Robbie Beard
In my personal life, an important experience for me involves visiting a company that I have been wanting to work at since a young age. This company, named Gemmy Industries, is one that specializes in producing various holiday decorations, as well as everyday items. Two factors that amplify this experience is the fact that I was not only visiting with a close friend of mine, but also the fact that this company is quite secretive; there is probably a higher probability of winning the lottery than getting a tour at this company. I remember it like it was yesterday, the feeling of sheer excitement, and nervousness filled me as our incredibly nice uber driver pulled up to the Gemmy headquarter building. As my friend and I made it past the front desk, we immediately took notice of how nicely the cubicles were mapped out. We then saw the various employees drawing up new ideas for various holiday decorations on their wacom tablets. What excited me the most was definitely meeting an employee named Steve Ross, who has been working at the company for over eighteen years, and was the mastermind behind a lot of the products that I grew up with. Not only did my friend and I talk with him for almost an hour, but we also got to learn a lot of interesting insight behind the prototype and production process of certain items he created, which involves the utilization of different materials such as resin, spin mold, blow mold, soft pvc, and vinyl. This tour managed to completely change my life in the sense that it helped in establishing various employee connections, and helped to expand my knowledge on developing and producing products, which is something I have been destined to do at this company since a very young age.
Keywords: cheerful, accomplished, nervous, excited, brave, achievement, determination, success, knowledge, patience