In high school, Monica worked part‐time after school and on weekends washing dishes at the restaurant in her small town. When Monica attended college, her experience working in restaurants helped her secure a job as a server at a popular local restaurant. Monica studied to be an engineer and continued to work as a server throughout college. Monica was very successful in college and received a bachelor’s degree in engineering. She recently began her first job in he engineering field. Monica has found that her jobs as a dishwasher in high school and a server in college have helped her become a better engineer.