Being comfortable and able to talk to customers is a skill that high tech high has taught me in the past. After doing many different projects and having to present them infant of strangers has really helped me be more comfortable about it. When I got to the Hot Spot I had no problem talking to and helping the customers.
At the Hot Spot there are many tasks that an employee has to do. Although they usually work alone so it is hard for them to finish all of the tasks before they get off of work. With the help of kimi Hannah and myself. WE were able to accomplish the tasks in a short amount of time. We cleaned tables and mixed paints together. Then we made wax and candles. We organized shelves and restocked the entire store which actually took us almost an entire day to do. But when we all worked together we were able to make their store look better than ever in a short amount of time.
Some challenges that I have encountered while working at the Hot Spot, is keeping up and being able to know how to do everything in the store. Usually only one person works at a time so if customers come in wanting to make a candle, pottery, or make a garden. You have to know everything about each project and be able to teach customers what to do. I have many mentors, but they are help me out when I don't know how to answer a question and teach me how to run the store as if I was a normal employee.
For my Externship experience I will be interning at The Hot Spot in liberty station. I am Interning with my friends Kimi and Hannah. The Hot Spot is a store where you can paint ceramics, make candles, or create potters for succulents and flowers. I am super excited to learn all about glazing ceramics and using the kiln. The employees are super nice and teach us how to do everything they do in the store. I am a little nervous about using the kiln because it is so hot and not following the specific process of working with it could mess up a customers art work.
Today I actually got to learn how to make a candle and package them for the customer. We were allowed to first assemble our own candles then we took them to the back and melted them down and added our own toppings like glitter and different shaped wax pieces. I am excited for tomorrow because one of our mentors Allie is going to teach us how to glaze ceramics for the kiln. |