2. About Me
• My name is Michelle Rae Spilde. I have been
working since the age of 13. To me work
comes before any sorts of play. To live well you
have to work hard. I attend Mankato State
University and am going to be getting my
degree in social work, phycology and minoring
in corrections. I am eager to learn and eager
to start my life.
4. My First Job on the horse
ranch
• I grew up on a farm and had my
first job at the age of 13 working
on a horse ranch. Cleaning
stalls, caring for horses, painting
the barn are all things that I did.
It introduced me to what hard
work is like and after a hard day
the feeling of accomplishment at
the end of the day.
5. Caring for the little ones.
• At the age of 14 I started babysitting 3 young girls. I was
pretty much a live in babysitter. Their ages were 2, 4, and 6. I
would say this was my favorite job. I learned a lot from having
this job. The girls were African American so I learned a lot
about their culture, the differences in their family compared
to mine, and how to care for their hair. (a lot harder than it
seems) I also learned about racism while having this job.
Being a white girl with three black little ones I would get
stares from others while taking them out and this job really
helped me realize you are going to have people be rude to
you, judge you no matter what job you are in but the thing
you need to be focused on is your happiness and your
accomplishments. I watched the little ones until I was 17
when I got the job I am in today.
6. Perkins
• This is the job that broke me out of my
shell. I was hired a week after my 16
birthday as a host. I was told I had to host
for 6 months and I could be moved to a
server after I “paid my dues” and proved I
had what it took to be a server. Within a
month they moved me up to serving and
this is the job I have had since then. This
job gave my opportunity's that I would not
have gotten without it. For one being able
to buy my own car at the age of 16 from a
dealership. And affording a one bedroom
apartment at the age of 19without taking
out loans or having the help from parents.
Like I have mentioned previously hard
work really pays off and hard work is what
I am dedicated to for the rest of my life.
7. What I want to do with my
work experience and my
•
degrees to do. I have grown
I want to do the job most do not want
up beginning my career as a hard worker with the outdoors
and there created my sense of hard work pays off. As a
social worker you never know when your work is going to
be done and you could be working 80 hour work weeks if
your case load calls for it. Working as a babysitter
introduced me to the love of children and their well being.
They truly are the most innocent yet the most abused, this
is why I want to work with children being abused and work
with child protective services. Lastly working as a waitress
for many years has opened my eyes to how it feels to be a
leader, the love of caring and being someone that helps
others and getting others the things they need. Also the joy
of making those who are not happy, smile for the first time
that day.
