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GG - I take no offense at all. I was certified was a life guard too, back in the dark ages when all the men's suits had shoulder straps and I had a handlebar mustache (ok, maybe not that long ago but you get the idea). I know it's actually work, and it's important work.
That said, I lump it together with bagging groceries, working at McDonalds or being a camp counselor when I look at new hire resumes. It's good to see that you're employable (and from a hiring standpoint, that's not necessarily a negative), but it's not really anything like what I (as the employer) would expect you to be doing. The reason that I think it is important for you to tough this out is that its actual office work, even if it is fluff office work. You can make it look great on a resume, and it's a lot closer to what you're going to actually be hired to do than lifeguarding.
It's a good thing that I'm 1) kind of fat now and 2) not planning on swimming in the greater College Station area in the near future. If you recognized me, you might let me drown. Only my natural buoyancy would save me.
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