John's New Gig at Glotfelty Tire

In mid-October, John started his new job at Glotfelty Tire in Bridgeport. John's job was an outcome of the work of the Active Employer Council (AEC), a group of business owners and community members who meet job seekers, then leverage their business and community relationships to assist these job seekers towards gaining employment.

Immediately following the September AEC meeting, Brad Ford, a member of the Council, contacted Joel Davis, manager at the tire center, about John. At the September meeting, Mr. Ford was introduced to John, who told the Council about how he sometimes helps his dad when working on their car.

John, a senior at Liberty High School, says that, so far, the job is a good fit. "I really like my job--I make good money, and its a good thing that I'm working. I like the other guys who work there and I like helping them out. Joel is a good guy and Johnny (pictured above) is a good person and also pretty funny."

Regarding his job duties at Glotfelty, John says, "I take the 'Wet Wall' off the new tires that come in, unload new tires when they arrive, put old tires into the trailer for the recycling service, help load tires on the conveyor belt for storage, sweep the storage area, and put the nuts back on the tires when they are put on the cars."

Congratulations on your first job John!