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Career: Interview with Jamie Harris

By Janelle Harris

◦ “I am a site supervisor in carpentry. I like what I do but being this position is a lot of responsibility and sometimes very stressful.“

What is the position you work? Do you

like it?

◦ “I have been working at my job since I was 26 years old, which is 14 years.”

How long have you been working at

your career?

◦ “One thing I like about my job is that I can say it’s a great accomplishment to build something from the ground up that people can live and work in.”

◦ “Another thing I like about my job is that it’s a well paying job to support my families lifestyle.” (ex, newly built house, recreational vehicles, clothes and food)

Name 2 things that you like about your

job:

◦ “ The one thing that I dislike the most about my job is that I have to travel to places by airplane for my job and I don’t like it at all. I'm away from my home 42 days straight and I start to miss my house and family.”

Name something you dislike about

your job:

◦ “ I got into the carpenter industry because I have always liked to build things and keeping my hands busy. My job is something that I like to do!”

How did you get into this industry?

◦ “ Yes, at my job I work with heights, not so safe tools such as power tools and air tools, and machinery.”

Do you ever do anything dangerous

at your job? If so what?

◦ “ I always likes to do stuff which my career consists of but the fact that I would make good money to support me and my family so we can have the things we have today.”

What made you choose this career?

◦ Medical/Heath care◦Dental Care◦Free travel

What benefits do this job provide ?

◦ “ I work for a construction company called ARCAN Construction.”

Are you employed by a business or your

own business?

◦ “I make around 1000,000 a year. (1 Hundred Thousand)

What’s your salary range?

◦ “Actually yes, before I started working at my current job I always wanted to be a marine chef out on the boats. I love to cook, its my favorite past times besides picking at stuff in the garage or house.”

At any point in your career did you want

to do something else? If so what was

it?

◦ “Having my high school helped me with my career a lot, I did good in school got good grades participated on the basketball team. Doing good in school made myself like a better responsible person.”

Did high school help with getting into

your career?

◦ “I meet people just like me, hard working grown men working to earn money for there family. Yes I get along with everyone I work with if I never I would get fired its part of my job to get along with other coworkers.”

What kind of people do you meet? Do you

get along good?

◦ “A positive impact from my job is that I can afford to buy toys for myself, like my truck, skidoo and quad, also I get to build buildings and homes for other people.”

What positive impacts on your life happened from your

job?

◦”I start at 7:00am and end work at 5:30pm 7 days a week and I get paid biweekly”

How many hours do you get & do you get

paid weekly or bi-weekly ?

◦ “Yes, I worked at the Tims on Major’s Path for 8 years as the baker”

Did you work somewhere else

before your current job?

◦ “No I never, when I first got into the carpenter industry I worked with men who worked up away and they showed me the way.”

Did you go to post secondary school? If

so for how long?

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