WR detasseling

Corn detasseling is a job that I reluctantly joined, due to me needing the money. Detasseling corn for varying and inconsistent hours didn't appeal to me, but once I got into it, it is kind of therapeutic to be able to go down rows and listen to music while pulling tassels. My supervisor was great, very easy going and fun, the workplace culture was great as it was a great place to meet new people in my area who were also detasseling. The hardest part of the job was the work conditions, sometimes it was very hot as it was a seasonal summer job, some days were rainy which would be miserable. The most enjoyable part of the job was the new people I met, the experience of being a junior supervisor for a crew and the fact that I could listen to music. I learned the value of money through this, as it was my first job and showed me how much I need to work to earn money, and leadership skills as well as interpersonal skills.

A typical work day, would be I wake up at 6 am and get ready for work and arrive at the pick up location at around 6:40 am and be picked up at 6:55 am and we arrive at the fields at around 7:30 am, then we'd work up to at least 5 hours or more and go back home.

I learned that this job is not suited for people who don't do a lot of physical activity. 

It was very well managed and organized, the crews all had assigned fields for each day.

The job wasn't hard, it was very easy. The issue was if you weren't able to last long in the heat or if you weren't used to that amount of walking for so long without a long break.

Personally I didn't enjoy the job. But the if I did I would say that the most enjoyable part of the job was talking to my fellow co-workers.

Corn detasseling is definitely a job that is not for everyone. Unfortunately, I was one of those people, but I did need the money.  Most high school students have experienced working in this field throughout the summer, and understand the labour it includes.  Extremely hot summer days with layers of clothes on, walking in mud, and using great force to remove tassels from the corn stalks is an incredible amount of stress, especially when put under pressure to keep a fast pace for hours on end.  This is a minimum wage job which is fair, and although it was physically stressful on the body, it did motivate me to push myself and work at a fast pace.  It sure was a good workout!!

The day starts with getting picked up by a bus and going to a field. We do the same thing every day, pull the tassles from corn plants by walking down corn rows. We are managed by a crew leader called a supervisor and his jr supervisor.

    Co-workers is pretty much random your with teenagers mostly so some are immature but you learn to ignore those people.

  Hardest part of the job was the heat, most enjoyable was the paychecks and lunch breaks.

This job is great for students looking to earn a bit of extra money and get some good experience.  I really enjoyed being able to have a job and talk to my friends at the same time, it really made days go by fast.  A typical day at work involved waking up early, getting on the bus and detasseling corn.  Lots of breaks were given to us and it was overall a great and fun environment.

The work environment was pretty harsh, it was during the summer and it was VERY hot and we had to wear pants and a long sleve shirt because of "Corn rash" and the "Sharp" corn stock leaves, which never really bothered any of us, And the amount of time we had for breaks was not nearly enough to recover before going back out into the field. Also the paths in the rows of corn were dented in the middle like a moat and made walking very harsh on the ankles.

A typical day consisted of starting at 7am, and entering the corn field for about 2 hours before your first break. You would usually get a break every 1.5-2 hours depending on how hot it was on any given particular day. I learned to work fast or be laid off. The best part about the job was the money you earned, the worst part was the blisters on your hands and feet, the sunburn and the corn rash.

Detasseling was very hard, it was my first year doing it last year. While working in the heat, and the high temperatures we had last summer, it was not easy. I started working for WR on July 17th, 2013, and was terminated August 7th, 2013. Three days before the season was done. I manged to survive. I liked it, I got to meet new people, and work with them throughout the field.

•	Performed daily field labor, walking through corn fields manually removing tassels from plants to allow for pollination
•	Physically demanding job that requires lots of stamina
•	Cultivated a great attention to detail spotting and removing tassels
•	Trained new employees on how to properly perform job
•	Supervised new employees; encouraged a positive, supportive and efficient work environment

the salary at WR corn detassleing is minimum wage with no benefits but it helps build character and the management there is ran pretty well. 
The typical day at work was picking the tassle of the top of each stock so that the male corn could fertilize the female (we pick female) so that the corn grows taller and grows more corn.

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