Maitlynn Mossolle's Portfolio

            At the end of last school year, my mom was having a lot of trouble in the doctor’s office that she had a high-up position in.  People were mistreating her and not giving the respect she deserved so she looked at other jobs on the hospital’s website.  Whenever a new job comes up in one of the departments of the hospital, people can “bid” on the job and give a brief overview of their resume.  One day there was a job opening in the Labor and Delivery department of the hospital which is where my mom has always wanted to work.  She bid on the job, got an interview and in a matter of seven days was hired for the position.  Her new job, however, meant new responsibilities for me. 

            In the mornings before work with my mom’s old job she would take my youngest sister, who was in elementary school, over to a family friend’s house to take her to school as my mom did not have time.  However, her new job required her to be there a lot earlier than her other job did so she could not take my sister anymore.  It was then my job to drop her off there on my way to school along with taking my other sister to school with me as she was in middle school.  I had to accept the new responsibility handed to me, and I will say that it was not all too easy.  I already had had a lot of responsibilities at home because my mom’s first job had still required her to stay fairly late.  So, on top of taking care of my two sisters and making sure everyone was fed and homework was done, I also had to make sure everyone got where they needed to get.  I’ll admit, it can really hard to have to be so responsible but I’ve accepted it and it has actually made me a better, stronger person. 

            In journalism, a lot of new things will come a long.  It’s a growing and evolving field, especially now with more of a shift towards technology.  With new technologies comes new responsibilities and being able to accept the new responsibility will be extremely important.  If I can’t accept and adapt to the changes and responsibilities then I will be replaced with someone who can.  Also, in my personal life,  people are going to set expectations and rules for me to have to follow.  If I am seen as a person who can’t deal with change then people will not approach me with changes.  I won’t ever be trusted with being able to handle when things change.  I’ve seen it all the time where people have the hardest time accepting change and accepting the responsibilities placed on them and it really worries me because, I’m not meaning to brag, but it’s something that comes natural to me.