Working in the Outer Banks

For the last two summers I worked in Corolla, Outer Banks. I initially met a friend while on vacation who was a local to Corolla. I knew that I wanted to spend my next summer at the beach, so I had to sell my parents and my boss in order to make it happen. I sold my parents first by explaining that I would be able to live with my friend and it wouldn’t cost anything. My main selling point to my parents was that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I would not have “summer jobs” after college. Another large part of selling my parents was ensuring them that I would not be working on Sunday’s so that I could attend church. After getting approval from my parents, I then had to call my friend’s boss and ask him if he would employ me for the summer. I called him and explained my desire to work for him, but I had one condition, that I needed Sunday’s off. After a short conversation he told me that all employees get one day off a week and having Sunday’s off would be no issue. While I was working, setting up chair and umbrella rentals the first summer, I got to know my boss and show him that I was hard working. I realized halfway through the summer that I wanted to return the following summer and work the same job. I had to sell my boss on the fact that I was a handworker and a good employee. This “sale” was not done through talking but more so through actions that showed that I was worth employing.  I had to make a short-term sale by getting the job at first but later transition into a long-term sale that built trust and a good relationship.