I like lifeguarding a lot better than surveying. The pay isn’t as good (just slightly), but the environment is way better. I especially liked my shift today because I didn’t have to do any of the cleaning responsibilities and there were enough staff there to answer any of my questions.
The pool that I’ll be working at for the majority of my shifts this month is attached to a senior citizens recreational facility. That means that there are a lot of elderly people that like to swim there. It’s great because in a days work there is more chance that you’ll have to save someone from a heart attack then yell at kids to stop being “stoopid” and end up having to call an ambulance for their spinal injury. Actually I wonder what the ratio of elderly to kid injuries is really like? Either way, being a lifeguard rocks.