technically it's an eight hour shift. Yeah, exactly. But yeah, honestly, if it was a tip, like if it was during the academic year, that might have been a little different. Like, I won't even lie, that might be a little different, because even with like the two jobs I have during that, or okay, technically I have three jobs, because I also work at Allegiant Stadium, but even that, like for my student campus jobs, it does get a lot, but I feel like it's nice, because at least to me, a lot of the, or like my bosses really do understand that I am a student, like my marketing boss. He's amazing, because he always tells me, he's like, you know, if you have school, let me know, like, we'll prioritize that first. It's really nice for having that reassurance, because I always tell myself, like, oh, I can push myself to do it, I got this, I got this, I got this, but then I kind of realized I'm like, oh shoot, like I feel really tired. Weird, I have an assigned, I have like three assignments due, I gotta lock in for those,
Speaker 2 20:04
gotcha.
Speaker 1 20:05
So it's kind of nice having a supportive system that's like, hey, you know, like we know you, you want to work, but it's also like you got to prioritize your schooling first,
Speaker 2 20:13
right? Because if you're not that student, you can't work.
Speaker 1 20:16
Yeah, exactly, exactly,
Speaker 2 20:18
gotcha. Um, so one of my last questions on the unlike your academics with this and everything, if you had to choose, would you say that your jobs, that your jobs support your academic success, or does hurt it, or does it do a little bit of both for you, and I don't mean obviously support your academic success, just financially, obviously, yeah, but also like mentally, physically, emotionally, does it support it or hurt it, or a little bit of
Speaker 1 20:54
both? Honestly, I'm gonna say a little bit of both, just because again it, it's a lot, that's all I have to say, like it's genuinely a lot that not only I, but other people, like other student workers, have to deal with, you know, especially with the fact that it is an on-campus job, that's like sometimes the only, was it called, not only reason, but like, how do I explain it? Like,
Speaker 2 21:24
you're all good. I'm trying to
Speaker 1 21:25
figure out how to put it in words. Like, it's one of our top reasons why we work those jobs, is because it's on campus, so we kind of have to deal with, like, the rough patches, you know? Because, like, we can't quit it, and then it's like, okay, shoot, let me just try to find anywhere else near, but like kind of the things that are kind of near is either like a bus away or a car away, bike ride away, you know, which I mean people can do, and that's fine, but for me personally it's like I, I rather just stick with the on-campus job, I can just walk, take two steps. Oh, I'm at work,
Speaker 2 22:00
you're at work. Yeah,
Speaker 1 22:01
exactly. So, yeah, I hope that answered that question.
Speaker 2 22:04
Yeah, it does. So, moving on from the that part of the academics and everything, I know you do all of your jobs kind of have a lot to do with the campus and the community around campus. Yeah, have the do you feel more involved in campus life because of your positions on campus?
Speaker 1 22:28
That's a good question. Honestly, I think I have more connections with my career rather than the campus life, if that makes sense. So, like, for example, my marketing job. Yes, I interact with students, but I feel like I interact more with professionals when it comes to my videos, because sometimes we'll be like, "Oh, we're going to do a video at Resort World, so I'll be able to connect with actual executive directors, or, you know, people that are professionally working there. I do meet students, but we don't really connect too much. If that makes sense, but as for campus life, I don't think I've actually explored that side yet. Is
Speaker 2 23:16
it because you don't want to, or you're not interested, or you just got too many things going on.
Speaker 1 23:21
It's typically I just got too many things going on.
Speaker 2 23:23
Okay, you know what? Fair enough. Yeah, like I just, again, I get tired, guys, unless
Speaker 1 23:28
I have a coffee in me, then yes. But even then, like, it gets a little tiring.
Speaker 2 23:32
Okay, have you made on.. you said you were working with like executive directors at like Resorts World. Oh yeah, like
Speaker 1 23:39
I talked to them,
Speaker 2 23:41
friendships, or like professional connections that you believe will last even once you're out of this, yeah.
Speaker 1 23:49
Oh, that's a good question. So, I mean, like, again, I kind of recently started the marketing job, so I'm gonna say not quite yet. I do know, like, how do I explain it? I did get to meet people, which is nice, because then you know, I hope that they can recognize my face, and then be like, "Hey, I remember you, and then that can even start off a conversation, you know? Like, just even being able to just kind of have a small convo with them, that can lead into something more, you know. I don't necessarily need to be like, here's my business card, blah blah blah blah blah, like, hire me, you know, you know, but like it's more like I actually genuinely like want to get to know them, even through like small conversations, and then I hope that like if I do apply to a job that they're working at, or like that, you know, they have some jurisdiction, I don't know, and they'll be like, "Oh, yeah, I remember you, like, put
Speaker 2 24:44
in a good word for you, exactly,
Speaker 1 24:46
exactly, or just even be like, "Hey, how are you doing? like, you know, and then they'll be like, "Actually, like, you're not quite fit for this role, but you may fit for another role, you know. And so it's like it's almost like a spider web, like it starts off with one and then kind of just keeps spreading out to more. And yeah,
Speaker 2 25:01
gotcha, gotcha. Okay, so if let's say you didn't work on any of these on-campus jobs at all,
Speaker 1 25:11
okay?
Speaker 2 25:12
Do you think you would have had a different experience?
Speaker 1 25:15
Oh, honestly, probably I would think so. I feel like for me these experiences really helped me get out of my shell, like genuinely it's funny because back home, like I don't feel like I don't think I was that outgoing, and so I mean, yes, I work three jobs, it's a little bit, you know, a lot of time consuming like stuff, but genuinely like I feel like it really did help me get out of my shell, and I made a lot more connections, like a lot more, and so I feel like if I didn't get the Sue's job, and then you know the marketing job, and now conference housing, like I feel like I would be a little bit isolated personally, just because I'm also like it's funny because they tell you, like, oh, during your freshman year, go out, go do this, go do this, go do this, but not a lot of freshmen actually do that, they tend to like to, you know, oh, you know, I'll make friends in class, blah blah blah blah blah, but there's so many resources that they can like utilize to get themselves out there, and I really do think one of them is work, like, if you go to work, you're gonna see those people every day, and you're gonna make it, like, that's how we became, like, you know,
Speaker 2 26:33
gotcha, that, yeah, that is how we met, yeah, exactly,
Speaker 1 26:36
so, like, you know, if you just start off with work, and then just kind of, you know, make it fun. Gotcha,
Speaker 2 26:46
gotcha. So, has any of the jobs that you've had, have they influenced your career goals whatsoever?
Speaker 1 26:56
Actually, yes,
Speaker 2 26:57
really, big
Speaker 1 26:58
time. Yes, I was in a little bit of a dilemma, low key, I okay, so I'm an event and design concentration for hospitality management, which, being in the classes, I really do enjoy, but in all honesty, I really love the marketing side of hospitality, like the marketing job has really showed me, like, more of how to explain it. How do I explain it? Like, it's given me more of an insight of something I really want to do, because I enjoy
Speaker 3 27:36
it, you
Speaker 1 27:36
know. So, like, Sue's gave me the event, and, like, the event side, the event industry, the setups, everything that goes into doing all that, you know, and don't get me wrong, I like it, but I, it was just not my favorite, but with the marketing job, it kind of showed me like more of how to explain it, like a better insight of what I enjoy, as well as, like, doing it for work,
Speaker 3 28:04
because
Speaker 1 28:04
I feel like nowadays, like, you constantly hear, like, "Oh, like I'm working this job, but I don't like it, yeah, but it's like, "Why do you say, 'Oh, because of the money, you know? But, like, sometimes that's not the case. Rather, I feel like with the marketing, it really has shown me, like, I'm yes, I love my job because of the pay one, and also because I love being creative, and I love networking, and just overall, like I like seeing the likes on the videos, being like, oh my god, like people really like this video, you know, that like I edited this video, and they actually enjoy
Speaker 2 28:40
it, yeah, it's affirming, yeah,
Speaker 1 28:42
exactly. So I was in a little bit of dilemma, because I even talked to my academic advisor. I was like, "Hey, like, what can I do to take more marketing classes instead of hospitality event planning classes? And I told her, I was like, "I even did my research, I was like, 'Can I go through the Lee Business School and, like, take extra credits there and you know apply them to my degree, and she was like, "Yeah, go, you can do that, all this and that, you know, but I mean, that was like I would say something that, like, kind of like, whoa, pit stop in my career goal,
Speaker 2 29:13
gotcha, gotcha, all right, so we're gonna, we're nearing the end of our time, but I still got like one last section I want to go through with you before, before we cut things off. Yeah, so you know a lot about campus employment, that is for sure.
Speaker 1 29:28
Yeah,
Speaker 2 29:29
what is one thing that all of your jobs on campus.. what is one thing that they do really well for you?
Speaker 1 29:38
Really well, that's a good question. Let me think, let me think.
Speaker 4 29:44
Oh, that's a good question. Actually, because
Speaker 2 29:49
there's a lot of things, or yeah, like
Speaker 1 29:52
it's a little bit of things, you know. Let me try to think, I. I think, sorry, I'm trying to think, honestly, I think, okay, no, I know, I know, not, I think I know that they, a lot of the bosses I have at these student campus jobs, they always try to do their best to make sure that you are comfortable, as well as, like, making sure that you're doing okay, like, every time I meet with my marketing boss, he is the sweetest thing, I kid you not. He always tells me, like, how are you doing, how's classes, and he actually listens. I feel like you can tell when somebody doesn't listen, you're just asking it, just, yeah, just to ask it, you know. But, like, yeah, exactly, but, like, with the bosses that I have now, like conference housing, even Sue's, as well as the marketing job, like they always ask, and it's really nice to know that they are there for you, you know, they, it may seem like, oh, it's just a campus job, like, hahaha, like, how are you doing, blah blah blah blah, just to get it over with, but no, like, genuinely, like, they, they really do care, and if you do tell them, like, "Hey, I'm kind of like I'm doing okay, I'm kind of struggling in this, they'll be like, "Okay, like, do you need some time off, or like, what can we do to like work it out, you know? And they're always trying to do, and that's, I, that's what I noticed in conference housing too, they will try their best to accommodate as much as they can for their students, for their workers, too. You know, so yeah, that's what I would say, is they always try to accommodate as well as take your was what's that saying, like take your best interest, yeah,
Speaker 2 31:37
yeah, stop in mind your best interest, like keep your best interest at heart, yeah, exactly,
Speaker 1 31:41
exactly, especially when, like, Suze, they have a ton of students, student workers, as well as, well, actually, JK, my marketing is just me and one other place, but you know, you get what I'm saying, like, when it's like a when it's a lot of staff that is a lot of people you have to check up on, but it's nice because they actually listen to you and they want to make sure you're okay, and it's not only the bosses too, but like just the overall department. So, like, when you have the marketing department, he, he had, he also works with conference housing too. He actually came in and was like, 'Hey, like, what are things that we can improve on? He has a notebook of nine pages.
Speaker 2 32:18
Oh,
Speaker 1 32:19
because he's actually listening and he wants to do better, you know. So it's really nice to know that, like, our voices are being heard, especially if it's like, hey, I'm, you know, the management in this, or like we're trying to get 900 linen out, but we have like this and this and this, you know. So it's nice to know that, like, they're actually hearing us, rather than just being like, oh, okay, yeah, we'll take that into,
Speaker 2 32:40
into account. Yeah, no, they actually,
Speaker 1 32:43
you got nine pages, you're you're listening to me, I know.
Speaker 2 32:47
Okay, what is one thing that they could improve on as a
Speaker 1 32:54
whole? Oh, that's a hard one. Um, improve on as a whole.
Speaker 3 32:58
Yeah, you could name
Speaker 2 33:00
something about one of your jobs specifically, or if there's a recurring problem in all three of, well, two of your jobs, you can name that.
Speaker 1 33:12
I will say one thing that could be improved on is Is that's a good question, I think. For when I think of Suze, I think it's like actually having management down there with us to like
Speaker 2 33:33
being present.
Speaker 1 33:34
Yeah, I would say sometimes, because sometimes, like, shoot, yeah, I worked there for two years, but sometimes I don't know a setup, especially when it's a custom setup, and I'm like, huh, and then sometimes, like, Miss, oh, that's another thing, actually, I would improve on information, information being communicated through the different departments, so, like, for example, we have third floor, they actually do the graph, the graphs for the design, right, and sometimes there's like, we actually put the tables there, and all the setup we do the setup right, so we know like what the floor lay looks like, but sometimes like when information from third floor gets to us, we're like, hey, this doesn't quite look right, I don't think this is supposed to be there, and then it's like, oh, okay, well, what are we going to do with this extra table, you know, so I think that's something that can improve on. It's like maybe having the information between the two kind of improve. I don't know how they can do that, but that can help out both departments, as well as maybe like just management being a little bit more present. But I mean, again, they're trying their best to actively even listen to us, so I'll take that.
Speaker 2 34:43
Okay, gotcha. It's better
Speaker 1 34:44
than not, it's better than having like someone not be present and not listening, you know. Yeah, I'd rather have someone listen to.. I have one, just one or the other, please. Okay,
Speaker 2 34:57
gotcha, gotcha. So I have my one last question. For you, would be, do you think student employees just throughout campus, do you think they receive enough support at their jobs, and that could be financially, that could be time wise. You know, I understand that, you know, some students don't like a job, but they want more hours, others they don't get paid enough.
Speaker 1 35:23
Yeah,
Speaker 2 35:23
what do you.. what.. what's your opinion on those?
Speaker 1 35:26
I definitely think that, like financially wise, we could be a little bit more supported, because I do feel like with just Sue's, like team specifically, state
Speaker 2 35:37
minimum wage,
Speaker 1 35:37
yeah, state minimum wage, but we have so much labor work to do, like 500 ballroom chairs, and it's just like, you know, yeah, it's, it's all, it's a lot of hard work labor that I think that we could use a little bit of a pay raise, like maybe $1 more, like 13 an hour instead of 12, you know, that that $1 makes a difference, it really does. What else? I'm trying to think, there was another one on my mind, I can't remember, but yeah, I would say, oh, hours, actually, yeah,
Speaker 2 36:13
oh, more hours.
Speaker 1 36:14
I personally would want more hours, I think the max of 20 hours is a little, it's difficult, especially for students that are paying for college, you know, and this is their only way to, like, pay for college, especially going back to, like, you know, some students don't even have a car, or, like, this is their, like, this is probably the best option for them. I definitely think, like, maybe limited to, like, 30 hours a week, you know, that way it's like we're keeping mind of the students that probably need the money, yeah, exactly.
Speaker 2 36:49
All right,
Speaker 1 36:51
pay in hours, we're paying more hours, please, we're paying more hours. All
Speaker 2 36:55
right. Well, thank you for joining us. No, thank you. At our time, for those listening in, if you enjoyed today's conversation, like and subscribe. Join us next time when we hear another student's story. So, thank you, Lacey, for being involved. Before we leave,
Speaker 1 37:15
okay?
Speaker 2 37:16
Did you want to, you know, if for anybody interested in knowing more about you, any socials that you want to share for people, look into for you, for either your not just
Speaker 1 37:27
kidding, guys, go on my LinkedIn, please. I don't even really know what my LinkedIn is, but
Speaker 2 37:34
it
Speaker 1 37:35
should be my name, Macy Martinez. Guys, it's Macy Martinez. Please look at my LinkedIn, I would love to connect with you guys, either, you know, inside of school, outside of school. If you guys have any more questions, I'm totally down to answer them, especially if it's about work. If it's about work, I totally would love to answer them.
Speaker 3 37:55
Okay, but
Speaker 1 37:55
yeah, um, yeah, no, that's all
Speaker 2 37:58
righty. Well, thank you, thank you, thank you all for listening, and I will see y'all on the next episode. Bye
Speaker 1 38:05
bye.
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