So, this week I totally got out of my comfort zone in a way.
A few weeks ago I decided to go on a reliable and trustworthy website known as
Craigslist and happened to run across a job that caught my attention. The
Orlando-based company is named Stages Plus
and they pretty much set up stages for all sorts of occasions such as fashion
shows, weddings, and conferences. I decided it was time to get another job for
the remaining two months and a half I have left in Orlando, and try something
that would teach me new things.
I
interviewed on Tuesday, had training on Thursday, and worked almost twenty
hours between Friday and Saturday. We drove all around central Florida to build
or strike different kinds of stages. The most interesting one was a 4x12 stage
we set up at a hair product expo at the convention center. It was for a company
from Panama named “True Keratin.”
At first I felt like I was getting out of my comfort zone because of the industry and also because I'm not used to getting my hands dirty (literally); however, I proved myself wrong. This
job is very similar to being a set PA. Besides being very physically demanding
(I woke up yesterday with a kind of soreness I had never felt before), it
requires making decisions quickly on the spot, attention to detail,
communicating, and a big smile. I believe that even though this job is not
strictly related to my industry, it still falls under the entertainment
category and is giving me a new kind of experience.
