Difference Maker of the month: Laura Police
Photo taken by Michael Tregelles
Megan Conley, Staff Writer
While most students may just see her as the girl behind the counter at Einstein�s, this month’s difference maker does more than fill students� coffee orders.
Sophomore Laura Police has been working at Einstein�s Bagels for a year and a half, since the beginning of her freshman year. Though she�s an expert at lattes and frappes, there is much more to this dedicated worker than meets the eye. An English major, Police isn�t just working for a paycheck, but is striving towards larger goals for her future.
�After college, I want to go to law school. There�s some non-profits I�m interested in, maybe helping out with legal issues. I want to help people and make a positive impact,� said Police.
When she�s not taking orders, Police spends her time off trying to relax and experiment with the unknown.
�[In my free time] I sleep, and I like hanging out with new people and trying new things,� said Police.
Einstein�s isn’t the first method of employment that Police has experienced. She learned from a young age the value of hard work.
�I’ve been working since eighth grade. I’ve been at Einstein�s for a while and worked with a lot of different people, so it�s taught me a consistency in work ethic and patience,� said Police.
Though sometimes the work can be tiring, Police notes that her job at the bagel shop has given her more than just a paycheck.
�It has given me a common ground with people I would not have spoken to otherwise. I�ve made really good friends with the people there, whereas we would�ve never met. I�m not the most personable person, and maybe that makes a difference,� said Police.
Through her time at Einstein�s, Laura has interacted with hundreds of different students. Police believes that these interactions have had a very unique impact on her life.
�Einstein�s gives me a common ground to understand people’s lives and thoughts and experiences that I would have not had a chance to understand otherwise. People, even coworkers, can’t be put into boxes. They’re complex and honestly quite beautiful. People want to be listened to and understood and I get the chance to hear them out,� said Police.
When it comes to the wait times at the coffee joint, Police had some words from the perspective behind the counter.
�Don�t be too hard with us because we are human beings. If you ask us kindly, we will help you,� said Police.
