Community Corner
Working Martha's Vineyard
Islander Lauren Metell, gas attendant at DeBettencourt Mobil in Oak Bluffs says her motto is 'pull positive out of any negative'
Q. How long have you been working here?
A. I've been working here since last December. My aunt works here and my cousin works here. So we're slowing kind of taking over.
Q. Are you in college?
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A. I'm hoping to leave the island at the end of Septemper. I think college is coming up for me soon, but I need to be ready for it.
Q. What other jobs do you have?
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A. I've been working here, I nannied for a family of five, right now I clean for a couple different people. My grandmother owns the Attleboro House so I clean that. And then my dad is a caretaker so I do sidework for him. Recently I met someone who's teaching me how to fish. So now I'm doing the oyster thing and I'm clamming. It's something new I get to learn.
Q. What's your favorite part about your job?
A. Probably seeing all the people. Some people come in and they're happy. Some people come in and are having a bad day, so I just try to cheer them up. Who wants to come to a gas station and have a gas attendant who has an attitude?
Q. What's your favorite part about working on Martha's Vineyard?
A. I have to say that now that I'm older I appreciate everything. The view, the fact that I can go any direction and be at the beach.
Q. What's your dream job?
A. I would really like to work at a sober house eventually and be a guidance counselor or something like that. Growing up I was the one my friends came to. My motto is 'pull positive out of any negative.'
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