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Jacob Isaac

Gas Attendant

Jacob Isaac works at the Marshall gas station as a gas attendant. His employer is Maserculiq Inc. The kind of training he had was job-related training like, how to use gas pumps, how to open and close the main valves, operation of cash register and cash count. Jacob has an elementary, high school and some college education.

Most of the time Jacob works at the gas station. He works 6 hours a day and he doesn't know how long he will work at his job. Most of the time he works with Willie Fitka and Ellen Alstrom. His boss is Willie Fitka.

Some of Jacob's job responsibilities are pumping gas, selling gas and oil, goods and groceries, checking oil and gas levels, minor janitorial duties and stocking shelves. His regular salary is $6.50 an hour. The best thing about Jacob's job is getting a paycheck regularly, with raises every 90 working days. The worst part of his job is boredom.

Jacob's advice for young people who might want to do his job later is to learn to be patient for long periods of time.

Interview by: Marcia George
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